Senior Facilities Manager

Salary: £52,900 per year.

Cradlefin Consultants are recruiting for a Senior Facilities Manager for a Local Authority, with multiple locations employing 1000 + staff and is renowned for quality and innovative deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing the development and maintenance of Fire Safety for residential buildings under the Fire Safety Act and the Fire Regulatory Order 2005.
• Ensuring compliance and proper maintenance of all buildings.
• Collaborating with departments and internal clients (Housing, Waste, Open Spaces, and Asset Management) to coordinate FM and Health & Safety requirements.
• Developing and maintaining policies and procedures to meet statutory requirements and health and safety best practices.
• Leading resident engagement strategies to build trust and transparency in building safety matters.
• Partnering with the Finance team on budget management, financial forecasting, and spending controls for service-related expenses.
• Partnering with the Finance team to develop repairs and renewal budgets for the forthcoming financial period.
• Ensuring all compliance and PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) are up to date and used in line with process and policy.
• Delivering reactive repairs in accordance with the repairing policy.

Skills and Experience

• NEBOSH & IWFM accredited.
• A strong understanding of landlord obligations under the Building Safety Act 2022 and Fire Safety Act 2021, with expertise in building safety legislation and risk management.
• Experience in managing a large team.
• Extensive experience in a similar role or within the facilities sector.
• Experience working at senior management level.
• High levels of attention to detail.
• Proven ability to be an excellent communicator in various forums.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• High levels of professionalism.
• A strong work ethic.
• Ability to understand the customer base and ensure excellent customer service tailored to their requirements.

Benefits

• Up to 31 days’ annual leave (dependent on local government continuous service).
• Flexible working arrangements and ability to accrue up to 2 days’ additional leave per month (subject to operational requirements – pro rata for part-time staff).
• Defined benefit pension scheme.
• Discounts at various leisure sites.
• Confidential employee advice and support programme.
• Excellent working environment.