Facilities Manager

Package Description

We offer a Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

Job Introduction

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your Facilities Management career. We require an enthusiastic and experienced Facilities Manager to oversee the delivery of all Maintenance, Lifecycle and Compliance over 3 schools as part of our Merton Schools PFI contract. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your technical knowledge and project management skills within a growing IFM business. The role will be site based and you will need to be available to respond and deal with any incidents as part of a staff on-call rota system.

This role is subject to Safer Recruitment checks and the successful applicant will be required to complete a DBS.

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Main Responsibilities

• Act as the interface between the client and Contract Director, ensuring the efficient and compliant delivery of hard services on site.
• Oversee the day to day management of the maintenance and operation of the technical services on site, including electrical, plumbing and general maintenance
• Lead and develop a team of Sodexo Maintenance Operatives as well as external subcontractors.
• Take the lead on delivery of all lifecycle as well the management of projects outside of the contract scope.
• Deliver operational excellence across all Sodexo services
• Management of the operational procedures and maintenance activities ensuring that all Statutory and non-Statutory planned activities are undertaken within agreed timescales
• Ensure that corrective maintenance and reactive works are carried out within the contractual KPIs
• Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with legislation, codes of practice, manufacturer’s recommendations, HSE recommendations and meets prescribed standards in the contract
• To formulate, develop and implement systems that will ensure the schools are maintained and operated to their optimum efficiency
• Ensure the highest levels of Health and Safety are achieved across the site

The Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrable technical and project management experience and/or qualification in building/engineering services
• Experience of leading a similar skilled team in a multi-disciplined environment
• Technical/Engineering background, with proven track record on established maintenance practices.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, with ability to work with very senior client figures
• Proficient IT skills, including Excel, Word & Microsoft Office
• Available to respond to out of normal hours emergency situations
• Hold a current IOSH or equivalent certification
• Must satisfy an Enhanced DBS check.

About The Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.