Facilities Manager

Description

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive experience in facilities management, with a demonstrated focus on delivering and/or maintaining outstanding retail stores or workplaces.
• Proven ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create and closely monitor comprehensive Preventative Maintenance plans.
• Experience building and maintaining strong relationships with facility operation teams, utility companies, government agencies, architectural & design firms, and general contracting firms.
• Significant expertise in the upkeep and function of buildings, including complex building systems (e.g., electrical, mechanical, plumbing, controls, fire-alarm).
• Expertise in the planning, scheduling, budgeting, resourcing, and execution of a wide range of technical services (e.g., janitorial, landscaping, flooring, lighting, furniture, warehousing, pest control, interior plants, and call-center services).
• Proven communication and supervisory skills, with experience working effectively across various levels of an organization.
• Ability to handle customer service issues involving employees in a professional and positive manner.
• Ability to balance operational risk and investment trade-offs, consistently seeking the highest quality and design at the best value.
• Must be centrally located within a major hub of retail stores to facilitate frequent site visits and support maintenance across assigned stores (minimum twice a month).
• Ability to travel extensively within the UK and to other locations as needed