Facilities Managers & FM Consultancy
We are continually seeking a range of FM staff with a varied amount of FM experience from Junior FM’s to Operations FM Managers to Director Level / Associate Level FM Consultants
Enclosed is a generic description of the key skills and experience that we often seek for a Mid-level Facilities Manager, but both Junior and Snr Consultants would also be of great interest to us.
FACILITIES MANAGER
Objective:
The principal objectives of the jobholder would be to deliver high quality effective business environments and support services at one to many office locations.
Premises and Support Management including:
- All general administrative and office services support functions at the occupied and unoccupied office sites of the firm,
- Planning of the firms property and facilities requirements to provide high quality work environments,
- Offering the most effective use of space,
- Undertaking space planning, fit-out works and internal office (churn) moves within the firms local premises,
- Managing accommodation and infrastructure services,
- Ongoing reactive and planned maintenance to fabric, premises and building services, to include decorative and refurbishment works, obtaining of Landlord and planning consents for building works; project management to delivery of all required works,
- Achieving and maintaining all relevant Statutory compliances for the workplace environments, including Health & Safety work practices and requirements, Fire safety requirements, Environmental management and Risk assessment etc.
- Maintaining good Landlord and Tenant relations and achieving effective relationships with Managing Agents,
- Procurement and Contracts Management
- Selection, negotiation and sourcing of all main services and utilities, office equipment, catering equipment, furniture, audio visual equipment, cabling and equipment, signage, dictation equipment and all other equipment testing (except IT) required in support of the firm's business activities,
- Selection, negotiation and sourcing of all contracted, soft services through specification and market testing, management and performance monitoring of all term and periodic external contractors providing services and support.
Team and General Management activities including:
- Investing time and energy in the management and development of the office services to optimise the firms resources;
- Undertake skills enhancement and personal development of the office services team through monitoring and mentoring, individual or teams;
- Liaising with Partners and key business managers to ensure full and proactive business support is provided to their areas of responsibility, reviewing existing services provision and implementing appropriate changes as business needs require;
- Providing an effective Emergency and Out of Hours response service in support of the business, maintaining and reviewing an appropriate Business Continuity Plan for facilities and office services support;
- Developing annual budgets, forecasting and maintaining expenditure within agreed parameters;
- Participation in firm wide facilities team projects (e.g. major relocation / churn projects, procurement, planned maintenance) and lead FM role on allocated specific projects firm wide
