About this role

40 Hours per week

Locations

London and Manchester (Prestigious Corporate Client Portfolio)

Contract Type

Permanent – Full Time – On Site – Monday to Friday

Salary

Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Join Sodexo and play a key role in delivering outstanding workplace experiences across premium corporate environments.

At Sodexo, we believe great food has the power to transform the workplace experience.We are inviting talented and passionate professionals to register their interest in upcoming opportunities across our prestigious corporate client portfolio.

Are you an experienced Facilities Management professional looking for your next leadership opportunity? We are building a pipeline of talented Facilities Services Managers to support our growing workplace services operations across Manchester and London.

As a Facilities Services Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe, compliant and effective delivery of facilities services across high-profile client environments. You will provide visible operational leadership, manage service performance and build strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers and client stakeholders.

This role is ideal for an experienced facilities professional who enjoys leading teams, improving service standards and delivering exceptional workplace experiences.

.The Opportunity

You will be responsible for overseeing a range of facilities services including catering, hospitality, cleaning and wider workplace operations. Working closely with regional leadership teams, service managers, contractors and client stakeholders, you will ensure services consistently meet contractual requirements, performance standards and customer expectations.

Depending on location, you may support single or multiple-site operations, requiring strong organisational skills, stakeholder management and the ability to balance day-to-day operational priorities with longer-term service improvements.

Ready to make a real impact in a fast-paced workplace?

If you are passionate about delivering excellent facilities services, leading people and creating outstanding workplace experiences, we would love to hear from you.

Register your interest today and our recruitment team will contact you when suitable Facilities Services Manager opportunities become available in Manchester or London.

Key Responsibilities'

You’ll play a key role in keeping client sites safe, compliant, and operating at their best by

Lead the safe, compliant and effective delivery of facilities management services.
Provide visible leadership and direction to operational teams, supervisors and service leads.
Ensure delivery against agreed service levels, KPIs, quality standards and client expectations.
Build trusted relationships with clients and act as a key operational escalation point.
Manage catering, cleaning, hospitality and workplace services to a high standard.
Coordinate with specialist contractors, engineering teams and suppliers.
Promote a strong health and safety culture and ensure effective risk management.
Monitor service performance through inspections, audits, customer feedback and reporting.
Manage delegated budgets, labour costs, supplier spend and operational resources.
Drive continuous improvement, innovation and sustainable working practices.
Support colleague engagement, development and performance management.

What we're looking for

We are interested in hearing from

Facilities Management professionals who have

Proven experience managing facilities services or workplace operations.
Experience leading operational teams, supervisors and service delivery colleagues.
Experience managing multiple services, sites or remotely supported teams.
Strong knowledge of facilities operations including cleaning, catering and hospitality.
Experience delivering services against contracts, KPIs and service level agreements.
A strong understanding of health and safety, compliance and audit requirements.
Experience managing budgets, suppliers and operational expenditure.
Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
The ability to solve problems, prioritise competing demands and manage operational challenges effectively.

Qualifications

IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH or equivalent health and safety qualifications.
Food safety experience or catering operations knowledge.
Experience working within corporate workplaces or complex client environments.
Experience managing subcontractors, technical services or specialist suppliers.
Experience supporting service improvements, mobilisations or workplace transformations.

What We Offer

Competitive salary and benefits package
Opportunities for professional development and career progression
The opportunity to work within prestigious corporate environments
A culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and excellence
Clear career progression and leadership development opportunities
A culture built on safety, collaboration, and excellence

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you for you.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families

Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all.As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer.We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer.We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

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