FM Commercial Service Manager

Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Closing Date: Sunday 9th February 2025 23:55 About Camden Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all. What You’ll Be Doing As the FM Commercial Service Manager, you will be operationally and commercially responsible for overseeing projects across Schools, Children’s Centres, and selected corporate properties. Your expertise will be essential in managing the in-house team of engineers and apprentices, alongside external contractors, while integrating the Helpdesk CIVICA system with the Council’s Oracle financial system. You will deliver planned preventative maintenance and statutory compliance, ensuring customer satisfaction while controlling costs. Managing a £2 million in-house traded service, you will seek opportunities for service expansion and improvement in collaboration with schools and council services. Your ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders will support the wider property management strategy, while your leadership will ensure your team is skilled and motivated to meet current and future demands. Additionally, you will oversee operational costs, play a key role in procuring specialist M&E contracts, and contribute to the transition planning for Camden’s PFI schools back to the Local Authority. All About You You are a results-driven professional with proven experience in delivering high-quality Mechanical and Electrical services within budget and regulatory frameworks. Your expertise in managing M&E reactive works and planned maintenance programmes is complemented by your ability to establish systems that uphold industry best practices. With strong budget management skills, you will ensure the £2 million trading budget remains controlled. You possess excellent communication abilities, allowing you to produce detailed reports for stakeholders and effectively manage contract performance. Your customer-focused approach will enhance service delivery levels while resolving complex maintenance issues and advising schools. You will excel at fostering cooperation among stakeholders and driving strategies for the improvement of M&E operations. Committed to training and developing future tradespeople, you will lead efforts to ensure your team has the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive. Your aim is to elevate performance standards within our property management services for the benefit of the community. What We Offer At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including: 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years Flexible working opportunities Interest-free loans Access to our incredible staff networks Career development and training Wellbeing support and activities Inclusion and Diversity We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remain at the heart of everything we do. Anonymised Application

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in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias. Asking for Adjustments Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG. Job Info

Job Identification 3324 Job Category Place Posting Date 01/17/2025, 02:59 PM Apply Before 02/09/2025, 11:55 PM Job Schedule Full time Locations 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG, GB

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