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Facilities & Workspace Manager

Employer
The Guinness Partnership
Location
Exeter, Hillsfields House, Devon
Salary
£33,467.00
Closing date
23 Jan 2022

About Us
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 135,000 customers nationwide. Of our 65,000 homes, more than 70% are let at a social or affordable rent, while around 10,000 are owned or part-owned by the people who live in them.

Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our customers, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Facilities & Workspace professional to join our team in the South West on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the National Workspace Manager, you will manage and deliver effective, safe, quality workspace management services across our South West offices to support Guinness’ commitment to providing a Great Place to Work for colleagues and enhancing their working lives.

You’ll be responsible for auditing existing estates, managing contractors and overseeing the service delivery of both internal and external teams to ensure that the business uses its office estate efficiently, consistently and cost effectively. You will also establish and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction in the delivery of workspace management services and in the office working environment.

This is a predominantly mobile role overseeing the South West region so the successful candidate will need to be flexible to travel to our different locations where required. On days where you're needed to be in the office, you can either work from our Bristol office or Exeter  office.

Our team has gone through a period of transformation and this is an exciting time to join us as we continue to grow and expand our service offering. The successful candidate will have a real opportunity to help us shape and streamline our services and assist in future team growth projects.

For a full list of key responsibilities please review the attached role profile.

What we’re looking for
You’ll not only be an experienced Manager or Team Leader, but you’ll also have experience in facilities and knowledge of health and safety. You’ll also be able to demonstrate:

  • Knowledge and experience of Health and Safety regulation and legislation.
  • Experience of managing Facilities Management contracts.
  • Experience of leading and motivating a dispersed team over multiple sites / locations.
  • Experience of business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) planning and implementation.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office / IT literate.
  • Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.
  • Full UK Driving License with access to own vehicle.

If you’re interested in finding out more about the key responsibilities of the role and/or to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the attached role profile.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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