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Head of Facilities

Employer
Southern Housing
Location
Flexible - Croydon, London or Sittingbourne, Kent
Salary
£66,498 + ECU £1800
Closing date
24 Oct 2021

Job Details

What you'll do

We’re looking for an exceptional Head of Service who wants to drive service excellence through innovation and strives in a challenging dynamic environment. If you have a proven track record of managing a complex and diverse Facilities Management office portfolio, from providing strategic leadership to building and supporting an operational team then a fabulous opportunity has arisen to join us as Head of Facilities.

In this exciting role, you will:

  • Provide strategic direction and expertise to the FM team on all aspects of an efficient and modern Facilities Management service. Building, leading and motivating the Facilities management team through clear vision to deliver an excellent service.
  • Take the lead for implementing and managing systems and processes to ensure health and safety compliance across our offices.  You’ll also identify opportunities for continuous service improvement.
  • Select, design and implement a suitable CAFM system that enables delivery of best in class customer experience for all FM related matters.
  • Oversee office projects including the review of our existing office portfolio, investment on new and existing offices to enable delivery of our accommodation strategy.
  • Ensure our supply chain is robust and delivers best value for money.

You’ll have worked in a similar role as a Head of Service / Senior Manager overseeing the delivery of a diverse Facilities Management service.

You’ll be a member of Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (formerly BIFM), or sufficient demonstrable knowledge and experience of delivering facilities management services across a varied office portfolio at a senior level.

You’ll have experience of successfully managing high performing teams and services in a Total Facilities Management delivery model managing complex projects with various stakeholders and strong financial management.

You’ll have excellent people management skills and the ability to lead, motivate and communicate at all levels.

You’ll also need to have a full UK Driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 24 October 2021 at midnight 

We will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates throughout the recruitment process.

Company

About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What’s in it for you?

  • Pension
  • Life assurance
  • Healthcare cash plan
  • Eyecare & dental
  • Birthday leave
  • Retailers discounts
  • Cycle to work
  • Buy & sell annual leave
  • Season ticket loan
  • In-house academy & career development
  • Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Mini-site
Southern Housing
Telephone
0800 121 60 60
Location
Grosvenor House 125 High St
London
Surrey
CR0 9XP
United Kingdom

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