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About The Role
The UK Facilities Manager position, based in Birmingham and offering a permanent contract with a salary between £56,000 and £60,000, entails leadership of a national corporate portfolio. You will provide strategic direction for operations across multiple sites, fostering workplace excellence and hospitality-led service delivery. This role requires a professional adept at developing teams and managing change, with a background in workplace operations or corporate real estate. Responsibilities include cultivating strong relationships and pursuing continuous improvement initiatives. The position suits an individual experienced in multi-site environments who can align operational standards with business objectives. You will coordinate service provisions and ensure consistent quality across all UK locations while reporting on performance metrics to stakeholders.
Are you an experienced workplace or facilities management professional looking to lead operations across a national corporate portfolio?
A Birmingham based company are seeking a UK Facilities Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple UK locations. This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading organisation where you'll drive workplace excellence, develop high-performing teams and ensure the delivery of outstanding, hospitality-led workplace services.
This role would suit someone with a strong background in workplace operations, facilities management or corporate real estate who enjoys building relationships, leading change and delivering continuous improvement across a multi-site environment.
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Key Responsibilities As UK Facilities Manager
- Lead and develop a geographically dispersed workplace team across multiple UK locations, setting clear objectives and driving high performance.
- Ensure consistent delivery of exceptional workplace and facilities services across the portfolio.
- Develop governance frameworks, service standards and performance improvement plans to enhance operational delivery.
- Oversee workplace operations, planned and reactive maintenance and statutory compliance across multiple sites.
- Manage the annual operating budget, including forecasting, cost control and financial reporting.
- Lead the management of Total Facilities Management (TFM) contracts, ensuring commercial performance and contractual compliance.
- Build strong relationships with suppliers, monitoring performance through KPIs, SLAs and regular business reviews.
- Identify and manage operational, financial, supplier and compliance risks.
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, providing regular updates on performance, risks and improvement opportunities.
- Lead workplace projects and change initiatives from planning through to successful delivery.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety, environmental and regulatory standards, supporting internal and external audits.
- Champion sustainability, innovation and continuous improvement across the workplace portfolio.
About You - UK Facilities Manager
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We're looking for an experienced workplace or facilities professional who can demonstrate:
- Significant leadership experience within Workplace, Facilities Management or Corporate Real Estate.
- Experience managing a multi-site UK portfolio.
- Experience with CAFM software.
- Strong people management skills with the ability to coach, develop and motivate teams.
- Excellent financial management experience including budgeting, forecasting and cost control.
- Strong commercial awareness with experience managing outsourced service providers and TFM contracts.
- Proven ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders and influence at all levels.
- Experience driving service improvements, operational excellence and customer-focused workplace environments.
- Excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills.
- Strong knowledge of health and safety, compliance and workplace governance.
Desirable
- Professional qualification in Facilities Management, Workplace Management, Property or Business Management (or equivalent experience).
- NEBOSH, IOSH or a recognised health and safety qualification.
- Membership of a professional body such as IWFM, IOSH or RICS.
What's On Offer As UK Facilities Manager
- Salary of £56,000 Plus, £4k Car Allowance and Excellent Benefits
- Opportunity to lead a high-profile national workplace portfolio.
- A strategic leadership role with real influence across the business.
- Excellent career development opportunities.
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