Facilities Manager

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Facilities Manager to join our growing team in Sussex

What you'll be doing

• Assist the senior facilities manager in mobilising the West Slope residences contract.
• Provide management and oversight into the deployment of resources and tasks in line with the SLA's and agreed working procedures.
• Lead and manage the maintenance manager and the wider team.
• Liaise with the University and RDP (client), and their supply chain where relevant, on the programming of works or associated activities.
• Provide regular reports as required by the contract or at the request from the RDP (client) and line management.
• Annual budget setting, and financial control.
• Track and update recharge trackers and hold monthly finance meetings.
• Tender, negotiate and appoint specialist suppliers.
• Manage the supply chain, ensure contractors are inducted, RAMS are checked and suitable and necessary permits are issued.
• Ensure that processes associated to claims for student damage, temporary repair plans and other associated matters are undertaken within contract parameters.
• Provide Commercial Leadership to the ESRFM Ltd team.
• Ensure that all contractual obligations are achieved and recorded to prove compliance.
• Ensure all matters relating to Health and Safety are applied and maintain the standards of Zero Harm.
• Track and manage contractual performance in particular Pre-planned and Reactive maintenance tasks.

Who we're looking for

• Holds, as a minimum, a HND or Degree level qualification in building service engineering, construction or facilities management related qualification.
• Previous experience in providing facilities management services for PBSA schemes or similar preferred but not essential.
• Experienced contract / account manager.
• Ability to manage diverse works and associated supply chain activities.
• Experienced in leading a team.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

About us

Balfour Beatty Investments is an international infrastructure investor operating in the UK and US. We develop and finance both public and private infrastructure projects whilst operating a portfolio of long-term infrastructure assets, with a portfolio of PPP concessions in healthcare facilities, highways, energy and transmission, student accommodation, residential regeneration and private housing.

In the US, our portfolio includes Balfour Beatty Communities, a subsidiary dedicated to developing and operating privatised military housing, student and multifamily housing. We also operate Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, a leading provider of large capital project financing, development and construction solutions for the higher education market.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit

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