Operations Advisor - Technical & Building Services

1050 Linklaters Business Serv; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing

Private medical insurance

Free in-house fitness centre

Free onsite GP service

Pension and savings options

Life assurance

Travel/season ticket loan

Holiday/birthday leave

Job summary

Linklaters is seeking an experienced facilities and technical services professional to keep our UK offices running smoothly. You will coordinate suppliers, contractors and internal teams to maintain building performance, compliance and efficiency.

You will lead multiple projects, manage budgets and drive improvements while minimising disruption in a fast-paced professional services environment. This is a full-time on-site role in London.

Qualifications

• We’re looking for an experienced technical and building services professional who can solve operational issues and coordinate suppliers, stakeholders and projects.
• Strong technical knowledge, practical approach and the confidence to work across building and facilities services.
• Proactive, solutions-focused and able to keep things moving in a busy professional environment.

Responsibilities

• Supporting technical, engineering and facilities services across our UK offices.
• Keeping building systems reliable, efficient and fully operational.
• Working closely with landlords, suppliers, contractors, consultants and internal teams.
• Supporting the delivery of facilities services, including cleaning, security and waste management.
• Leading building changes, moves and projects, with focus on compliance, quality and minimal disruption.
• Overseeing maintenance, repairs, inspections, testing and defect resolution.
• Monitoring supplier performance and service quality to meet standards.
• Managing supplier budgets and cost plans.
• Using operational data and insights to identify improvements and develop proactive plans.

Skills

Facilities management

Cross-functional coordination

Building operations

Supplier management

Project teamwork

Prioritization

Communication skills

Proactive mindset

Job description

About us

Linklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices. Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional. We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction. Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere. We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

The role

Do you enjoy keeping complex buildings running smoothly, solving problems before they escal... This is a broad, hands-on role where no two days will look quite the same. You could be reviewing building performance, coordinating contractors, resolving a technical issue or leading an office move or improvement project.

You’ll be responsible for

• Supporting technical, engineering and facilities services across our UK offices.


• Keeping building systems reliable, efficient and fully operational.


• Working closely with landlords, suppliers, contractors, consultants and internal teams.


• Supporting the delivery of facilities services, including cleaning, security and waste management.


• Leading building changes, moves and projects, with a focus on compliance, quality and minimal disruption.


• Overseeing maintenance, repairs, inspections, testing and defect resolution.


• Monitoring supplier performance and service quality to ensure agreed standards are met.


• Managing supplier budgets and cost plans.


• Using operational data and insights to identify improvements and develop proactive, preventative plans.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for an experienced technical and building services professional who is just as comfortable solving an operational issue as they are coordinating suppliers, stakeholders and projects. You’ll bring strong technical knowledge, a practical approach and the confidence to work across a range of building and facilities services. You’ll be proactive, solutions-focused and able to keep things moving in a busy professional environment.

You’ll ideally have

• 5+ years’ experience overseeing building and technical services, ideally within a global professional services organisation.


• Experience managing cross-functional facilities services, including engineering, cleaning, security and health & safety.


• A strong understanding of building operations, maintenance, compliance, inspections and quality control.


• Experience working with project teams, consultants and contractors to deliver high-quality results.


• Confidence overseeing suppliers and contractors and holding them to agreed standards.


• The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining reliable services and minimising disruption.


• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.


• A proactive, practical mindset with an eye for identifying issues, improving services and preventing problems before they arise.

What's on offer

• Health & Wellbeing


• Private Medical Insurance


• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships


• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments


• Finance Pension and flexible savings options


• Income protection and life assurance


• Mortgage advice and will-writing services


• Family & Lifestyle Electric car and cycle to work schemes


• Emergency family care


• Additional holiday/birthday leave.


• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave


• Travel insurance and season ticket loan


• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job.

As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

This is the place where talent meets opportunity and where passion meets purpose. At Linklaters, the work we do means carving a path through unexplored territory, working on complex legal matters, across jurisdictions and borders and providing outstanding service and confidence to our clients. Having the vision to see things differently and the determination to deliver excellence, every time. That’s what makes us who we are. You can see your true potential connecting with dynamic colleagues all over the world, united by purpose and shared values and working together as one inclusive, collaborative team. With second to none training and support, this is the place where you meet your future. This is Linklaters.

We have been made aware of various recruitment-related scams which ask for upfront payments, for example, for office equipment and promise start up bonuses and reimbursement in return for such payments. These scams often involve the use of email addresses similar to a genuine domain name. Genuine emails from Linklaters only use the domain of “@linklaters.com”. We will never ask you to make payments for office equipment or otherwise as part of our recruitment process.

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers. Your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks which will be initiated following your consent.

As a responsible business, it is important that we represent the diversity of our people, our clients and our communities. We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best experience to everyone who comes into contact with us. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Selection decisions, and the reasons for those decisions, are recorded at each stage of the selection process. Selection criteria and, where appropriate, technical skills tests are in place to measure an individual’s ability for the safe and effective performance of a job. Those involved in recruitment and selection decisions and processes are also provided with guidance on diversity issues. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the selection process, please talk to a member of the recruitment team so that any required adjustments can be made in advance.