Head of Compliance, Maintenance and Facilities Management

The Methodist Church in Britain; Uxbridge Moor; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Merton Council is seeking a permanent, full-time senior FM lead in its Planning department to oversee the corporate estate. You will assume statutory landlord responsibilities and drive hard and soft FM across all council buildings.

You will manage health and safety, compliance, and utilities, while directing contracts up to £20m and pursuing more sustainable estate operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management leadership.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Strong understanding of compliance in corporate estates.
• Ability to oversee large contracts and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Deliver statutory corporate landlord responsibilities across all corporate buildings.
• Lead the facilities management function for hard and soft FM.
• Oversee health and safety across the corporate estate.
• Manage compliance across corporate buildings.
• Manage utilities across the corporate estate.
• Manage contracts worth up to £20m.
• Identify smarter, more sustainable ways to run the estate.

Skills

Facilities management

Health and safety

Compliance

Contract management

Sustainability

Job description

This permanent, full-time post sits in Merton Council's Planning department and leads facilities management across the council's corporate estate. It carries the statutory corporate landlord responsibilities for all corporate buildings, covering hard and soft FM, health and safety, compliance and utilities. The role also manages contracts worth up to £20m and looks for more sustainable ways to run the estate.

What the job involves

• Deliver the council's statutory corporate landlord responsibilities across all corporate buildings
• Lead the council's facilities management function, covering hard and soft FM
• Oversee health and safety across the corporate estate
• Manage compliance across corporate buildings
• Manage utilities across the corporate estate
• Manage contracts worth up to £20m
• Find smarter, more sustainable ways to run the estate