About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.
We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.
We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.
Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.
It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:
We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING
Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:
Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.
Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.
About the job:
This position is for a full-time Facilities Manager to be based in our Woking office, full time to support ongoing growth within this office location.
We follow a hybrid working model that combines office and remote work, with a requirement to be in the Woking office four days a week. This approach supports the development of a strong and effective team dynamic within Engineering.
Skills & Responsibilities:
Operations and Maintenance (Hard Services)
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Asset Management: Overseeing the maintenance and repair of essential systems like HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), electrical, plumbing.
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Preventative Maintenance: Implementing scheduled checks.
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Inspections: Conducting regular walkthroughs to identify structural issues, wear and tear, or safety hazards.
People and Environment (Soft Services)
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Security Management: Implementing access control, ensuring safe weekend and lone working policies.
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Space Management: Planning office layouts, managing furniture, and coordinating office moves or relocations to optimize space usage.
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Car Parking: Planning parking assignment across 3 sites and coordinating allocations or relocations to optimize cost savings.
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Support Services: Managing daily cleaning provider and facilities third parties as required.
- Resource Management: Co-ordinate between projects and group managers to optimize management of resources, utilisation and recruitment including the use of software to streamline where appropriate.
Compliance and Safety
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Health & Safety: Co-ordinate with nominated HSE representative to ensure emergency response plans (e.g., fire drills), OSHA compliance, and first-aid standards are met.
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Regulatory Compliance: Keeping all building regulatory requirements maintained and tracked.
Strategic and Financial Management
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Budgeting: Creating and managing annual budgets for repairs, maintenance, and capital projects.
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Sustainability: Designing energy-efficiency programs, reducing waste, and implementing "green" initiatives to lower environmental impact wherever possible.
Vendor Management: Negotiating contracts with external service providers and supervising their work to ensure it meets quality standards.
In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.
Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:
- Administrative qualification beneficial but not required.
- First Aid certification beneficial but not required.
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Previous experience in a similar office facilities position.
Communication:
Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication and skills.
Behaviour/ Core Competencies:
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Excellent communication skills.
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Excellent organizational skills.
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Collaborative approach.
- Attend to detail.
HSSEQ:
The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.
We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process. Please contact us confidentially at [email protected] to find out how we can support you.
