Reed
Are you an experienced Facilities Management professional with a strong background in hard services, building projects and contractor management? Do you thrive in fast-paced, operational environments where no two days are the same?
The Greater London Authority is seeking an Assistant Facilities Manager – Operations & Projects to support the management of some of London's most prestigious and iconic sites, including City Hall, Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square Gardens.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering capital projects, maintaining critical building infrastructure, preserving historic monuments, and ensuring safe, efficient and compliant facilities operations across a diverse property portfolio.
Full-Time | 9-Month Contract
Location: 100% Office-Based, Southwark, London
Pay rate: £26.30 per hour PAYE | £34.15 per hour Umbrella
What you'll be doing
- Leading and supporting complex refurbishment, infrastructure and building fabric projects.
- Managing outsourced hard services contracts, including mechanical & electrical services, fabric maintenance and utilities.
- Overseeing planned and reactive maintenance programmes.
- Supporting the conservation and protection of nationally significant heritage assets and monuments.
- Managing CAFM and CAD systems, maintaining building drawings and analysing performance data.
- Ensuring compliance with building regulations, health & safety legislation and best practice standards.
- Supporting emergency response, incident management and business continuity planning.
- Monitoring contractor performance, KPIs, budgets and service delivery standards.
- Working closely with internal stakeholders, suppliers and event teams to deliver exceptional operational outcomes.
What we're looking for
- Proven experience managing complex projects and refurbishment programmes within a facilities or property environment.
- Strong track record of managing outsourced hard services contracts.
- Experience maintaining or conserving historic buildings, monuments or heritage assets within a public-facing environment.
- Hands-on experience using CAFM and CAD systems.
- Excellent knowledge of building regulations, compliance and health & safety legislation relating to building services.
- Experience managing emergencies, operational incidents and business continuity planning.
- Strong stakeholder management, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
If you're a proactive facilities professional who enjoys balancing operational excellence with project delivery, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to be considered for this exciting 9-month contract opportunity.
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