Head of Estates and Facilities

10 hours ago

Darlington, United Kingdom Bannatyne Full time

**Head of Estates and Facilities**:
Location

Darlington

Department:
Management & Department Heads

Job type:
Permanent

**Salary**:
Dependent on Experience

Job ref:
005668

Published:
26 days ago

**Location - National - Field Based

Hours - 40 hours over 5 days

Job Type - Permanent

Salary - Dependent on experience

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Estates and Facilities to join the Bannatyne Team. The role will be part of the Senior Management Team and be responsible for 68 trading health clubs, 4 hotels and the 2 mothballed locations including the imminent acquisition of a ‘’dry location’’ in the South East. This will be a different model from the existing wet portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:
You will be directly responsible for organising all of the national maintenance contracts.

You will implement and oversee policies/ protocol throughout the estate.

You will also be instrumental in assisting the directors to create the Medium Term Plan in line with the business’ fiscal restrictions.

You will be overseeing, implementing and driving forward, whether this be directly or via consultant engineers, the projects identified in the Medium Term Plan and ensure these are implemented and executed in a timely fashion.

You will assist the board of directors with building and land disposals but more likely, the acquisitions of additional health clubs and hotels over the coming months and years.

You will be responsible for the maintenance budgets nationally.

You will have direct control for the steady state capital budgets.

You will have a reporting structure encompassing the Health & Safety and Compliance team and the Regional Estate Managers.

You will have interaction with the energy teams on the day to day managing of utilities and their consumption.

You will also be instrumental in assisting with future procurement of energy contracts,

You will be involved with the sustainability planning of the business, as the country and Bannatyne Fitness heads to a carbon neutral situation.

You will head up fire strategies, interacting directly with the Health and Safety and Compliance team.

About the Company

Working for the Bannatyne Group is more than just a job. Here at Bannatyne we are dedicated to well-being and are always seeking energetic, personable people to join our teams. We aim to provide a positive, welcoming and inclusive culture with plenty of team support and growth opportunities.

We offer a great range of Company benefits including FREE membership to our premium Health Clubs and discounted products and services.

Rewards & benefits include:

- FREE membership to our premium Health Clubs

50% discount in our cafe bar (including on-site Starbucks & Grenade products)

30% discount on spa treatments and 20% discount on products

Up to 50% discounted overnight stays at any of the Bannatyne Hotels

Access to our benefits hub including high street and entertainment saving vouchers

Refer a friend incentive scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (Free 24hr personal support service)

Committed to investing in our people, we also offer opportunities for advancement and career progression, providing every employee a platform to be the best they can be.

If you like to have fun whilst working hard, be part of a high performing team with customer focus and want to enjoy the rewards this brings, click APPLY now

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date if sufficient applicants have been received.

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