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Interim Head of Facilities and Guest Services

Employer
Maxwell Stephens Ltd
Location
South London
Salary
Circa £50,000 per annum Or Equivalent Rate
Closing date
23 Aug 2019
Reference
PR/000639

Job Details

Our client, a public sector organisation, are now recruiting for an Interim Head of Facilities and Guest Services for a minimum of 9 months.

To improve the hospitality and general environment of the organisation, ensuring that it is responsive to the needs and preferences. To play a key role in developing excellent working relationships across the organisation and leading on relevant organisation wide statutory requirements and promoting good practice.

Key Responsibilities

  • Be responsible for security provision on the site on a 24 x 7 basis. 
  • Ensure all service areas provide an appropriate and flexible service to patients, visitors, staff and volunteers at all times.
  • Attend regular and occasional meetings with key managers and departmental staff to
  • ensure that the services provision reflect the organisation’s strategic aims.
  • Manage services contracts and projects closely; ensuring service delivery is completed to the satisfaction of users and in accordance with contractual requirements.
  • Control the operational purchasing of materials and services and seeking to leverage buying power across the two sites and beyond wherever possible.
  • Undertake competitive tendering and the selection of Companies covering request and review of tenders, and the final selections ensuring that fair and competitive standards are adhered to.
  • With assistance from the Facilities Administrator, maintain documents ensuring that all appropriate records are kept and are fit for all auditing purposes including all legislative and non-legislative requirements.
  • Manage all agreed contracts proactively ensuring the maintenance of sound working relationships and tight standards of financial control.
  • To hold responsibility for controlling relevant expenditure from the budget, obtaining the necessary authorisation for any spend which is above their authority level.
  • Working closely with the Head of Estates and the Finance department, prepare the annual budget relevant to the areas of responsibility ascribed to the post holder.
  • In conjunction with the Volunteering and Fundraising Departments to oversee the management of volunteers to the site who provide services
  • To be responsible for the maintenance and development of own CPD. Actively seeking to develop skills and knowledge through reading, reflection and attending both internal and external teaching courses.
  • Coach and/or mentor individuals within the organisation as appropriate and in line with organisational requirements.

Person Specification

  • Educated to first degree level or equivalent experience
  • Experience of delivering a facilities management service through teams that are directly employed.
  • A thorough understanding and experience of working in FM within a large and complex organisation (preferably healthcare)
  • Significant experience and expertise gained through keeping up to date with HSE and CQC (or similar) 

Please call 0207 118 48 48 or email cv@maxwellstephens.com to apply.

Company

Maxwell Stephens is here to help with the full range of recruitment services in the facilities management industry. We are a specialist service supplier, achieving world-class results through our unique combination of focus, knowledge and industry experience. Our in-depth understanding, backed by state-of-the-art technology, means you can count on us for recruitment services that are second to none - whether you're a client or a candidate. Our experience and expertise means we can deliver solutions for facilities and property professionals at all levels, from graduate trainee through to board director. We work across the whole sector. www.maxwellstephens.com

Company info
Website
Telephone
0207 118 4848
Location
Golden Cross House
8 Duncannon Street
London
Greater London
WC2N 4JF
GB

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