Hard Facilities Manager

Position: Hard Facilities Manager | Single Site Salary: £49,950 - £59,800 + Up to 10% discretionary bonus Location: Paddington, London | 5 days On Site Hours: 40 hours per week | Full Time & Permanent Position Benefits: Annual Bonus, 5% Company pension scheme, BUPA Healthcare (single cover), 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), Retail Discounts & More. The successful candidate must come from a recognised trade background, ideally electrical, and be prepared to be flexible in terms of shifts and managing their team. We are advertising this Hard Facilities Manager role on behalf of our client, a national provider of facilities management services. The company are progressive and inclusive, offering a fantastic range of exciting benefits designed to enhance both employee professional and personal lives. From exclusive perks to valuable rewards, the company are committed to ensuring the team feel motivated, valued, and empowered. Job Purpose: In this role, you will be responsible for managing the team across a main building. The role is to ensure compliance and maintenance across both hard and soft services is delivered internally and through third party contractors. You will directly line manage 4x engineers throughout the site, these include; electricians, commercial gas engineers and fabric engineers. You must also ensure planned and reactive maintenance tasks fall successfully within budget and remain compliant. Additionally, you will be responsible for the management of building related projects and proactive engagement and alignment with our client, to deliver high-quality service while consistently driving improvements, efficiency and innovation. You will be tasked with supporting the Division Operations Manager in technical knowledge, reporting and coordination within the following areas: Project work e.g., Asset replacement focus P1's/P2's, Focus reports. Productivity reporting Compliance reporting – PPM management Remote technical support – Trade impacting incidents etc. Spend & Budget control Key Accountabilities: Develop and promote an effective team culture throughout the site, aligning to company and client values. Develop and promote a culture of behavioural safety within the site, ensuring effective reporting and investigation of any potential hazards, near misses, incidents, and accidents. Represent the company in a professional manner developing a good working relationship with internal and external colleagues. Ensure that the site is covered on a 24/7 basis to deliver both reactive and planned maintenance. Ensure under performance against KPI's is understood and action plans are in place to drive improvement with employees. Ensuring all tools and equipment necessary are available to deliver both reactive and planned maintenance. Complete specified reports and compliance documentation resolving issues as and when they arise. Audit FM documentation and ensure action plans are in place for any non-compliance issues. Comply with all health & safety legislation and Company processes at all times. Ensure you are up to date with any legislative changes that impact on your role or team. Carry out any reasonable management request. Integrity: Ensure reports are produced in a timely, professional & confidential manner Follow and support spend & budget control processes for the Division, ensuring that all costs are agreed, validated, and approved as required Communications to business & client is professional and accurate ensuring only relevant information cascaded Financial Responsibility: This role is responsible for logging material spending and purchasing and supporting the Line Manager to ensure best value from 3rd party contractors. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Recognised technical background with experience in hard & soft FM. Ideally NVQ Level 3/City and guilds 236 Part 1 + 2 or equivalent in electrical installation/Maintenance. Other qualifications from a technical background within HVAC refrigeration and plumbing qualifications would also be considered. Ideally membership CIBSE, BIFM or equivalent Full UK Driving License. A working understanding of service and repair requirements for a wide range of electrical and mechanical equipment. A working knowledge of the maintenance service within the FM industry is essential, with previous experience with PPM scheduling, compliance background. Previous experience of effectively leading and managing a large team is essential Previous experience of developing client relationships at a stake holder level would be desirable Strong PC literacy, with experience in extracting, collating, and presenting performance data. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal Excellent planning, organising, prioritisation and project management skills Strong results focus, takes accountability for own performance and that of the team Effective problem-solving and decision-making Highly flexible and self-starting. Experience in managing financial budgets. Please can suitable candidates forward their CV to Andrew Bridges at PDA SEARCH & SELECTION LIMITED. andrew.bridges@pdasearchandselection.com | pdasearchandselection.com