Apr 16, 2025
Head of FM and Capital Projects
*£700 per day inside IR35*
*Hybrid working*
*Public Sector*
The role
Are you an experienced senior FM leader looking for a new role? An exciting opportunity is available for a London borough to lead their corporate FM service on an interim basis.
You will:
- To lead, manage and direct the strategy and internal governance for the delivery of facilities building management (FM) and capital projects across the Council and its partner services.
- Implement the strategic overview of FM operations and ensure that facilities management operations activities are regularly reviewed regards contract management, and that building related duties and procurement arrangements are followed. This will include FM energy related works and works related to net carbon zero efficiencies through lifecycle repairs and/or upgrades.
- Develop and implement the Council's capital programme strategy in consultation with other stakeholders. The Capital Projects delivery to include schools/education, corporate properties, carbon reduction, and energy projects across the authority, ensuring that they are delivered within the Council's capital and procurement strategies.
- To produce an annual Council-wide health and safety plan.
- Measure, monitor, analysis and review performance and produce regular performance reports.
Key Skills and experience for the role of Head of FM:
- CIWFM or similar professional accreditation
- Significant experience of working in local or central government or another major public sector organisation
- Significant experience of working/negotiating directly with senior officers and Members across the Council and external partners
- Significant experience of leading complex corporate and service projects involving colleagues from other departments/disciplines
- Experience of working with Members and preparing and presenting Committee reports
- Significant experience of developing and implementing strategies and plans to improve service delivery, with particular reference to property assets
- Financial management experience, including experience of directly managing budgets
Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.