Facilities Manager

Facilities Manager Rugby | 12 month contract | £55,000 per annum Can you turn facilities maintenance plans into reliable service delivery? Keeping facilities safe, compliant and running efficiently takes clear planning, strong contractor relationships and the confidence to challenge when standards fall short. We are recruiting a Facilities Manager to oversee third party facilities providers, working closely with site operations teams to ensure maintenance is completed, mandatory inspections are tracked and contractors deliver against their commitments. This 12 month contract would suit someone with extensive facilities management experience in logistics, warehousing, distribution or a similarly demanding operational environment. The contract You will bring structure and visibility to facilities activity across designated sites, identifying gaps, improving maintenance planning and helping teams take a more proactive approach. As a contractor you will be responsible for: • Managing relationships with external facilities providers, monitoring performance and addressing service issues. • Working with contractors and internal teams to develop comprehensive planned preventative maintenance schedules. • Ensuring statutory inspections and mandatory equipment checks are completed, recorded and followed through. • Managing CAFM or online job reporting systems so work is accurately logged, prioritised and completed. • Reviewing performance measures and providing clear updates at weekly facilities meetings. • Supporting safe working practices and compliance with health, safety and environmental requirements. • Raising purchase orders, monitoring expenditure and identifying opportunities to improve value. • Contributing to longer term facilities maintenance and improvement plans. As an experienced Facilities Manager you will bring You may already be a Facilities Manager, or an experienced Facilities Coordinator ready to take on broader responsibility. We are looking for experience in: • Experience managing outsourced facilities services, contractors or maintenance providers. • A practical understanding of planned maintenance, statutory compliance and building services. • Confidence holding suppliers accountable for service quality, timescales and contractual requirements. • Experience using CAFM systems, maintenance portals or job ticketing platforms. • Familiarity with purchase orders, facilities budgets and cost control. • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with site leaders, operational teams and external providers. • An organised, proactive approach to identifying problems and seeing actions through to completion. Experience introducing an outsourced FM provider, improving maintenance compliance or reducing reactive maintenance would be particularly valuable. An IWFM qualification and IOSH Managing Safely would also be advantageous. Interested? Upload your CV - we will be intouch Or contact Ruth Forster at Wagstaff Recruitment & Careers Coaching for a conversation, or send your CV to ruth.forster (phone number removed). Ruth is available directly on (phone number removed) Wagstaff Recruitment & Careers Coaching Building Trusted Relationships to Create Great Opportunities since 2010