Facilities Manager

Our Opportunity

Do you have a passion for enhancing an environment where people work, to create a safe, collaborative and professional space? Are you a knowledgeable facilities professional, with experience overseeing the maintenance and operations of buildings? 

We are looking for a talented Facilities Manager to help deliver our workplace strategy. As we operate nationally this role can be based at either are London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham or Leicester office. Our agile working policy will enable you to work from home, the office or client site. Given the nature of the role travel is required to ensure our offices, facilities and buildings are operating effectively.  

Reporting into the property group, you will manage our property portfolio, ensuring our estates meet the business requirements and comply with statutory legislation. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across compliance, business support and IT, to ensure quality outputs are delivered.

Your typical responsibilities will include;

• Liaising and interfacing with landlords, agents and professionals regarding premises matters and historical maintenance matters.
• Identifying opportunities and instigating conversations for improvement with our facilities and workspaces.
• Handling maintenance and service contracts, reviewing costs and potential areas of cost savings.

If you are an experienced property and workplace professional, who it keen to deliver a property strategy that will provide workplaces which inspire and enable our teams to thrive, then we want to hear from you.

Find out what it is like to work at Pick Everard here: Life at PickEverard – Pick Everard

About You

If you have a proven track record in facilities management of commercial property, across multiple sites within the UK, apply today.

Skills and experience required to deliver the role include; 

• A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Facilities Management legislative health & safety requirements.
• Good understanding of the UK property management, including landlord and tenant obligations under UK law.
• Strong negotiation skills, experienced in securing value settlements through negotiation with Landlords, Agents, surveyors etc. in all Landlord and Tenant issues.
• Excellent inter-personal skills coupled with planning and programming skills.
• Professional membership of RICS preferred, other institutions considered include: IWFM, CIOB, APM, RIBA

About Us

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 650+ work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career. 

What we offer

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:

• Agile working
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan
• Professional subscriptions  
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
• Stakeholder pension

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.

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