Regional Facilities Manager

Our client, a national property/ FM company are recruiting a Regional Facilities Manager to manage TFM (maintenance, cleaning and grounds maintenance contracts and health & safety) across a portfolio of multiple commercial sites in Northern England - Mainly in the North West  but could involve travel throughout the North. This really is great opportunity to develop your FM career with an ethical, growing business. Key Responsibilities for the Regional Facilities Manager: Assist Property Manager in carrying out risk assessment and audits across landlords and community areas to ensure standards are maintained. Demonstrate a pro-Active approach to maintenance and to site appearance Provide practical support to the Property Managers with day-to-day physical operation Anticipate potential problems and issues across the sites and advise manager Arrange and support in the completion of periodic/ad hoc repairs and maintenance work. Follow up any repairs/action from the periodic inspections and advise course of action required accordingly Ensure the there is enough keys and passes available and that the keys logs and records are correct. Monitor tenants lease obligations to repair, maintain, decorate etc. and make sure they comply with any Estate Regulations in operation Provide input into the annual budget setting to assist in establishing expenditure parameters for the year, by providing knowledge of supplier and market demands. Record utility bills e.g. electricity, gas, water for the site and check against meter readings Contractor and supplier management to ensure compliance. Written contracts are understood and delivered to the agreed KPI and SLAs Ensure work is carried out in accordance with clients Health & Safety policy and procedures Ensure all contracts and service agreements serving the building are copied and saved in agreed place with Property Manager The ideal candidate will be an experienced Facilities Management professional qualified in Health and Safety (IOSH or NEBOSH). You will have strong communications skills and be a customer service driven FM. This is a home based role with a good deal of travel. Clean driving licence essential. A salary of £45k - £50k is offered plus car allowance, fuel expenses, healthcare and pension