Head of Facilities Management

W Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £80k

Company car/allowance

Bonus scheme

Company pension

Benefits package

Job summary

W Talent is supporting a market-leading organisation to appoint a Head of Facilities Management. The role owns the delivery of facilities across a UK-wide portfolio, with travel between sites and a local office based on your residence.

You will lead Facilities Managers and support staff to ensure safety, compliance and efficiency of the estate, including HQ and major commercial sites. Strong leadership and technical qualifications are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing remotely across geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong people leadership of Facilities Managers and support staff.
• Technical qualifications such as RICS, CIOB, Surveying or CIBSE are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a UK-based facilities management team across commercial sites.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance, minor projects and CAFM.
• Manage multi-million budgets and drive cost optimisations.
• Ensure compliance, risk management, sustainability and contractor governance.

Skills

Remote management

People leadership

Budget management

Health & safety knowledge

Education

RICS

CIOB

Surveying

CIBSE

Tools

CAFM platform management

Job description

W Talent Property & Real Estate are supporting a market leading organisation to appoint an exciting opportunity. They are hiring a Head of Facilities Management to own the delivery of the facilities management function across a geographically spread portfolio of commercial sites. This role will involve site travel around the UK, as well as operating from a local office (determined by where you live).

The facilities & property function has a great culture and a strong track record of high retention rates which is a testament to the working environment within this organisation and department.

About the Role

Our client are seeking an experienced facilities and property leader to own the delivery of technical facilities services across a complex, critical portfolio spread around the UK. This includes large commercial sites and the national HQ. You will lead a team of Facilities Managers + support staff to ensure the estate is safe, compliant and efficient.

Key Responsibilities (including, but not limited to)

• People management - You'll be responsible for an operational team that are based around the UK. (Experience managing remotely and strong leadership skills is essential!)
• Technical experience - You will require strong, significant technical expertise and experience and be responsible for planned & reactive maintenance, minor projects, CAFM platform management. (Technical qualifications such as CIBSE, CIOB or RICS are essential!)
• Budget management - You'll be responsible for multi-million operational budgets. This includes day-to-day financials, budget planning, cost reduction, optimisations etc.
• Additional responsibilities includes compliance, risk, sustainability, utilities and contractor management.

About You (essential experience and qualifications includes)

• Experience managing remotely (geographically dispersed team etc.)
• Strong people leadership skills (leading Facilities Managers etc.)
• Technical qualifications - RICS, CIOB, Surveying or CIBSE essential
• Leading facilities services across complex commercial portfolios
• Responsibility for seven-figure budgets
• Managing national contractor networks
• Strong compliance, health, safety and risk knowledge
• Managing sustainability, utilities etc.

What They Offer

• c£80,000 salary
• Company car / car allowance
• Bonus scheme
• Company pension
• Competitive wider benefits package