Interim Head of Facilities (Temporary Contract)

Interim Head of Facilities (Temporary Contract)

Posted 1 week ago by The Management Recruitment Group

£500 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Brighton, Brighton and Hove

Summary: The Interim Head of FM will lead the operational management of a large in-house facilities team within a public sector organization, focusing on delivering a wide range of facilities management services. This role requires a senior professional with a strong background in customer service and facilities management, overseeing a team of approximately 150 staff. The position is temporary, lasting around 3-6 months, with the potential for the interim candidate to apply for a permanent role. The successful candidate will foster a culture of service excellence and manage operational performance effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Creating a culture of service excellence
  • Management of operational performance across in-house teams and contracted suppliers ensuring adherence to SLA’s and KPI’s
  • Departmental leadership including the mentoring and training of staff
  • Change management and transformation

Key Skills:

  • Significant background in leading the delivery of best in class facilities services across a large multi-site operation
  • Strong focus on delivering high levels of customer service
  • Developed leadership ability within a collegiate and collaborative environment
  • Strong commercial and contract management acumen
  • High energy individual with a proactive approach

Salary (Rate): £400/day

City: Brighton

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

description: Interim Head of FM
c.£350 to £400 per day

Our client is a public sector organisation who are seeking an Interim Head of FM to join their large in-house facilities team. They are looking for a senior FM professional to operationally lead and manage the day to day delivery of a wide-range of facilities management services including all aspects of soft FM/customer facing service lines such as reception, security, grounds, portering and cleaning. Total team of c.150 staff.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

  • Creating a culture of service excellence
  • Management of operational performance across their in-house teams and contracted suppliers ensuring adherence to SLA’s and KPI’s
  • Departmental leadership including the mentoring and training of staff
  • Change management and transformation

Person Specification

The successful post holder will possess a significant background in leading the delivery of best in class facilities services across a similar large multi-site operation with a focus on delivering high levels of customer service. In addition to developed leadership ability within a comparable collegiate and collaborative environment, you will also possess strong commercial and contract management acumen.

They are seeking a high energy individual with a can do approach who excels in ‘making a difference’.

This is an interim assignment for c.3-6 months whilst they make a substantive appointment which the interim candidate is welcome to apply for. The post will commence ASAP.