Senior Facilities Officer Permanent

At the heart of Paxton, we are innovators, we look for ways of harnessing new technology to provide better solutions for our customers. We're a global brand with nearly 40 years of experience, our team of over 400 employees is spread around the world.

We pride ourselves on creating a vibrant environment, with a focus on excellent company culture. Our teams make Paxton a great place to work with brilliant benefits that come with any role at Paxton, with an emphasis on career progression, training and development, and recognition of achievement for every employee.

So, what are the benefits?

* We run a great social calendar with wine tasting, cooking classes, onsite yoga, staff parties and more. It’s rare you won’t see something going on!

* Tech, bike, and travel or season ticket loans.

* Private medical insurance (Opt in) and healthcare cash-back plan.

* Discounted fitness memberships up to 75% off in your area.

* 25-days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can buy & sell up to 5 days a year.

* Recognised as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the UK, by Best Companies™.

About the role

Join our Facilities team where you will be responsible for the management of services, and support the core business across our Brighton and Eastbourne sites. Whilst also assisting in large-scale projects and ensuring the premises are safe for the business ensuring Paxton complies with Health and Safety.

* Overseeing essential services such as security maintenance, cleaning, waste-disposal and recycling

* Calculating and comparing costs for required goods or services to achieve maximum value for money.

* Planning for future development in line with strategic business objectives.

* Co-ordinating and leading one or more teams to cover various areas of responsibility.

* Using performance management techniques to monitor and demonstrate achievement of agreed service levels to lead on improvements.

* Managing and taking control of large budgets.

* Responding appropriately to emergencies or urgent issues as they arise.

* Being a line manager of the Facilities team.

* Managing contractor relationships and building a pool of approved contractors.

* The preparation of tender documents and the supervising, checking and co-ordinating the work of contractors; ensuring this is completed to agreed standards and any deficiencies are followed up.

* Managing and leading change to ensure minimum disruption to core activities.

* Build great customer to client relationships across the business.

* Planning best allocation and utilisation of space and resources for new buildings, and re-organising current premises.

* Having a hands-on approach to all tasks, and being able to self identify issues across the business where possible.

What are we looking for?

* You will need to have experience working within a Health and Safety management role.

* Have the ability to act on the go, and have a pro-active attitude to tasks.

* Be thorough in all aspects of the role, reviewing defects and where to improve.

The right attitude is more important to us than your skills or experience. If you’re excited about a role but your existing experience doesn’t match up with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

We want to collaborate with you and hear your ideas, most of all, we want people to enjoy the journey with us