Facilities Team Leader, Student Accommodation Provider, City of London and Whitechapel, £36-41k, bonus and full benefits package

Our client is the UKs leading provider of city centre student accommodation. They are recruiting a Facilities Team Leader to lead the maintenance team at a cluster of 5 large residential buildings/ student halls of residence in and around the City of London and Whitechapel. Properties typically have mix of single and multi-occupancy apartments and some buildings have communal facilities such as gymnasium, cinema, karaoke room, laundry and study rooms.

The role holds responsibility for the management of a team of 5 maintenance engineers and handymen. The FTL is occasionally required to be hands on, however roughly 90% of the job is team management, administration, project management, recruitment, organising training, HR issues. You will shadow and support the facilities manager with a view to progressing into an FM role within 18 months.

Tasks for the team tend to be mostly domestic maintenance rather than plant room type maintenance.

We are looking for an individual who has some FM supervisory/ team management experience, ideally gained in an FM residential setting. Applicants will need good administration skills and be required to order stock, delegate jobs and manage staff appropriately. Training will be given as you will be working closely with the facilities manager. Some handyman-level maintenance skills would be advantageous.

Please note there is a requirement to work occasional weekends (approx. 1 in 6)for whichtime off in lieu is given and to be on-call for out of hours emergencies for one week in 6. Additional payments apply!

You will generally work on a shiftsystem from either 08.00 to 16.00, 09.00 to 17.00 or 10.00 to 18.00 Monday to Friday.

The Team Leader will ideally hold a driving license, although most sites are within walking distance of each other. A health and safety qualification, such as IOSH, is advantageous.

A salary of £36-41,200 is offered depending on experience. Our client offers an individual performance bonus of up to 12%. Other benefits include private healthcare and pension contribution up to 11%. Lots of training courses are available to employees.

Please apply with CV and cover note that includes details of salary expectations and notice period