Job Description
Julie Rose Recruitment are looking for a Facilities Manager to join a company in the heart of Bromley. The right candidate will have previous experience with maintenance and security for buildings and offices, together with managing a print room and ideally post too.
Hours: Between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday
(35 hours per week / 7 hours per day – typically 8:30am to 4:30pm but on occasion when necessary, 7am to 3pm or any combination between this and 11am to 7pm)
Main duties:
- Ensure the provision of effective print management and post room services to the company, managing of 3 staff within the department
- Procurement management within the company expense policy guidelines
- Manage the departmental budget, approve payments, and constantly review and negotiate the most effective rates when contracts or agreements are renewed
- Ensure the building meets Health & Safety requirements, deputising for the Health & Safety Officer, complying with legal requirements including ESOS
- Ensure the provision of effective 24-hour security, and general day to day building services (AC/ventilation system, cleaning, waste disposal, security alarm and fire alarm systems, lifts, vending machines, repairs, removals, etc.) and energy management controls
- Management of legal aspects of property such as rent reviews, leasing, etc.
- Recruit, manage, train and develop the team
- Deputy Fire Liaison Officer
- First Aider
- Project management of contracts, with supervision and coordination of contractors’ work and carry out tendering process when required
Person Specification:
- At least three years’ experience in Facilities Management with print room responsibilities (this is essential)
- Ability to manage a varied and complex workload, and control budgets
- Problem solving and decision making skills
- Good spoken and written communication skills
- Strong people management skills with experience of managing Facilities team
- Organisational and project management skills
- Effective negotiation skills
- The ability to develop working relationships with people at all levels both internally and externally
Qualifications for the Facilities Manager:
- Facilities management qualification or qualified by experience
- Technical knowledge of building services, environmental issues, ESOS, Health & Safety (preferably IOSH certified), office systems and technologies