Facilities Manager

As the facilities manager, you will have full responsibility of all staff based on site, ensuring they are trained and developed effectively and represent the company to the highest standards. The Facilities Manager will have complete financial control including setting budgets and meeting financial targets. In essence the overall management and development of all FM (hard and soft) services stipulated in the contract will be implemented effectively using best practice and continuous improvement initiatives. This will be achieved by:

1. To deliver, at all times, high quality Hard and Soft FM services in compliance with the contract by providing professional expertise.
2. To formulate suitable strategies to meet the demands of service provision by ensuring added value, increased productivity, and cost effectiveness.
3. To exercise financial and commercial controls within agreed budgets to maximise profitability and identify ongoing cost savings.
4. To maximise the contract by successfully account management ensuring pro-active business development by creating innovative added value solutions prior to the client recognising needs.
5. In conjunction with the Finance Department, provide accurate operational budgets and resume full responsibility for actual performance against budget.
6. To effectively manage all sub contractors.
7. To provide high standards of customer care.
8. To achieve a safe working environment by coordinating and improving all aspects of health, safety and fire. This will include efficient accident reporting and near miss processes, maintaining all data accordingly.
9. Support and promote the companies vision and values and making this transparent throughout the on-site staff.

About our client
Our client is a leading facilities management service provider who are part of a larger publicly listed multinational organization. They are a main facilities management service provider in the Middle East.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in a related field coupled with at least 10 years experience within Facilities Management including 5 years in the GCC. The following key selection criteria will be essential to be considered for this role:

1. Full Facilities Management responsibility on delivering a FM service contract on at least one iconic project in the Middle East.
2. Strong understanding of all commercial aspects of a large / iconic facilities management contract.
3. Key experience in financial reports including service budgets and performance against budget on a large FM service contract.
4. Appreciation and hands-on experience of health, safety and fire hazards within FM service contracts. A NEBOSH or IOSH qualification would be preferable but not essential.
5. Ability to manage white and blue collar staff and motivate on-site teams.
6. Strong account management skills and management of key internal and external stakeholders.
7. Fluency in English (written and verbal) is essential for this role.

About The Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world. The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

1. Finance & Accounting
2. Banking & Financial Services
3. Procurement
4. Property & Construction
5. Engineering & Supply Chain
6. Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering
7. Human Resources
8. Sales
9. Marketing
10. Technology
11. Secretarial
12. Executive Search
13. Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.