Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF19952
Role Overview
Provide operational leadership and expertise across technical laboratories and facilities at Farnborough and Gosport, ensuring safety, security, compliance and availability. Lead and coordinate a team of Facility Managers, work with engineering and delivery programmes to de‑conflict demand and optimise utilisation.
Location & Working Hours
Farnborough (37 hours per week) with visits to Gosport once per month.
Your Responsibilities
- Provide functional leadership to facility managers and support staff.
- Ensure labs and facilities are safe, secure, compliant and fit for purpose.
- Coordinate and de‑conflict facility, equipment and resource usage with internal and external customers.
- Maintain compliance across H&S, security, governance, audit and accreditation requirements.
- Lead continuous improvement activities to standardise and improve operations.
- Support cost centre management and investment planning across assigned facilities.
Essential Experience
- Experience managing multiple facilities, labs or complex technical environments.
- People management experience, including professional and personal development activities and monitoring team objectives.
- Strong understanding of health, safety and risk management, championing best practice and safety culture.
- Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to balance competing priorities and resolve queries, escalating when appropriate.
- Experience coordinating operational delivery within a regulated environment.
Essential Qualifications
- Degree‑level qualification in engineering, technical or facilities discipline, or equivalent experience.
- IOSH or NEBOSH qualification (desirable).
Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance.
- Generous holiday allowance with option to purchase additional days.
- Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
- Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and more.
- Support for the Armed Forces community with Gold Award standard in Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
- Volunteering opportunities.
Eligibility & Compliance
Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum. Some roles may be subject to national security vetting and may require specific nationality or previous nationalities.
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Role ID: SF19952
Role Overview
Provide operational leadership and expertise across technical laboratories and facilities at Farnborough and Gosport, ensuring safety, security, compliance and availability. Lead and coordinate a team of Facility Managers, work with engineering and delivery programmes to de‑conflict demand and optimise utilisation.
Location & Working Hours
Farnborough (37 hours per week) with visits to Gosport once per month.
Your Responsibilities
- Provide functional leadership to facility managers and support staff.
- Ensure labs and facilities are safe, secure, compliant and fit for purpose.
- Coordinate and de‑conflict facility, equipment and resource usage with internal and external customers.
- Maintain compliance across H&S, security, governance, audit and accreditation requirements.
- Lead continuous improvement activities to standardise and improve operations.
- Support cost centre management and investment planning across assigned facilities.
Essential Experience
- Experience managing multiple facilities, labs or complex technical environments.
- People management experience, including professional and personal development activities and monitoring team objectives.
- Strong understanding of health, safety and risk management, championing best practice and safety culture.
- Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to balance competing priorities and resolve queries, escalating when appropriate.
- Experience coordinating operational delivery within a regulated environment.
Essential Qualifications
- Degree‑level qualification in engineering, technical or facilities discipline, or equivalent experience.
- IOSH or NEBOSH qualification (desirable).
Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance.
- Generous holiday allowance with option to purchase additional days.
- Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
- Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and more.
- Support for the Armed Forces community with Gold Award standard in Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
- Volunteering opportunities.
Eligibility & Compliance
Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum. Some roles may be subject to national security vetting and may require specific nationality or previous nationalities.
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