Facilities Management Specialist

Job content

• Branch/Department:

Property & Business Services

• Location:

Head Office - Sovereign Street (Leeds)

• Contract Type:

Permanent

• Salary:

Competitive

• Vacancy Working Pattern:

Flexible working patterns considered.

• Hours per week:

35

Based from our new Head Office in the heart of Leeds city centre, but with a requirement to travel to the Society’s operational and tenanted estate across the UK, the Facilities Management Specialist will work with and manage the Society’s outsourced FM suppliers to deliver an effective facilities management and maintenance service. You will maintain a resilient and compliant infrastructure and services, whilst ensuring all workplaces are conducive to the operational needs of the business.
You should have property and / or facilities management experience. We’re looking for someone who is solutions focussed, an excellent fault finder who can think on their feet and adapt to changing situations. A can do attitude is vital in this role as well as attention to detail and the desire to leave no stone unturned.
Do you have the essential skills and experience for this role?

• Professional qualification in an appropriate discipline or equivalent management experience in an estates setting is desirable.
• Experience of stakeholder management.
• Similar experience of supporting building services provisioning, maintenance planning, compliance and health & safety.
• NEBOSH qualified or willingness to work towards it
• Good budget managementexperience
• Ability to find creative solutions to problems and deliver solutions within tight constraints
• Good influencing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent numeracy and highly effective analytical abilities.
• Confidence to work with all appropriate IT tools to deliver efficiency and functionality

Do you have the essential skills and experience for this role?

• Professional qualification in an appropriate discipline or equivalent management experience in a financial services or estates setting is desirable.
• Experience of stakeholder management.
• Similar experience of supporting building services provisioning, maintenance planning, compliance and health & safety.
• NEBOSH qualified or willingness to work towards it
• Good budget management experience
• Ability to find creative solutions to problems and deliver solutions within tight constraints
• Good influencing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent numeracy and highly effective analytical abilities.
• Confidence to work with all appropriate IT tools to deliver efficiency and functionality

Why is Leeds Building Society a great place to work?
We’re a mutual not a bank, which means we’re owned by our members and are run exclusively in their best interests. In fact, our business is built on the idea of people helping people, whether that’s saving for the future or buying their own home.
We’re proud to be the first financial services organisation to be awarded Leaders in Diversity. We don’t believe in a ‘one size fits all’ approach when it comes to working here so we provide a flexible inclusive working environment that suits all colleagues. We’re a Sunday Times Best Company to work for, which reflects our commitment to support our colleagues with the environment, tools and training they need to be able to excel in their careers.
We’re committed to doing what’s right for our members, colleagues and communities. We were the first national high-street financial institution to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark, we buy 100% renewable electricity for all our sites and have a two year charity partnership with Samaritans. In addition every colleague has 14 hours volunteering each year. Our culture and colleagues are at the heart of everything we do.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent