Assistant Facilities Manager

Your new company
A higher educational institution in the Manchester region is recruiting an assistant facilities manager into their in-house Estates & Facilities team. You will be joining an established team who will be undergoing growth over the next few years due to an investment package to build and upgrade infrastructure.

Your new role

You will be joining the management team within the facilities department to provide a customer-focused and effective FM service to the estates. This role will support the operational activities to ensure efficient staffing of resources across the FM provision. You will also manage the on-site contracts on behalf of the university, and work with other managers to support delivery continuity. You will also deputise for the on-site Facilities Manager when required.

Key duties will involve:

- Manage staffing levels of the soft service provision
- Compliance management
- Managing on-site subcontracts (RAMS)
- Manage KPI's and SLA's with providers
- Manage university contracts
- Be involved in strategic planning
- Financial management and setting of budgets

What you'll need to succeed

Essential
To be successful in this role, you will require:
- Experience working in a Facilities Management environment
- People management skills
- Experience in soft services management
- Experience with financial management
- IOSH

Desired
Skills/Experience that will be of benefit:
- Experience working in an educational/public sector environment
- Excellent customer service skills
- BIFM

What you'll get in return

(phone number removed) salary depending on experience
Excellent benefits package
Public sector pension
An excellent opportunity to progress in the future

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