At Skanska, we’re shaping the way we live, work and connect. As one of the world’s largest construction and development companies, we work together with customers, communities and partners to shape a better society.
Skanska Building Services is at the forefront of facilities management, trusted by clients to deliver excellence every time. One of our flagship contracts is with the Ministry of Defence at a major base near Watford – a complex, high-profile environment where we provide a full range of hard, soft, and technical FM services.
We are currently looking for a Facilities Manager General Manager.This key role will see you lead and support the growth of our FM portfolio, driving work-winning initiatives and overseeing smooth project mobilisations. In the early stages of your role, you’ll focus on the strategic, continuous improvement of existing term projects and programmes—working closely with Skanska Building Services portfolio leads.
As a Facilities Management General Manager, you will:
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Leading the strategic improvement of existing term projects and mobilisations.
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Shaping and executing initiatives across FM technology, supply chain partnerships, and operational procedures.
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Driving profitability, productivity, and cultural excellence across the portfolio.
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Full P&L accountability for projects, delivering Hard FM (and potentially Soft FM) services with excellence.
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Lead technical compliance, health and safety, quality, and environmental performance.
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Support contract teams to enhance delivery and work-winning through innovation and operational insight.
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Apply your expertise in lifecycle works, small works, data-driven decision making, and FM mobilisation.
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Set and monitor performance targets, proactively managing risks and maximising contract profitability.
We are looking for:
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A proven leader with strong commercial and operational acumen.
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Experience managing Hard FM service delivery, contract P&L, and large-scale mobilisations.
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A background across diverse FM sectors with a track record of successful strategic and cultural change.
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A relevant professional qualification is preferred.
Eligibility for Security Clearance (SC) – essential for this role - (you must have resided in the UK for the past 5 years)
This role requires a minimum level of security clearance and may also require a higher level of National Security Vetting. You should be aware that certain levels of clearance or specific projects and/or sites have UK residency requirements; and any dual or multiple nationalities must be declared. Any persons who do not fulfil these residency requirements may be unable to obtain the required level of clearance and would not be eligible to undertake this role.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information about the role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
