facilities manager

The OCS Group is one of the UK's leading providers of facilities management and property support services, employing over 25,000 people in the UK alone. We are at the forefront of developing integrated facilities management services and becoming a seamless extension of our clients' businesses by delivering best-in-class services. With a wide variety of clients across multiple business sectors, every day at OCS is different.

We are currently recruiting for a Facilities Manager to lead the team who provide a fully integrated and efficient FM service to a large PFI contract. You’ll be responsible for making sure that the service is delivered in line with agreed budgets and standards, whilst monitoring and reporting on the quality and financial performance of the service.

This is a busy role, where no two days are the same, so we’re looking for someone who can deal with shifting priorities and work at pace. You’ll also be someone who can think strategically, be an excellent leader of people, and be able to offer our client innovation in service delivery.

The salary is £42,260 + £3960 car allowance

What you’ll be doing…

• Lead and motivate the team and ad hoc contractors to always provide a quality, customer friendly service, in line with the partnering ethos
• Be the first point of contact for the management of OCS service delivery to clients and stakeholders.
• Ensuring that the work schedules are regularly reviewed to ensure best value for money and efficient delivery of services to our client requirements.
• Monitor and report on financial performance & quality of the service delivery.
• Ensure service delivery is in line with KPI’s and contractual obligations at all times.
• Monitor customer feedback and respond to customer comments
• Provide regular progress reports and service updates to our supply chain partners.
• Responsibility for ensuring compliance to the contract specification.
• Account management responsibility to develop contract operations.
• Provide reports for our client representative and OCS management teams on all aspects of service delivery.

What you’ll need…

• Experience as a Facilities Manager, managing hard and soft services
• IT Literate, MS Office/competent in the use of Excel, Power point.
• Experience of leading a multi disciplined team
• Experience of managing a budget, including complex fixed price contracts

What will you get in return?

• An enhanced pension scheme (above auto enrolment rates) - to save for the future
• Life Assurance - to protect your family should the worst happen
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays on top
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Private Medical Insurance - to protect you
• Access to 100s of high street discounts
• Financial Wellbeing support - Access to low interest loans
• Recognition scheme 'OCS Stars’- monetary rewards given to top performers
• Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated 'Impact’ Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Health & Wellbeing Support

Why join OCS Group UK Ltd?

OCS prides itself as a company with strong family values and we are passionate about hiring people who demonstrate the same.

We take CARE of you; We act SAFELY and responsibly; We are TRUSTWORTHY; We work as EXPERTS. If you share these Values, we want you to be part of our team.

OCS have a well-respected brand and our colleagues are empowered to be the best version of themselves. We offer job stability and are committed to developing our colleagues by offering more than just a job. We are a financially stable business who continues to be privately owned since its inception in 1900.

We reward those who demonstrate our values and since the launch of our OCS Star recognition scheme we have rewarded nearly 1,500 colleagues with monetary vouchers, certificates, and public recognition within the business.

We invest and support the growth of our people and are currently sponsoring over 310 colleagues who are enrolled in a variety of apprenticeship programmes, ranging from Level 3 qualifications in customer service to degree programmes in Leadership. If you want to develop you career, OCS is a great choice.

OCS offers the family feel of smaller organisations although large enough to offer so many opportunities. We recognise your efforts and contribution and show our appreciation through a variety of reward schemes which in turn results in our colleagues staying with OCS. Our business is the family you can choose, and our people stay for the friendships, opportunities, and career fulfilment we offer