Senior Facilities Manager

About

ACS Cobham is home to 1,300 students aged 2 to 18 representing over 80 nationalities who are taught by 300 teachers and staff members.

Located on a sprawling 128-acre site, the campus successfully blends the old and the new with historic buildings sitting comfortably alongside modern, purpose-built learning facilities.

The campus has seen significant investment over recent years and beyond the classroom pupils benefit from a multi-functional Sports Centre with a showcase arena and a 25-metre indoor pool, a new Performing Arts Centre with a 509-seat theatre and a 21st Century Interactive Learning Centre. This is in addition to the Olympic sized athletics track, 6 all-weather tennis courts, baseball and softball diamonds, six-hole golf course, woodland classroom and adventure playgrounds.

Overview

ACS International Schools are now seeking to appoint a Senior Facilities Manager for their Cobham campus to lead the on-site delivery team in the strategic direction and implementation of best practice whilst ensuring the site is legally compliant.

The successful candidate will lead the preparation, prioritisation, co-ordination and delivery of assigned projects and programmes across all aspects of planned works, strategic maintenance and minor works, ensuring the campus remains the best in class. This is a senior role that will ensure that students, staff and visitors enjoy a high-quality, safe and customer-focused experience.

About you

You will be an enthusiastic, inspiring and inclusive leader, with demonstrable experience of leading and motivating facilities teams. Demonstrating an aptitude and track record of driving continuous performance improvement, you will be a strong communicator with extensive experience of leading high performing, customer facing teams of both directly employed and contracted staff.

Adept change management and business transformation experience in a similar collaborative environment is essential. This post will suit professionals who enjoy taking full operational responsibility in addition to undertaking strategic thinking. You will hold a relevant facilities management qualification.

How to apply

For further information or a confidential discussion please contact our advisors Adam Spencer adam.spencer@mrgpeople.co.uk or Hayley Mintern hayley.mintern@mrgpeople.co.uk

The Management Recruitment Group (MRG) has been exclusively retained for this appointment. All direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to MRG