JOB DESCRIPTION Senior Facilities Manager - Egham & Hillingdon Reports to Head of Estates Location Cobham
General • Support the Head of Estates in the leadership and management of the Campus Facilities. • Deliver a seamless, customer service focused operation working closely with the stakeholders. • Represent and promote the role of Facilities and its activities within ACS and externally. • Work with the Head of Estates to develop ob- jectives and Campus Facilities Plans, identify- ing priorities, and developing key performance indicators that proactively supports the Strategic Plan. • Work closely with other facilities senior man- agement and estates peers to provide overall running of the operation. • Lead and direct the Facilities team, providing development and direction to ensure appropriate motivation and opportunities for growth, and to drive a professional culture of continuous im- provement. • Manage all Facilities risks to an acceptable level, advising senior management of heightened risk and ensuring suitable contingency plans are developed and maintained, as necessary. • Develop a Sustainability programme, and lead all initiatives, ensuring a visible and highly pro- active role in managing and reducing the carbon footprint, and seeking opportunities for faculty/ student engagement. • Develop and maintain external relationships with professional associations and other bod- ies as appropriate, ensuring early knowledge and understanding of all regulatory or industry developments. • Build effective working relationships with Head of School, Faculty and the wider Estates & Facil- ities senior management teams in the planning, development, and operation of the ACS estate. • Work with colleagues to develop policies and procedures and explore issues and opportunities that arise. • Develop and maintain effective relationships with sector and civic partners. • Ensure the estate, and facilities are maintained in a manner that complements Safeguarding and is in line with the requirements of ISI and NEASC, and to take a leading role in the preparation for all inspection visits.
Overall Job Purpose
The post holder will be an active member of the SLT. They will work with faculties and depart- ments, providing best advice and guidance, and ensure that all Facilities activities comply with statutory obligations. They will ensure a sound balance of best value and practice, and actively support the future development of the two sites. Continuous assessment of working and busi- ness practices, along with qualitative and quan- titative data, will be key to ensuring the Campus benefits from continual improvement. In meeting these requirements, the post holder will ensure that they lead the development of the Facilities team, including service partners, to ensure that throughout the team, there is ad- equate knowledge, understanding, ability and desire to consistently deliver the Facilities objec- tives, and ensure that the changing needs of the campus are consistently met.
Provide strategic and operational leadership, and effective management of all Facilities op- erations for ACS International School, primarily (but not exclusively) at the ACS Egham and Hillingdon campuses. This role is responsible for leading the Facilities team, and all support part- ners to deliver effective Facilities operations in line with the ACS Strategic Plan, annual budg- ets, and Service Level Agreements. The Senior Facilities Manager will be driven, and committed to delivering excellent customer focused facilities services, meeting the current and future needs of the organisation. They will plan, co-ordinate, and lead the development and management of the Campus Facilities in ac- cordance with all organisational objectives, and the ACS Strategic Plan, as directed by the Head of Estates.
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