Facilities Manager

Facilities Manager
Giggling Squid is the largest Thai restaurant group in the UK. At the heart of Giggling Squid are the incredible people, each of whom shares the generosity of spirit that lies behind every great guest experience, from our skilled chefs, to our welcoming front of house staff. We are a family run business and we employ people who share our passion for making our restaurants a great place to both work and visit.

Due to our growth, we are looking for a Senior Facilities Manager. This is a great opportunity to gain first hand commercial experience in a rapidly growing business, delivering a professional, efficient and cost-effective maintenance for all of our UK restaurants.

ROLE OVERVIEW

• To oversee and implement building maintenance for restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
• Become a point of contact for all maintenance contractors, assess quotes and manage maintenance activity alongside Facilities Managers.
• Communicating with sites and management to plan and complete maintenance works.
• Monitoring of the online maintenance platform, ProNett.
• Sound business acumen and experience of working to budgets.
• Ensuring best practice and adhering to all Giggling Squid, legal and health and safety procedures always.
• Always ensuring our business activities, including contractor work, take place safely and securely.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Adaptable and experienced in high pressure and time sensitive work conditions.
• Experience of managing multiple contractors.
• Strong time management and ability to plan site visits and complete maintenance works.
• Experience in systems management to include maintenance and compliance.
• Qualified to HND level in Building Surveying or equivalent.
• Knowledge and experience of construction safety legislation.
• Ability to communicate to both senior management and restaurant staff.
• A focus on safety in everything they do.
• Experience of working within the hospitality sector in a fast-moving and pressurised environment.
• A confidence with budgets and figures in general.
• High attention to detail and strong project-management skills.

Location – The role will be field based and the location is flexible.

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