Facilities Coordinator (North)

Are you a passionate Facilities Coordinator seeking a new challenge? We are looking for a Facilities Coordinator to work with and support our Fleet & Facilities team, specifically dedicated to our offices across the North & Midlands.

Creating places people love is what gets us up in the morning. We build places of character, designed to build peoples sense of community, and provide people with a sense of belonging and value. We aim to create and nurture a forward-thinking culture by putting people at the heart of what we do, both those that work for us, and those we impact in the communities we create.

Who are we?

Countryside operates nationally across 13 existing regions and two timber frame factories, soon to be 16 regions and 3 timber frame factories! Right now, as part of this growth, we are expanding our teams across the Group, and are seeking a Facilities Coordinator to Oversee and manage the office facilities on a day-to-day basis for our "Northern" offices

Purpose of the Role/Objective

To provide facilities support for the offices at:

• Leeds
• Leicester
• Solihull
• Warrington
• Wolverhampton
• Milton Keynes*

Main Responsibilities of the Role

• Oversee and manage the office facilities on a day-to-day basis for the "Northern" offices
• Work closely with office contacts, heads of departments, HR business partners to ensure our offices are fit for purpose
• Work with H&S and Building Management to ensure safe working environment
• Ensure security of offices – in and out of hours
• Coordinate Facilities Maintenance providers to ensure the effective resolution of reactive maintenance issues and the completion of pre-planned works
• Manage local works/contractors (e.g. Small projects, cleaning, waste)
• Manage staff movements and all associated works (e.g. IT/Security/H&S)
• Keep office floorplans updated
• Ensure that activity-based workspaces are being optimized
• Work closely with the Contracts Coordinator to ensure overall compliance
• Support the Facilities Manager and Head of Facilities & Fleet as required

Knowledge and Skills Required to be successful in the Role

• Passionate about customer service, facilities and housebuilding.
• Ability to work on your own and be part of a team
• Effective communicator with previous experience liaising with stakeholders of all levels.
• Keen to develop yourself professionally, and undergo appropriate training.
• Eagerness to be involved in multiple projects and assist the team with ongoing larger scale projects.
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in Microsoft Office packages

What’s in it for you?

We start by putting our people first. We offer industry leading salaries and benefit packages, inclusive of an excellent bonus scheme, family healthcare, a generous pension, and a full range of flexible benefits to suit you. On top of this, and as part of our Culture Transformation, we offer flexible working, Christmas off “for free”, freshly refurbished offices and we dress for our day! We also invest heavily in our people and are passionate about helping them succeed.

Interested? If you would like to find out more or to be considered for this role, please click apply and upload your CV and a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch.

Countryside Properties PLC is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and promote equality across our business. The terminology used in this advert is not intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are always happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and / or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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