Job Description

Join us as a Facilities Manager and make an invaluable contribution to our Food Safety & Biosecurity!We are seeking a highly organised and responsible individual to oversee and manage our company's interests as a tenant in a complex site that includes laboratories, offices, and specialist facilities. As a facilities manager you will be the primary point of contact for property management issues, ensuring effective space utilisation, compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards, and the efficient operation of all property-related activities. This role demands a proactive approach to managing our laboratory and office space, equipment, and relationships with service providers to ensure our business operations run smoothly and efficiently.What youxe2x80x99ll be doing:

• The primary point of contact for property related matters, including the management of a Help Desk facility and third-party service providers through to resolution.
• Oversee and manage service contracts, ensuring maintenance schedules are adhered to and issues are resolved promptly.
• Facilitate and plan preventive maintenance (PPM) activities on Fera's business operations.
• Take ownership of business resilience from a property perspective, ensuring continuity and readiness for any situation.
• Conduct management compliance audits to ensure business compliance with regulatory requirements across the business including environmental, health & safety standards and waste disposal processes.
• Manage risks associated with the property and infrastructure, maintaining a property risk log and implementing risk management strategies.
• Develop a plan to reduce the energy consumption across the Fera footprint reflective of the business targets for its cost reduction and environmental governance.
• Measure and monitor the available data and ensure that we continue to improve on the quality of service and the return on investment in our footprint and FM service.
• Responsible for the property budget, and maintenance costs, ensuring financial efficiency.

What wexe2x80x99re looking for:

• Proven experience in facilities management, preferably in settings involving laboratories, offices, and specialist facilities.
• Strong understanding of facilities management, space optimisation, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders effectively.
• Knowledge of local property laws, health and safety regulations, and environmental standards.
• Experience in managing budgets, operational expenses, and service contracts.
• Experience of problem solving and managing complex issues through to resolution in a challenging environment.

Whatxe2x80x99s in it for you?

• A Salary of xc2xa340,000
• xe2x80x8b25 daysxe2x80x99 holiday (rising to 29) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• Flexible working hours, on-site gym, restaurant, and free parking
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeksxe2x80x99 fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeksxe2x80xa6and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle xe2x80x93 from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Fera operates a LTIP ( Long Term Incentive Plan) under which all employees are awarded points towards shares in the Employee Benefits Trust on an annual basis. The Employee Benefits Trust holds shares on behalf of our employee, at the point of an equity event the shares will realise a cash value.

What we hope youxe2x80x99ll do next:Choose xe2x80x98Apply nowxe2x80x99 to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. If you have any questions youxe2x80x99d like to ask before applying, you can contactWexe2x80x99re an equal opportunity employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. Wexe2x80x99re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or if youxe2x80x99d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email at and wexe2x80x99ll get back to you.At Fera, wexe2x80x99re making the world a better, healthier and safer place. Wexe2x80x99re a joint venture partnership between Bridgepoint and Defra and wexe2x80x99re working proactively to protect the world we live in and the food we eat. Our teams are investigating plant and bee health, crop protection and sustainable agriculture. Join us and discover better as you deliver world-class science for the future.

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