Regional Facilities Manager

Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

We have an exciting new opportunity to join our team as a Regional Facilities Manager. This role will be based in Spalding, and responsible for sites across the 'South Midlands' area.

As Regional Facilities Manager, you will implement and maintain a consistent approach to Facilities Management across the Culina Group estate. You will be responsible for collating, managing and implementing agreed Capex projects across the businesses, identifying and providing cost saving solutions where appropriate.

Key responsibilities of the Regional Facilities Manager:

Strategic Planning

• Align Facilities Department’s objectives with Culina Groups goals and corporate strategy.
• Set out key deliverable outcomes from the Facilities Management service. 
• Create a service delivery plan which meets the required outcomes.
• Ensure the service levels and costs are balanced correctly in line with business requirements. 
• Measure the results of the service delivery and feed back into the next round of planning.
• Cost effective management of services and processes that support the core business, whilst coordinating initiatives to optimise commercial returns. 

Operations and Maintenance 

• Carry out regular inspections of the estate buildings and operations to determine vital service, repairs and maintenance requirements. 
• In conjunction with GM & FM, identify areas for improvement and efficiency, develop business cases and instigate solutions.
• Provide technical expertise for identified issues, to enable a satisfactory resolution.
• Ensure the organisation has the most suitable working environment for its employees and operations.
• Work with key stakeholders to manage and develop a supply base across the facilities management category, which covers all services. 
• Pre-Qualification and management of all contractors, ensuring they comply with Culina Group Policies and health and safety legislation. 
• Manage and ensure compliance across the estate of all planned and statutory maintenance works.
• Manage and ensure compliance across the estate of all reactive maintenance works. 

Procurement, Tendering and Contract Management 

• Identify / recommend contractors / third party service providers to deliver support to the sites when appropriate, to realise the benefit of central procurement activity or expertise.
• Aim to achieve the best value for money on all procured goods and services through a thorough tendering process in line Culina Groups GO Policy. 
• Develop management information and the use of performance measures to check the effectiveness of the process.

Projects 

• Develop, secure and manage project budgets in line with Culina Group Go Policy.‬‬‬
• Agree project scope and objectives with relevant stakeholders and develop project proposals and designs in conjunction with their requirements. 
• Determine project schedules by studying project plan and specifications; calculating time requirements and identifying required resources to ensure project delivery. 
• Manage all phases of the project, from contract award to close out, to meet all contractual requirements and ensure all change, issue, risk and quality management ‬‬‬‬‬controls are effective.‬‬‬
• Oversee contractor management, including performance as required.‬‬‬
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with the project plan, safely, on time, to budget and to achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction. ‬‬‬
• Oversee the co-ordination of internal resources, subcontractors and suppliers in a planned and controlled manner ensuring efficiency and minimising costs
• Act as a point of contact, managing relationships with all stakeholders, consultants and service providers
• Prepare project status reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising information and trends; recommending actions
• Developing building plans outlining strategies for improving efficiency, reducing costs and futureproofing the property in order to maximise flexibility of the operation.

• Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in similar role
• HNC or equivalent in electrical /mechanical/ building services would be an advantage
• To be professional and able to operate as a team player or individually as necessary
• Confident in communicating and dealing with people at all levels both internally with colleagues and externally with contractors
• Able to work effectively and without direct supervision
• Conscientious and reliable
• Proven track record of working within a commercial environment
• Good knowledge and experience of Health & Safety management
• OSH/NEBOSH member of BIFM desirable
• Time management and project management skills
• Clear and concise writing skills and the ability to handle long and complex documents
• Able to work efficiently and accurately under pressure
• Effectively prioritise work load in order to meet set deadlines
• Be proactive and able to make decisions
• Ideally, proven experience in service charge budgets. As a minimum, experience in setting and managing budgets
• Confident, highly motivated, positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Strong ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Computer literate including MS Excel and Word

As part of our drive to make iForce a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 Days + 8 Bank Holidays
• Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
• Company car or car allowance
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer
• Life Assurance -  x 4 your annual salary 
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!