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CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading provider of facilities management services in the built environment, working in partnership with some of the UK and Europe’s best-known companies. We are a company that prides ourselves on delivering the highest standards of service and creating strong partnerships with our clients.

We are currently recruiting a Facilities Manager to deliver total facilities management services across an industrial and office site in Selby.

Reporting to a Contract Manager, the successful candidate will ensure that an outstanding standard of FM service is delivered to our client through effective leadership of an on-site team. The Facilities Manager will take ownership for all aspects of operational management including health and safety, environmental, budgetary costs and customer service standards.

Key Responsibilities

·       Provide leadership and management for a defined contract and in-house team of staff.

·       Ensure business policies and processes are effectively communicated and implemented.

·       Ensure the provision of healthy and safe working conditions, and that both Client and Company health and safety policy and process are effectively implemented.

·       Drive a culture of first class customer service across your region, and ensure effective relationships are harnessed with key Client contacts.

·       Ensure optimum staffing structures operate across the region, balancing cost reduction with the delivery of service excellence. Ensure structures support peaks and troughs in workload, and disaster recovery.

·       Ensure the region is staffed by fully capable teams, ensuring post holders are competent, and that effective succession planning arrangements are in place.

·       Identify business risks and issues, adopting appropriate counter measures to minimise downtime and exposure for both the Company and Client.

·       Work with other operational managers to ensure the collaborative development of the business, effective teamworking, and support to colleagues.

·       Ensure appropriate control measures are in place, such as audits and inspections, to ensure statutory, policy, and contractual commitments are met.

·       Own all regional financial planning and performance; including, the preparation of accurate budgets and forecasts.

Person Specification

·       Previous facilities management experience within a corporate environment.

·       Excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication skills.

·       Good knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and statutory compliance, ideally IOSH or NEBOSH qualified.

·       Strong commercial acumen.

·       BIFM qualification desirable.