CNX Recruitment is working in partnership with a leading facilities management provider to recruit an experienced Facilities Manager to oversee operations at a large, established project in Montrose.
This is an excellent opportunity for a driven and commercially aware Facilities Manager to take responsibility for the effective delivery of facilities management services within a highly regulated, fast-paced environment.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing day-to-day site operations across both hard and soft facilities management services, ensuring high standards of service delivery, maintaining compliance and developing strong working relationships with the client and on-site teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the day-to-day delivery of facilities management services across the site.
- Manage both hard and soft facilities management operations, ensuring service standards are consistently achieved.
- Lead, motivate and develop site-based teams, supervisors and subcontractors.
- Ensure all maintenance activities, planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive works are completed effectively.
- Monitor contractor performance, service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Maintain high standards of health, safety, environmental and statutory compliance.
- Ensure all site activities comply with relevant legislation, policies and client procedures.
- Manage operational budgets, expenditure and resource allocation.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, service delivery and cost performance.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key client stakeholders.
- Oversee the management of permits, risk assessments, method statements and site documentation.
- Coordinate maintenance programmes and ensure minimal disruption to site operations.
- Support audits, inspections and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Take ownership of operational issues, ensuring they are resolved efficiently and professionally.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven experience working as a Facilities Manager or in a similar senior facilities management position.
- Essential: Demonstrable experience managing both hard and soft facilities management services. Candidates must have experience across both disciplines.
- Experience managing facilities services within a large, complex or highly regulated environment.
- A strong understanding of hard FM services, including building maintenance, engineering services and planned preventative maintenance.
- An understanding of soft FM services, including cleaning, catering, security and general site support services.
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and specialist subcontractors.
- A good understanding of statutory compliance, health and safety and maintenance requirements.
- Experience managing budgets, contracts, KPIs and service delivery.
- Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
- Relevant facilities management qualifications would be advantageous.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to join a well-established facilities management operation, taking a leading role in maintaining and improving services at a major pharmaceutical site.
Facilities Manager in Montrose employer: IWFM
As a leading Distribution Centre in Doncaster, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and quality-focused work culture that empowers our employees to thrive. With a strong emphasis on professional development, you will have the opportunity to lead a multi-disciplined team while engaging with senior stakeholders on large-scale engineering projects. Our commitment to safety, continuous improvement, and a proactive maintenance approach ensures that you will be part of a dynamic environment where your contributions are valued and recognised.
