Facilities Manager

About You

As the Facilities Manager, you will be adaptable individual who is used to working at a fast pace. You will enjoy working in a varied role and environment who is a clear communicator, both with stakeholders and customers.

Required Skills And Experience:

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• An ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels of the business.
• Previous experience managing facilities in a laboratory-based environment. 
• Highly organised and ability to manage own workload.
• Working understanding of electrics, plumbing, heating, HVAC, and air con systems.
• A willingness to occasionally work outside of normal working hours (including weekends).
• Degree in Facilities Management or relevant scientific discipline.
• Good IT literacy skills. Competent is use of Microsoft packages such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experience managing a team.
• Relevant H&S qualification – IOSH or NEBOSH.

About The Opportunity

As the Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for line management of Facilities Coordinator, Equipment Specialist, Equipment Team Leader and H&S Technician. Outside of this, your role will be split into duties across the areas of facilities, health and safety and equipment. 

Key Activities:

• Manage all hard and soft service contracts associated with the buildings.
• Monitor and respond to facility helpdesk tickets, interacting with service users to ensure that tickets are efficiently reviewed, processed and actioned. Ensure that the facility image and services are maintained to a high standard for building users.
• Ensure facility assets and equipment are maintained to suitable standard and repaired when failures/faults occur. Examples include, plumbing services, building fabrics, HVAC, electrical installations, lighting and Stability storage equipment.
• Organise and supervise contractor works ensuring that necessary H&S paperwork has been obtained prior to works commencing, such as checking of RAMS, competency certifications and ensuring all contractors have been signed into the building.
• Ensure building contracts are regularly reviewed, renewed and re-tendered as required.
• Raise and submit purchase requests to the Admin Team for facilities spend items, including contractor repair/improvement works, service contracts, parts and ad-hoc items.
• Lead delivery of building fit-out projects.
• Support H&S Technician in management of wider H&S team.
• Attend and chair monthly H&S meetings with the H&S team. Present H&S performance updates to Site Director on a quarterly basis.
• Ensure H&S standards of the company, it’s equipment and facilities are maintained in line with H&S regulations.
• Write and review risk assessments and site specific H&S policies and procedures.
• Monitor and review hazard/incident reports, ensuring that corrective actions and measures are implemented.
• Ensure all laboratory equipment assets are maintained by Equipment Team in-line with agreed deadlines. To include routine maintenance, qualifications, validations and calibrations.
• Support and take a lead in procurement, planning and installation of new lab equipment.

What We Offer

Join Intertek and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues.  We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace, and passion.  We are working to make the world Ever Better, ensuring the quality, safety and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world.

• Competitive salary/benefits 
• Development and career opportunities around the Globe 
• Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who do not discriminate against applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex or national origin.

Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement, and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.