Deverellsmith is partnering with a global real estate investment and operating company to appoint a Senior Regional Facilities Manager for its expanding UK residential business.

This is a senior leadership role in a multi-billion-dollar portfolio with a strong focus on operational excellence and regulatory leadership. It also comes with a significant pipeline of new buildings over the next five years.

You will lead delivery of facilities management across the UK residential portfolio. You will implement the strategy, standards and commercial frameworks that the Regional Facilities Managers and Facilities Managers work to, and ensure every building is safe, compliant, well maintained and run cost-effectively. The role is based at the client's Central London Head Office, with regular travel to London portfolio sites and occasional travel to Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Regional Facilities Managers and Facilities Managers.
• Run monthly safety, budget and performance reviews, and oversee critical plant through BMS monitoring, audits and spot inspections.
• Implement the portfolio-wide statutory compliance strategy with the Building Safety and Compliance Lead, covering Building Safety Act requirements, contractor competency, and high-rise permits to work and safe systems of work.
• Own engineering and service charge budgets with Finance, driving cost efficiency, value for money and year-on-year savings.
• Manage procurement of portfolio-wide and local contracts, from tender documentation and bid analysis through to Contract Placing Reports and contractor mobilisation.
• Benchmark PPM programmes against SFG20 and keep Asset Registers and O&M documentation accurate.
• Provide technical input on new developments moving from construction to occupation, aiming for a defect-free handover with the right PPM framework in place.
• Lead energy efficiency programmes and contribute to the long-term capital investment and plant replacement programme.
• Support reporting to senior leadership and the Executive Committee

About You

• Extensive senior experience leading FM across a large, multi-site residential portfolio, including Fire, Life and Safety systems.
• Industry-recognised, accredited qualifications.
• Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary facilities and engineering teams, including other managers. Sound knowledge of built environment legislation, including the Building Safety Act.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience owning multi-million-pound service charge and engineering budgets.
• Strong contractor management and project management skills. Confident presenting at senior leadership or Executive Committee level.
• Willing to travel regularly across the portfolio.
• Desirable: engineering degree (BSc or equivalent), Building Safety Act or high-rise accredited training, chartered membership of IWFM, RICS or CIBSE, and experience of national or framework contractor procurement