Facilities Manager

• Regional Facilities Manager
• Wirral Mobile
• £46,000 - £50,000
• £5,400 p/a car allowance

We are currently recruiting an experienced Facilities Manager to the TFM across manage 3-4 schools in the Wirral. Working as part of a large team of FM’s, you will be part of a bigger portfolio, and while you are responsible for your schools, have a lot of support from the team and Operations Manager. The site is preparing for hand-back in 7 years so PFI experience would be advantageous but not essential.

The relationships between the school, FM co and SPVs are mixed but largely positive, so a team first approach and flexible attitude is needed along with a high standard of communication to keep relationships a key priority.

The role is mobile working between the sites, the local office and your home, you will manage your own diary.

Duties of the role include:

• Managing a TFM contract across 3-4 schools
• Managing Engineering, Grounds, Cleaning and Security through on site teams and subcontractors.
• Monitoring performance of subcontractor ensuring high quality of work and good value for money.
• Monitoring contractual KPI's to make sure all SLA's are met and penalties are minimized.
• Attending meetings with the school to discuss ongoing work and projects, keeping communication high and relationships strong.
• Attending contract challenge meetings as appropriate between the school and the SPV alongside the commercial manager as required.
• Working with the Projects and Lifecycle Teams to complete additional and minor works as well as any needed cap-ex works.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Experience in managing hard and soft services is essential
• Managing FM within schools or colleges is a benefit
• Good communication skills
• Good commercial awareness
• Detail focused and organised