Head of Facilities Management

**Job title**: Head of Facilities Management

**Location**: Boscombe Down, Salisbury

**Company**: QinetiQ

About the role

We are looking for a Head of Facilities Management/Property Operations, to lead and manage FM at MOD Boscombe Down. This 1,403 acre site features two operational runways - including the longest military runway in the UK - as well as extensive facilities to undertake a wide range of test, evaluation, demonstration and consultancy programmes. It is also the home of the world’s first test pilot school (ETPS) that, today, provides world-class training for flight test professionals of both civilian and military customers.

The airfield and infrastructure at MOD Boscombe Down has been operated by QinetiQ on behalf of the Ministry of Defence as part of the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA).

You will oversee both pre-planned, reactive and upgrades to hard and soft FM services of the site in accordance with all legal and regulatory frameworks to enable a safe, functional, comfortable, clean, and sustainable environment for the QinetiQ community, now and into the future.

**Additional responsibilities include**:
Ensure operations teams are effectively sized.

Develop employee engagement and empower others

Budget and financial management

Manage contractors - Covering logístical, financial and regulatory aspects

Provide appropriate input and advice to Project Teams and Trial Test Readiness Reviews

Customer satisfaction and continuous improvement initiatives

Shaping the Site strategy and organisation to be ready for the future including supporting QinetiQ’s Net Zero target

What do I need?

You will need to be able to demonstrate that you have proficient experience overseeing operations in facilities management.

**We would also like you to have and/or be able to**:
Experience in scheduling, planning and overseeing routine maintenance, hard and soft including lifting and shifting, cleaning and grounds maintenance operations ensuring they are compliant.

Budgeting and financial management experience

Organise manage and monitor resources, risks and issues.

Resilient with exemplary stakeholder management skills, able to communicate with conviction and manage conflict

A natural leader with experience of managing large teams and passionate about improving employee engagement and inspiring others

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.

Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You’ll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, adaptive and flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more.

About QinetiQ

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.