Head of Estates

Insight Executive Group are working in partnership with a global FM service provider who are looking to recruit a Head of Estates for their primary healthcare site in Hereford.

This is a full-time permanent role with a starting salary of £62k with a 15% bonus.

The Head of Estates lead a team responsible for the front-line management of the day-to-day delivery of the Hard FM services to a PFI contract This will encompass all aspects of FM included within the agreed SLAs including the management of in-house and outsourced resources to deliver Hard services ensuring that the service delivery complies with best practice, mandatory and statutory requirements, contractual obligations and corporate governance.

This includes the effective management and delivery of planned preventative maintenance programs, responding to the 'reactive’ needs of the client, to ensure continuous improvement and financial performance within agreed budgets. The role encompasses the delivery of the annual Lifecycle Plan and Capital Projects.

The successful Head of Estates will be able to demonstrate:

• qualified to ONC/HNC standard in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering/Building Services
• previous experience of leading Hard FM Contracts, preferably within a Healthcare setting
• PFI contract experience
• experience in influencing change where required
• pro-active approach to building customer relationships
• experience in coaching, mentoring and influencing teams
• being commercially astute
• strong analytical skills with a strong bias towards P&L financial management
• intelligent approach to performance monitoring including relevant experience
• experience of working to ISO 9001 or similar quality system
• available to respond to out of normal hours emergency situations

If you match the above criteria and are interested in the role please send your CV through for a discussion about the role - many thanks.