Head of Facilities

Head of Facilities - Gloucester Hotel Indigo Gloucester is on the lookout for a dynamic Head of Facilities to inspire and lead in our brand-new, highly anticipated hotel opening. Join the excitement and become part of the Hotel Indigo family Hotel Indigo Gloucester is set to open in 2025, offering a free-spirited experience for our guests enriched with local culture. Nestled in the heart of the neighbourhood and built on the site of the White Priory, we embrace the concept of storytelling-by-design. Artefacts rescued from the site are now showcased in the Gloucester Museum, linking our hotel to this city's multi-layered history. As Gloucester thrives with its diverse industries and culture, Hotel Indigo will become a vibrant part of the city's evolving narrative. Responsibilities People management: coaching and mentoring our Maintenance team; implementing and monitoring training to ensure everyone is trained to the highest standards within brand standards and managing performance. Budget management: department forecasting, handling expenses and working to the Hotel's budget. Preventative maintenance: investigating current processes to identify areas of improvement and implementing preventative maintenance programmes, continuous monitoring of the building infrastructure. Reactive maintenance: working on adhoc incidents to ensure safety of wider Hotel team and our guests whilst investigating cause of incidents. Health and safety: ensuring statutory compliance being met, in depth knowledge of Health and Safety legislation to ensure team is meeting legal standards and IHG specific policies. Contractor management: managing on-site contractors, communication with contractors and external stakeholders regarding current contracts and negotiating new contracts. Qualifications Experience as a Maintenance or Facilities Director or Senior Manager within a Hotel environment (essential) Excellent organisation skills, managing administrative responsibilities of the role whilst also being confident in IT systems (essential) Experience in all aspects of maintenance that may be expected within a Hotel such as painting and decorating, carpentry, French polishing, activities generally expected of a Maintenance Assistant Trained in and application of Preventative Maintenance Knowledge of appropriate hotel systems to support operational processes such as service optimisation tool (Quore / Hotsos / Knowcross) and the Building Management System Qualification in plumbing or electricity will be an advantage (IOSH qualified is highly desirable) Benefits Financial security - up to 45,000.00 per annum plus 15% performance bonus, guaranteed hours, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced sick pay Plus Tronc paid monthly if in eligible role. Growth and development - extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice. Colleague perks - worldwide discounted room rates and discounted F&B whilst on employee rate (IHG has over 6,000 hotels and growing), plus generous friends and family rate. Discounts through our portal on your supermarket shop, experiences and loads of retailers on our perks portal. Wellbeing - generous maternity / paternity pay, employee assistance programme available 24 / 7 and access to mental health first-aiders Equal Opportunity At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Legal Requirements You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK. #J-18808-Ljbffr