Computershare
Facilities Manager
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Location: Edinburgh, Hybrid
In this position, you’ll be based in the Edinburgh office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week, depending on business demand. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.
We give you a world of potential
Computershare are looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to join our Property Services team in Edinburgh.
Within the Property Services team we manage the property, facilities and health & safety for all our colleagues, contractors, third party suppliers and clients across the UCI region.
Why would you choose this role when there are other Facilities Manager positions in the market?
Well, there are a few things that make this role stand out:
- Opportunity to make an impact within Property Services department, managing multiple properties and facilities services including health and safety compliance, sustainability and physical security.
- Working with stakeholders across the UK, Ireland and Jersey to support the organisations objectives.
- Great team culture where you will be encouraged to work collaboratively and learn from each other.
A role you will love
The Facilities Manager will be accountable for all facilities and property management of multi tenanted buildings. They will be responsible for all hard and soft services, all in-house facilities programmes and services, ownership of health & safety activities. Coordinating, prioritising, and overseeing the completion of reactive and planned facilities activities.
Warranting provision of management information to track and ensure the quality and continuous improvement of facilities services. Ensuring the business is provided with a compliant, reliable service that achieves value for money through effective supplier management and cost control whilst meeting the operational needs of the business.
Some key responsibilities:
- Manage direct reports effectively, ensuring that each has a clearly defined job profile, annual objectives and regular performance appraisals with an emphasis on learning and development.
- Oversight of planning and implementation of facilities related projects, effectively delivering local change programs.
- Ensure the properties within the role remit remain legally compliant with statutory testing and assessments being completed within the defined timescales.
- Manage suppliers and partners to ensure service and maintenance standards meet contract specifications & performance objectives.
- Maintain physical security standards and support the completion of client and information security risk audits.
- Support the business continuity team through the maintenance of a department business continuity plan and ensuring an out of hours communications cascades remain accurate.
- Manage and maintain effective financial control, ensuring spending is approved in-line with financial limits, available budget and forecasts.
- Oversee and performance manage all Property and Facilities suppliers, working in partnership with procurement as needed.
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What will you bring to the role?
The Facilities Manager requires previous experience of the management and oversight of a large commercial properties, with regional or multi-site experience.
Knowledge of building management including electrical distribution, HVAC, ventilation systems, security and fire detection systems.
You will be an excellent communicator, managing stakeholders at all levels, by phone, email and face to face – understanding and anticipate their requirements and instil confidence.
Other key skills required for the role include:
- Working with suppliers and contractors to deliver quality facilities services.
- Ability to identify problems, define solutions and deliver positive outcomes.
- Develop and update standard operating procedures, document and implement same.
- Managing local health & safety compliance and local health and safety committee.
- Managing and control of budgets in-line with company protocols.
- Ability to deliver change programs.
- Working with Landlord & managing agents to adhere to lease agreements.
- Previous experience of coaching and mentoring less experienced staff.
If you are an experienced Facilities Manager with previous experience of effectively managing a range of office locations, working with stakeholders, providing advice, guidance and coaching to allocated team members – we want to hear from you!
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Rewards designed for you
Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.
Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.
Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.
Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.
And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.
A company to be proud of
We're a global leader in financial administration with over 11,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.
Fairness and culture
We want to provide you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.
Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes. Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team. Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe. You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.
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