Whitgift Foundation - Facilities Manager

Key Criteria

Essential

Desirable

• To review the existing facilities management software (Cantaur) and ensure that the appropriate management tools are being used to effectively plan, manage, and report compliance and maintenance tasks across the Whitgift Care estate.

Qualifications

• Professional membership of a relevant facilities management organisation e.g., Institute of Facilities and Workplace Management (IWFM) or British Institute of Workplace & Facilities Management (BIFM)

• To ensure Foundation compliance across the Whitgift Care estate with statutory, regulatory and best practice health and safety requirements.

• Evidence of continued personal professional development

• To take a lead for health and safety in respect of the Whitgift Care estate.

• NEBOSH certificate or diploma

• To review existing condition surveys and asset information of Whitgift Care buildings, plant, grounds. and equipment and ensure recommendations are enshrined in a proactive approach to maintenance planning. • To agree and establish key performance indicators with the Director of Property and Director of Care (to include speed of response and carbon consumption) and report against these.

• Facilities management experience in a care home or medical facility

Experience

• Change management

• Budget management and delegated financial authority

• Procuring and negotiating contacts

• Work with the Director of Property to lead any development projects within Whitgift Care.

• Managing service delivery, including addressing under-performance

• To prepare business cases for capex investment of expenditure, as required.

• Managing, motivating, and developing a team

• To take responsibility for a risk register across the Whitgift Care portfolio.

• Managing the performance of a team

• To report to the Whitgift Care Committee, submitting a report to every meeting and attending on behalf of the property and facilities teams.

• Management of development projects

• Detailed knowledge of relevant legislation and good practice

Skills and knowledge

General

• Procurement procedures

• To ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with health and safety regulations and relevant risk assessments.

• RICS Code of Practice for Procurement of Facilities Management

• To undertake any training and development as required.

Personal qualities

• Excellent inter-personal, written and oral communication skills

• To undertake any ad hoc projects as required.

• To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as determined by the Director of Property that reasonably fall within the scope of the role.

• Well organised and administratively self-sufficient

• Astute financial management

• Proactive and strategic thinker who can identify issues, opportunities and develop solutions independently

John Whitgift Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young and elderly people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

• A strong understanding of stakeholder engagement and a client-centric approach to service delivery

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