Description
As the senior facilities manager for McLaren Automotive's Midlands real estate portfolio, you will lead a team to own and manage multiple properties across the company's Midlands operations.
Working with multiple stakeholders, service vendors, and partners, you will deliver outstanding support and service to a growing business to enable and protect the operational requirements of the business.
Your day-to-day work will be varied and challenging, delivering consistent processes, services, and strategies across the real estate portfolio to support company culture and growth.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Midlands portfolio, encompassing various facilities, and lead a team of coordinators.
- Develop and implement comprehensive facility management strategies that align with organisational objectives and industry best practices.
- Liaise with senior management to inform and advise on all matters relating to the physical operation and condition of the estate portfolio.
- Collaborate closely with the compliance team and external regulatory bodies to ensure that all facilities across the UK estate adhere to health, safety, and environmental standards, maintaining a safe, compliant, and regulated working environment for employees and visitors.
- Liaise with HoD and key stakeholders to ensure high-quality services are delivered efficiently and cost-effectively.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across all facilities, promoting innovation and sustainable practices.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for escalated issues relating to facility operations, maintenance, and team management.
- Foster a culture of excellence and collaboration within the facilities management team, providing mentorship and professional development opportunities.
- Ensure emergency preparedness and crisis management plans are in place and regularly reviewed across all sites.
- Monitor and report on the performance of the facilities management team, setting objectives and key performance indicators to assess and improve service delivery.
- Maintain a flexible work schedule to oversee operations across various locations and be available for emergency response as needed.
Requirements
- Experienced in a leadership role in Facilities Management.
- Proven experience in developing Facilities Management functions and teams.
- Strong leadership/people management skills.
- Experience in managing a distributed property portfolio.
- Experience working in facilities or estate management for a minimum of 10 years.
- An engineering background with a sound understanding of M&E, Critical infrastructure, contract management, PPMs, and local authority engagement.
- Demonstrable experience managing third parties and contract services.
- Willing to work flexibly, in person, across each McLaren site.
- A proactive self-starter who takes initiative in solving complex and high-priority issues.
- Hold a valid driving licence.
Benefits
- Structured career development framework.
- 25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday.
- Enhanced company pension scheme.
- Discretionary annual bonus award.
- Private medical insurance and health cash plan.
- Life assurance benefit.
- Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years' service.
- Benefits that can be adapted to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
- Generous parental leave policies.
- A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial and mortgage advice.