Facilities Manager

We are delighted to bring another fantastic opportunity to the market for a facilities manager to join a luxury hotel chain in London. About the role: Our client owns and manages a handful of signature hotels in the UK and Internationally, these properties are intrinsically interesting, typically listed or within a conservation area. The focus of this facilities management role is on the UK properties, which is focused on London with a slight regional presence, each hotel showcases taste and creativity through its décor, rooms, food and beverage – behind the splendor each has its own operational challenges. About you: We are looking for the maestro of facilities management, you will be somebody who can understand the assets, pull together a cyclical maintenance programme and deal with reactive maintenance in a timely and efficient manner. You will understand and use building management systems (BMS), as well as driving energy saving measures and helping to build out Net Zero road maps. You will be an experienced facilities manager, who is used to working in a complex environment where the customer and operational teams are carefully considered. You may be a forces veteran or come from a trades or degree background, ideally you will have some professional affiliation. What is important is your understanding of building services, the management and maintenance of them, running an operational estate and managing all services and suppliers. Experience of working in the hotel or leisure sector would be beneficial. Some of the facilities manager’s duties: Contract reviews and negotiations for suppliers and services. Deliver an annual maintenance schedule across the estate, cyclical and planned. Preparing annual capex budgets. Manage all health & safety, risk registers, cdm, compliance and operational plans. Management of a small team at each location and external contractors, driving value and best practices. Work closely and support the general managers of each hotel. Manage utilities providers and ensure all testing and certification is carried out across the estate. Attend and contribute to the team and executive meetings. Respond to critical situations as needed. You will have a pragmatic, can do attitude and used to shouldering responsibility. This role will initially be full time while you get to understand the estate, once you have everything set up it will likely become a 3-4 day a week role. Interested? call Elliot Wright for the inside edge on this fantastic opportunity on 0203 817 4000 Disclaimer: Carriera Limited values diversity and promotes equality and no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are open to discussing any reasonable adjustments or additional arrangements you may require to support your application. All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. When advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business for the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003. All applications will be held in strict confidence and in accordance with our privacy policy .