Senior/Principal Facilities Management Advisor in Glasgow

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across global industries, delivering exciting work that defines our future and makes a societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. As a proudly employee-owned business, we invest in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald’s regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key sectors: Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

We are looking for a Senior/Principal Facilities Management Consultant to join our rapidly expanding Facilities Management consultancy service. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious FM Advisory team to help transform the built environment. The built environment is changing rapidly with greater digital innovation affecting building performance and demand for greater efficiency and flexibility in space use. Estate owners and operators must balance increasing standards with resource constraints on a whole-life basis. Our team provides technical and commercial advice on these challenges to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We are experiencing strong demand for our expertise and are looking to grow the FM team in Scotland to work on projects throughout the UK, Ireland, and globally.

With FM market experience, you will support our customers through all stages of the asset life cycle to achieve strategic objectives by adding long-term value and optimising performance to benefit end users. This includes experience of supporting operational FM management, advising on procurement projects, asset management improvement, CAFM utilisation, lifecycle modelling, FM cost analysis, benchmarking, and business case support. You will use robust project and business management tools, and experience of digital asset management and Building Information Modelling (BIM) is welcome.

Candidate specification

• Knowledge of asset and facilities management projects in either a consultancy role or operational team
• Technical, Excel and report writing skills, with the ability to meet client needs
• Knowledge of PowerBi would be an advantage
• Good communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• High levels of technological curiosity and commitment to continued professional development
• Ability to prioritise and manage tasks
• An analytical thinker with problem-solving attitude
• Educated to degree level
• Working towards or keen to attain a relevant professional qualification with RICS, CIOB, APM, or an engineering discipline
• Membership of IWFM, IAM or IHEEM
• An understanding of technology used in FM, and / or digital construction
• Knowledge of Government Soft Landings

Desirable

• Writing specifications and performance mechanisms
• Working knowledge of ISO55000, PAS1192, and Statutory Instruments
• Experience and understanding of asset modelling and management system

Agile working

We believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that supports well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We place equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, aiming for fair employment procedures and equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every recruitment stage. If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com so we can discuss how to support you.

Benefits and rewards

• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance up to 4x basic salary, with option to increase to 6x. Income protection with financial benefits and support for long-term illness or injury. Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance, critical illness cover, payroll saving, and will writing.
• Employee Ownership: Our employee ownership model means no external investors, with a culture of shared success. Employees have a stake and a voice through personal and group performance bonuses. As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising long-term impact and contribution. Your voice matters, with channels to connect with senior leadership to help shape our future. For senior roles, there is a direct pathway to ownership from day one.
• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan for everyday costs and treatments. Access to Peppy for menopause support for all UK colleagues. Wellbeing program with resources for you and your family. Salary flex to access a wide range of health benefits, extendable to family.
• Lifestyle: 33-35 days holiday per year, inclusive of public holidays, with options to buy or sell leave. Holiday entitlement increases to 35 days after 5 years of service. Discounts from high-street retailers and saving schemes.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay. Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities, two paid.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription. Opportunities to enhance skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes: Join groups including Advanced Employee Networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities. Contribute to community social outcomes.

Location(s): Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Buildings

Discipline: Consultancy

Job Ref: 13908