Facilities Manager

Our aim is to deliver a cost effective and sustainable property portfolio that ensures the delivery of service requirements. It is vital that the council's assets are working hard and contribute to the overall corporate and service objectives. The management of the Property is an ongoing activity for rationalisation and planned maintenance., We are seeking an experienced and proactive Facilities Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and safety of the central Stafford hub of buildings which includes Staffordshire Place 1 & 2 offices and County Buildings. You will be responsible for ensuring that all facilities are compliant, efficient, and provide a safe and comfortable environment for staff, tenants, and visitors., As the first point of contact for facilities management queries you will use your excellent communication skills and professional and friendly manner to support and respond to queries or complaints from colleagues, county council members and the public. You will also:

• Be responsible for ensuring the maintenance, repair, and upkeep of buildings, equipment, and systems is undertaken in line with current Health & Safety and legislative requirements.
• Oversee contractors, service providers, and supplier relationships including building inductions and hazard exchange.
• Develop risk assessments and ensure all compliance documentation is up to date, relevant, recorded and readily available.
• Support with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes.
• Support space management and office reconfiguration where required.
  
  You'll have:
• A degree or equivalent property-related qualification or a relevant Facilities Management qualification e.g. Level 4 Certificate in Facilities Management. Candidates with extensive Facilities Management experience will also be considered.
• Property related Facilities Management (FM), Compliance and Health and Safety training.
• Significant experience working in facilities management within a large, complex building (preferably HQ / campus environment) with multiple buildings and occupancy types
• Detailed knowledge of statutory compliance, building services, workplace safety, and FM best practice.
• Experience in managing contractors delivering property maintenance services and property professional services providers.
• Competent with computer systems and Microsoft suite of products with experience of property asset information and management systems.
• Analytical and ability to use software to analyze data and produce reports e.g. Excel
• Ability to work on own initiative, independent thinking and to plan work or problem solve in a fluid environment.
  
  Due to the nature of this role it is considered primarily office-based and presence in the office will be required during the core hours. The role is permanent and the core hours will be 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday., The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire