Facilities Manager

About The Role

Working hours: 35 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent, Full Time Closing Date: 14 March 2023 Manchester City Council has an opportunity for a Facilities Manager to join the team based in Ardwick who provide a Facilities Management service to workplaces across the city.

Facilities Management is part of the Corporate Estates Team within Strategic Development and works across directorates providing a range of support services, compliance and workplace solutions.

Responsibilities of a Facilities Manager include (but are not limited to):

• Manage the provision of a comprehensive and responsive facilities management service, leading on the development of processes and procedures to ensure the delivery of effective services, implementing new ways of working
• Manage the effective deployment and leadership of staffing throughout the service ensuring that the services provided represent best value, are delivered in an efficient and effective manner, and are in compliance with all relevant policies and current legislation, including Health and Safety regulations.
• Drive forward projects of work taking full responsibility for the delivery of objectives and ensuring effective communication with all relevant stakeholders.
• Manage designated budgets and meet performance targets ensuring that systems and practices support and enhance the service.

Roles at this level will be required to undertake management of resources, including human and financial. Staff management may be through direct line management of a team (including appraisals, performance management and other duties) or through matrix management of a virtual team of officers.

About the Candidate

The successful candidate for this role must be able to demonstrate the generic behaviours and skills as listed on the role profile. In addition, they will have high profile customer service experience. The role holder must be flexible and able to work under pressure in a changing and conflicting environment. This is an exciting opportunity for a Facilities Manager to join an established team which offers progression and personal development. A development role may be considered for the right candidate.

About Us

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council

At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. If you want to find out more about the role, our culture, flexible arrangements or any adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview we will ask you if you require any adjustments in order for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.

If you would like to access the job details in another format, such as large print, audio or printed on a coloured paper, please email jobs@manchester.gov.uk or call 0161 227 3373.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility

As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work. We’ve also included some useful tips on how to submit the best application.

When you join us

We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.

Other relevant information
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
Our Manchester Strategy/Behaviours.pdf
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