Senior Facilities Manager

Senior Facilities Manager
Location – Barrow – in – Furness, LA14 4QS
Hours – Monday – Friday, 08:00 to 17:00

Benefits include:

25 days plus BH per annum
SMART Leave
Employee discounts via Perkbox
Healthcare cover
Cycle to work
Access to a virtual GP and a health & wellbeing app
Training & Development + plenty more

Are you dedicated to delivering great service and want to join a growing company that looks after its people? Do you have the skills and experience in a similar role with a business-focused mind-set? If so then we have the role for you.

We are currently seeking a Senior Facilities Manager who will manage the site based employees (maintenance, cleaning, catering and more) assigned to the contract. The Senior Facilities Manager will need a considerable understanding of delivering both hard and soft services facilities management and have operated within the commercial / property / manufacturing sectors. You will report to the Regional Director to align and deliver strategic targets and management of key account objectives in line with the overall business objectives across your site.

This is a critical, client-facing role which encompasses the delivery of key business objectives, the financial management and control and the hands on daily operational management of high value contract. The role will also involve business development activity where appropriate, with a view to increasing turnover and profitability.

Skills & Experience:

Demonstrable experience as a Senior FM or Account manager.
Experience in managing soft and hard services, ideally in a manufacturing environments
Experience and ability to effectively manage a P&L and deliver against business targets.
Experience of working in a pressurised, results focussed, service environment safely.
Ability to manage, motivate and develop a team of direct reports.
Ability to develop and implement innovative service delivery in line with strategic business objectives.
Ability to present effectively to client senior management teams and operation contract staff.
Experience of successfully leading teams through change.
Successful interpersonal skills and an ability to establish credibility quickly.
Working with GMP and in a manufacturing experience would be desirable.

We’ll make sure that you have everything you need to do a great job. You will already have experience gained in a similar role. You will work 40 hours per week but will need to be flexible to ensure service delivery at the highest level. You will have access to Apleona employee benefits that will be available to you as soon as you start.

Apleona is an equal opportunities employer who deliver facilities management services to clients all over the UK and with vacancies in your area this is a great time to join our teams.

If this sounds like a job for you then click on the apply button and we’ll start the process and if you’re a good match we’ll be in touch to discuss the next steps.