Serco - Base Location: Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre
Full Time / Permanent
Up to £60,000 per annum + Excellent Corporate Benefits Package
We are recruiting for an experienced, driven and dedicated Facilities Manager (FM) to join our team at Gatwick Immigration Removal Centre and take responsibility for the delivery of statutory and contractual compliance, reactive and planned maintenance and projects.
This is a demanding role with line management responsibilities; therefore, you must have experience of leading and directing people successfully. Working with your team and external contractors, you will ensure the delivery of the highest quality upkeep and maintenance of all prison areas, within agreed cost parameters, with an unparalleled customer service approach. Your operational knowledge and application of current Health & Safety, Environmental legislation, Quality Assurance controls and COSHH requirements is a pre-requisite.
As with any role at this level, you will be an excellent all-round communicator, with a passion to lead and direct people, and the ability to deal with challenges as they arise. Your experience within an operational role with a wide exposure to the total provision of FM services and building infrastructure will drive your success. You will be ready to deliver on the below:
What you'll need to do the role
A natural passion for FM with experience of delivering a high quality service to clients. You must be self-motivated, possess excellent investigative and problem solving abilities.
Successful leadership experience and managing stakeholder engagement are essential requirements to drive success.
Working experience of CAFM systems is essential and a degree of flexibility is required as you will be expected to travel to other other sites for training and team meetings.
Why Serco
A place you can make an impact - We look after around 5,000 prisoners in our prisons and been in the business for 25 years, employ 2,000 colleagues in our 6 custodial contracts so you can guarantee you'll be delivering an essential service that touch people's lives.
A place you can count on - Our diverse UK-wide operations offer unrivalled opportunities to learn and develop. You'll be able to broaden your experience and apply your skills in new ways.
A place for you - We are a motivated team who will encourage you and help you to succeed within a supportive and safe culture.
What we offer
About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks - SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the 'Ban the Box' pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.