Assistant Facilities Manager - London - £50-60k plus bonus & benefits
Are you experienced within Facilities Management with particular focus on soft services? If you've worked in a corporate environment looking after high-end commercial offices, then this role could be a great opportunity.
You will be responsible for coorindating departments which cover: Cleaning, Housekeeping, Mailroom, Reprographics, Transport, Waste and Portering. This role inspires the on-site teams and service partners to innovate and strive for continuous improvement, while supporting the Site Lead as their deputy, standing in for the Site Lead from time-to-time, and acting as an ambassador for the highest standards of service delivery.
Day to day your role will look like this:
• Lead from the front and inspire the team, demonstrate a passionate commitment to end user experience
• Take responsibility for and lead the role designated workplace activities and associated vendor partners
• A visible presence and point of contact for client colleagues and other site occupants
• Support the site operation through a defined audit process, developing action plans for improvements
• Ensure all workplace operational teams performance is aligned to agreed SLA’s
• Monitor vendor partners to deliver goods and services as expected
• Be a dependable leader, a self-starter and an innovator with attention to detail which ensures best practice
• Drive and promote our safety culture within the site
• Support of short and long-term projects for the client within expected parameters
• Take ownership for best practice standards and innovation in the role service streams, including identification of opportunities for delivery improvement and cost efficiency introduction
• Support occupancy planning and management of required internal moves
• Support site compliance with latest legislation and regulations
• Support finance processes and budget preparation
What we are looking for:
• Proven track record of supporting and leading site based teams across multiple service lines.
• Ability to work without supervision with the ability to drive positive impacts.
• Outgoing, enthusiastic and able to engage with all stakeholders
• Demonstrate successful contract management and team management.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong vendor relationships.
• Experience in financial management and identifying cost savings/avoidance.
• Advanced Microsoft Office experience (Excel, Word, Outlook) required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to network at all levels within the organisation.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing business requirements is a perquisite for this role.
• Ability to display initiative, confidence and professionalism in all dealings