Facilities Manager, LONDON YOUTH

Role overview

Facilities management

• Lead facilities management services covering M&E, building fabric, cleaning, housekeeping, laundry, parking, grounds, waste, pest control and external contractors.
• Maintain a planned preventative maintenance programme for buildings, plant and equipment.
• Procure and manage services, evaluate contracts and tenders, and assess value for money.
• Set estates, facilities and health and safety budgets with senior centre leadership and advise on capital expenditure.
• Lead, line-manage and develop the housekeeping and facilities team.

Health and safety

• Maintain the health and safety management system and ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Oversee risk assessments, health and safety policies, procedures and annual audits.
• Attend monthly Safety and Safeguarding Team meetings and analyse accident and incident data.
• Provide occasional out-of-hours support during emergency situations.

What you bring

• Experience delivering safe and effective work on customer-facing premises and grounds.
• Experience managing high-performing teams and leading teams across multiple sites.
• Relevant facilities and estates management and health and safety qualifications are required.
• NEBOSH General is essential.
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety compliance standards and experience training others in health and safety are required.
• Ability to communicate with people at all levels and contribute to management-led change is required.

Benefits

• Benefits include 39 days of annual leave, catered meals when the kitchen is serving residents, a Health Care Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• The role includes onsite parking, access to Headspace and the Charity Mentoring Network, and work in a nature setting with a team supporting young people.