Senior Facilities Manager | Co-operative House

The Channel Islands Co-operative Society; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Staff discount

Bonus

Pension

Wellbeing support

Holiday allowance

Job summary

The Channel Islands Co-operative Society is seeking a Senior Facilities Manager to lead the Property Team in Jersey. You will develop and implement the operating model, oversee maintenance, and ensure safe, efficient facilities operations across sites.

You’ll work with senior leadership to drive sustainability and cost-efficiency, manage a diverse team, and deliver service improvements in line with the Coop’s values.

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-site and multi-contract management.
• Ability to produce clear written reports.
• Line management experience at coordinator level.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Good ICT skills and Excel knowledge.
• Ability to manage a diverse workload to tight timescales.
• Flexible working patterns to suit service needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the Property Team to deliver the operating model.
• Implement the target operating model and robust systems to protect property users.
• Support the CPSO and realise added-value opportunities across the property portfolio.
• Collaborate with HSC to identify and realise low-carbon opportunities across the estate.

Skills

Multi-site management

Multi-contract management

Reporting ability

Line management experience

Communication skills

ICT skills

Time management

Administrative skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location: Jersey

Hours: up to 39 hours

Job Role

Looking for a role with purpose, where you can truly feel valued and part of something meaningful?

At the Channel Islands Co-operative, we’re proud to do things differently.

Guided by our core values Co-operation, Openness, Passion, Empowerment and Recognition we put our people at the heart of everything we do and invest in helping them grow.

We’re currently looking for a Senior Facilities Manager to join our Properties Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to manage the property team within the Coop, overseeing the development and implementation of the operating model and ensuring the continued effective working of the Property Team at an operational level.

About The Role

Central to the aims of the property asset plan is the team assembled by the Coop to deliver it. The property function is led by the Coop’s Chief Property and Sustainability Officer (CPSO) who was appointed by the Coop in 2023. The CPSO is supported by the Head of Sustainability and Community (HSC) and the Senior Facilities Manager (SFM). This leadership team will enjoy support from several co-ordinators and managers, who will each manage the: a) planned maintenance and compliance works; b) reactive and small works; and: c) projects and store interventions works), and a team administrator; as well as consultants, designers and contractors that will assist with the delivery of the goods, works and services required.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage (through both leading and supporting) the Property Team in the Coop.
• Help implement the target operating model for the Property Function and ensure the use of robust systems and processes that protect the Coops property users.
• Support the Chief Property and Sustainability Officer and help realise the added-value opportunities across the Coop’s property portfolio
• Work with the Head of Sustainability and ensure all low-carbon or zero carbon opportunities across the Coop’s Property estate are identified and realised.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience of multi-site and multi-contract management within a commercial and residential environment.
• Experience or knowledge of industry practices relating to reactive maintenance services and minor works projects.
• Ability to produce clear written reports.
• Experience of line management at a coordinator level.
• Ability to communicate effectively in verbally and in writing, at all levels.
• Sound ICT skills and a good working knowledge of Microsoft EXCEL spreadsheets.
• Ability to manage a diverse workload which entails both regular and ad-hoc elements, within specified timescales.
• Good administrative skills and the ability to maintain records in various formats as required.
• Ability to work to a flexible time pattern in order to suit the needs of the service. This may include both early mornings, i.e. 6am starts, or evenings as required.
• What you’ll get in return
• Competitive salary
• 10% staff discount across food, non-food, online grocery, fuel and pharmacy
• Regular double discount weekends
• Secondary discount card
• Discretionary bonus
• Pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
• 24/7 access to free health and wellbeing support
• Generous holiday allowance
• A wide range of additional discounts

Additional Information

• Applicants with less than five years’ residency may be considered for roles
• EU settled status documentation is required for EU passport holders
• Flexibility is important, as the role may include weekend working

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive recruitment experience. If you need any assistance when applying, or would benefit from adjustments at interview stage, please reach out to our People Team, we are always happy to support you.

For further information, please contact our People team on tel 879822 or email us today.