Senior Facilities Manager (Contract Manager)

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Greater London seeks a Senior Facilities Manager to oversee and innovate the delivery of facilities services. This role requires strong analytical skills and a proven track record in managing facilities services to enhance operational effectiveness. Candidates must possess related qualifications or equivalent experience in a similar role. The organization values diversity and offers a range of staff benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive staff development programs

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Access to a range of employee benefits

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of managing multiple facilities services.
• Proven track record of delivering soft FM services.
• Familiar with the specification and operation of SLAs and KPIs across a portfolio of service contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of facilities management contracts.
• Analyze service delivery and drive efficiencies.
• Prepare service specifications for tendering of non-clinical contracts.

Skills

Advanced problem solving ability

Strong presentation and reporting skills

Education

Related qualifications or equivalent role experience

Job description

Senior Facilities Manager (Contract Manager)

Closing date: 14 December 2025

***CLOSING DATE IS INDICATIVE. ADVERT MAY CLOSE EARLY DUE TO HIGH APPLICATIONS***

To manage, analyse and develop the contractual delivery of facilities services to the Trust in support of the Directorate of Environment, the Executive team, Trust Board, Divisional Directors, Modern Matrons and Foundation Members in those facilities areas managed within the role.

To manage, analyse and develop the outsourced facilities contract team in a way that compliments the Trust's Modernisation agenda, whilst remaining compliant with the law and Directorate objectives by introduction and implementation of a Directorate quality manual where this applies to facilities services.

Main duties of the job

• Responsibility for the day-to-day management of contracts supporting Environment (e.g. facilities management, in-house, outsourced and all other functions).
• To collate, analyse and develop proven practices to obtain good management data, to accurately assess the delivery and standards of all soft FM contracts.
• Manage operational, financial and physical resources effectively in order to ensure the Environment meets service standards, making and justifying requests for additional resource as appropriate.
• To analyse the delivery of the contracted services from a contractual viewpoint, to drive efficiencies in service and efficiencies in costs.
• Manage and implement all contract changes or variations to contracted service ensuring that all necessary information is agreed.
• Assist in the preparation of service specifications for the tendering of non-clinical service contracts.
• To provide the Trust with analytical benchmarking skills to focus business models in line with the Trust goals.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

• Related qualifications or equivalent role experience.

skills /Abilities

• Advanced problem solving ability and able to implement innovative solutions.
• Strong presentation and reporting skills.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of managing multiple facilities services.
• Proven track record of delivering soft FM services.
• Familiar with the specification and operation of SLA's and KPI's across a portfolio of service contracts.

Knowledge

• Demonstrated knowledge of procurement procedures relevant to NHS practices.

Other Requirements

• Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Homerton

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust E9 6SR