Manager - Facilities Management - (B0354N)

Homes England; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government agency in the UK is seeking a Facilities Manager to join their enthusiastic team in Birmingham. This role involves managing facilities operations, supporting a Senior Manager, and ensuring effective service delivery across the Midlands and South of England. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in facilities management, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage a team while fostering a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Health screening and Employee Assistance Programme

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management with practical knowledge.
• Ability to manage a small team effectively.
• Strong communication skills for stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Manager with complex Facilities and security issues.
• Manage high volumes of tasks and enquiries efficiently.
• Deliver innovative solutions to Facilities Management services.

Skills

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Negotiation

Education

Minimum of five GCSEs (A to C grades) or business-related BTEC, HND

Safety related qualification (IOSH or NEBOSH)

Job description

Birmingham, West Midlands (England), B1 2AX

Job Summary

Working in the Facilities Team with our Senior Manager for Facilities Management and the other Team Members, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient and effective operations of Office Services & Facilities functions within the Midlands and South of England. You will be joining our small but enthusiastic, friendly and experienced team of 17 people, who are committed to making positive changes in how we manage Homes England’s accommodation to maximise space, minimise costs and provide for the efficient functioning of colleagues working in our offices.

The Facilities Team is dedicated to delivering a first-class customer service, resolving all tasks and enquiries within agreed published SLA’s wherever possible, taking an innovative and creative approach to Facilities issues. The Senior Manager values diversity in experience and perspective to foster good decision making and problem solving within the team.

This is a rare chance to help shape and support the organisational environments in the south in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional Facilities Management team you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective resolution of high volumes of tasks and enquiries.

The role will support the organisational environment be around Facilities Management including Physical Security. There are some exciting and ambitious projects to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the overall Facilities Management service offering.

Job Description

You'll be comfortable supporting the Senior Manager with complex Facilities and physical security issues, aiming to optimise the organisational environment within the Midlands and South region, enabling the organisation to succeed. You will be proficient in managing a small team within property and facilities related environments, with the ability to problem solve creatively.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a Facilities team.

You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.

As an experienced property and facilities professional you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

You'll be comfortable supporting the Senior Manager with complex Facilities and physical security issues, aiming to optimise the organisational environment within the Midlands and South region, enabling the organisation to succeed. You will be proficient in managing a small team within property and facilities related environments, with the ability to problem solve creatively.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a Facilities team.

You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.

As an experienced property and facilities professional you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

Person specification

• Minimum of five GCSEs (A to C grades) or business –related BTEC, HND Intermediate level and practical experience in facilities management.
• Safety related qualification, such as, IOSH Managing Safety or NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Strong organisational skills, including an ability to be self-starting, to direct work effectively and remain professional in a highly pressurised environment whilst dealing with conflicting priorities.
• Excellent oral and written skills including the ability to communicate detailed information succinctly and clearly.
• Ability to solve problems creatively whilst achieving good value for money for the public purse.
  
  

Desirable: Member of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) or relevant Facilities Qualification such as Level 3 Facilities management supervisor.

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Name: Recruitment Team

Email: [e-mail]

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : [e-mail]
• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]