Facility Manager

Babcock International; Gloucester; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Facility Manager to oversee the maintenance and operations at a remote overseas location. This full-time position offers a competitive salary, free accommodation, and a comprehensive benefits package. The ideal candidate has proven experience in facility management, is self-motivated, and has the ability to read electrical and mechanical drawings. The role demands a strong understanding of operations management and the implementation of continuous improvement processes.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

Emergency charity leave

Comprehensive employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role.
• IOSH Managing Safely would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance and operations of buildings.
• Support build and installation projects.

Skills

Facility/operations management

Reading electrical and mechanical drawings

Managing sub-contractors

Creating and implementing processes

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Facility Manager

Location: Working in a remote overseas location with a defence and security partner

Compensation: Competitive + Free Accommodation + No bills + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65649

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Facility Manager at our remote overseas location with a defence and security partner.

The role

As a Facility Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Living rent free on a remote overseas location. We are looking for an energetic and self-motivated individual to manage the maintenance and day-to-day running of buildings and systems.

Day-to-day, you’ll perform a mixture of management activities and hands on work. You may also be called upon to support build and installation projects as and when required.

This role represents a fantastic and rare opportunity to work as part of a multi-discipline, international team, working on new and exciting projects as part of a rapidly expanding organisation.

You will work collaboratively with multi-discipline engineers, subject matter experts and directly with the customer.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based at our remote overseas location.

Essential experience of the Facility Manager

• Proven experience in a similar role
• Facility/operations management experience
• Experience in reading and understanding electrical and mechanical drawings
• Experience managing sub-contractors
• Experience of creating and implementing processes and driving continual improvement activities

Qualifications for the Facility Manager

• Engineering qualification or demonstrable experience in relevant roles
• IOSH Managing safely would be advantageous

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• Be Kind Day enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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