Facilities Manager

An opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Manager to join our expanding contract based in Newcastle.
The working hours are 7.30am to 4.30pm equating to a 40 hour week.
Job Purpose:
To ensure compliance with the agreement between EMCOR and the client for the delivery of Engineering Services Maintenance and Facilities Services at their site.
Principle Accountabilities:
The operational management and development of all scoped works and tasks through effective and efficient use and control of resources. The performance, initiatives and achievements emanating from these aims are to be effectively recorded and communicated to EMCOR and the clients management.
Ensure that a culture of Team Working, Task Ownership and Flexible Working is actively encouraged and implemented across the site.
Effectively communicate the operational management deliverables to all Supervisors, ensuring all issues and problems are reported and managed in a controlled and timely manner.
Evaluate data and operational performance stats on a monthly basis, ensuring a documented action plan is implemented for any out of line situations.
Close liaison with the client regarding the status of maintenance operations.
Conduct a daily meeting with Supervisors on Operational Updates (formal or informal).
To ensure the commercial viability and growth of the contract is achieved.
Champion the IMS Quality System and ensure its compliance.
Ensure a program of initiatives and achievements are maintained and kept on record.
To attend formal site meetings with the client.
Initiate the standards and review the forward planning of maintenance activities to ensure adequate manpower loading and effective use of shutdown availability.
Ensure all aspects of inventory management including the storage of adequate critical spaces.
Ensure quality performance through auditing of EMCOR staff in the performance of their tasks - workmanship, housekeeping and customer satisfaction.
Operation of emergency response precedure including escalation requirements and liaison.
Ensure a culture of safe working is developed within the EMCOR team and sub contractors.
Compliance with all aspects of Site Safety & Quality.
Ensure sub contractor visit controls and responsibilities are undertaken in accordance with specific agreements, works and frequencies, ensuring effective audits and performance reporting.
Agree to undertake Authorised Person status and associated responsibilities.
To ensure that technical staff induction and technical training including the delivery of H&S Tool Box Talks are undertaken.
Conduct staff performance appraisal of direct reports and subsequent training and development requirements.
Accident investigation, reporting and instigation of corrective actions.
Ensure compliance with Safe Systems of Work including Permit to Work systems and isolation procedures.
Via agreed arrangements proactively develop and or, assist the Client in;
Critical plant replacements
Emergency procedures planning
Contingency planning
Strategic review of maintenance techniques, toward-run time and condition based maintenance.
Continuous review of sub contracted works
Activity risk assessment
Integration and Partnership Team Building.
Proven track record of operations management in both hard & soft services FM environment
Technical background preferred, EHS & Technical compliance
Strong H&S experience in FM
Excellent IT skills
Excellent interpersonal and customer relationships
Exceptional presentation and communication skills
Proven experience in managing a team
Good command of the English language, both orally and verbally
Smart, presentable appearance
Personable and approachable
Clean, full driving license
BIFM is desirable
NEBOSH General Certificate is essential
Private healthcare
Car/Allowance
25 days annual leave