Facilities Workplace Manager

CME Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

CME Group in London seeks a Facilities Workplace Manager to ensure an exceptional workspace for employees, visitors and leadership. You will manage physical operations, space planning, vendor relationships and internal events, reporting to the Senior Director for International Facilities.

You will drive health and safety compliance, oversee moves and minor construction, and coordinate with landlords and contractors to maximize service and value.

Qualifications

• Strong track record of managing facilities operations, vendor relationships, and health & safety compliance in a corporate environment.
• Hands-on experience coordinating internal office moves, furniture reconfigurations, and small-scale projects.
• Proficiency with facilities technology and move-management software (CADM or equivalent) and standard productivity tools.
• Excellent attention to detail in maintaining office infrastructure and workplace presentation.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and presentation skills with a client-service mindset.
• NEBOSH certification, AutoCAD familiarity, or Building Management Systems experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive full-spectrum workplace operations across facilities administration, reception, amenities, cleaning, and maintenance.
• Liaise with landlord management agents, subtenants, contractors, and vendors to ensure top-tier service and value.
• Oversee internal events, catering, stock, presentation, and space setups.
• Lead health and safety compliance, DSE software, risk assessments, training, and first-aider coverage per local regs.
• Direct office moves, alterations, and minor construction with CADM move management to maintain seating plans and occupancy reports.
• Support financial operations via requisitions, POs, invoices, rate demands, and lease queries.
• Lead incident management and provide ongoing operational support for regional offices.

Skills

Facilities ops

Vendor mgmt

HSE compliance

Office moves

Furniture reconfig

Project work

MS Office

Google Workspace

Presentation

Client service

Tools

CADM Move Management

AutoCAD

Building Management Systems

Job description

Job Summary

As the Facilities Workplace Manager, you will serve as one of the operational anchors for our London workplace, ensuring an exceptional, seamless environment for employees, visitors, and leadership. Reporting directly to the Senior Director for International Facilities, you will play a pivotal role in driving workplace excellence across physical operations, space planning, vendor management, and internal events. Your impact directly enhances daily business continuity, employee productivity, and the overall workplace experience.

What You’ll Get

• A supportive environment fostering career progression, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture.
• Broad exposure to CME's diverse products, asset classes, and cross-functional teams.
• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Explore our full range of benefits (https://www.cmegroup.com/careers/what-you-get.html)

What You’ll Do

• Drive full-spectrum workplace operations, maintaining high standards across facilities administration, reception, amenities, cleaning, and preventative maintenance.
• Serve as the key liaison to landlord managing agents, subtenants, contractors, and vendors to ensure top-tier service delivery and optimal commercial value.
• Oversee end-to-end management of internal events and amenities, including catering, stock management, presentation, and space setups.
• Spearhead health and safety compliance, managing DSE software, risk assessments, statutory training, and first-aider coverage in accordance with local regulations.
• Direct internal office moves, alterations, and minor construction, leveraging CADM move management software to maintain precise seating plans and occupancy reports.
• Support financial operations through the management of requisitions, purchase orders, property-related invoices, rate demands, and lease queries.
• Lead incident management protocols and provide ongoing operational and administrative support for regional international offices.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong track record of managing facilities operations, vendor relationships, and health & safety compliance within a corporate environment.
• Hands-on experience coordinating internal office moves, furniture reconfigurations, and small-scale project works.
• Proficiency in facilities technology, including move management systems (CADM or equivalent), software tools, and standard productivity platforms (Microsoft Office, Google Workspace).
• Exceptional attention to detail in maintaining physical office infrastructure and high-standard workplace presentation.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and presentation skills with a strong client-service mindset.
• NEBOSH certification, AutoCAD familiarity, or experience with Building Management Systems (BMS) is a distinct advantage.

CME Group: Where Futures are Made

CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.

At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.

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