Facilities Coordinator

A client of mine is looking for a Facilities and Workspace Coordinator to work for them 30 Hours a week working across Frome Hub or Devizes Hub. Ideally you will spend 2 days in Frome and 2 days in Devizes, the other day will be floating between Wells and Shepton Mallet. all Mileage will be covered, however you must have access to your own vehicle.
Using your technical experience, knowledge, and skills you will assist the Workspace and Facilities Managers and wider team to ensure that you provide a “safety first” culture complimented by safe, supportive, effective, and inclusive virtual & physical workspaces across all areas of operational delivery.

One of four Coordinators, you will be responsible for day-to-day legislative works and effective management of contractors, while acting as first line response (via the Service Desk) as well as supporting the Workspace & Facilities Managers with the delivery of the service ensuring emergency planning, health, safety & environmental compliance across all workspaces.

You will work collaboratively with your fellow Coordinators ensuring best practice contract management for all soft service contracts which includes, but is not limited to cleaning, stationery, catering, furniture, access control, visitor, desk & utilisation booking system, external space application and security.

You will be the visible part of the Workspace & FM Team, taking responsibility for the workspaces under your control while ensuring our customers, colleagues & contractors are supported and enabled to get the best out of their day.

Experience Required

• Have experience of working in a Workspace & Facilities Management role within a corporate environment.
• Have experience of coordinating contracts & contractors.
• Have experience of coordinating health & safety arrangements within the workspace.
• Customers will be at the heart of all you do, you will have strong people skills with the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with all key stakeholders.
• Have strong organisational skills, with the ability to organise and prioritise your own workload effectively.
• Have a keen interest in workspace, FM, environment and sustainability and a drive to challenge what doesn’t work, to ensure our team continues to evolve to be the best we can be for the future of our organisation.
• Have strong communication skills and be confident communicating with all key stakeholders, at all levels, while also being politically astute.
• Be a very effective problem solver, armed with solutions.
• Can respond positively and proactively to any emergency

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