Facilities & Commercial Coordinator

Salary: £18 per hour

Our local authority client based in Redbridge, London are urgently seeking an experienced Facilities & Commercial Co-ordinator.

Job Role

You will co-ordinate support to the Facilities and Commercial teams for the delivery of services across the Council’s estate, supporting the safe operation of all operational buildings for the benefit of service users, visitors and staff.

Key responsibilities include:

1. co-ordination of the rostering and day to day work of the Facilities Assistants

2. oversight of outstanding Facilities work orders, prioritisation of work, and chairing of weekly work review meetings

3. support for procurement of contracted services for the Facilities and Commercial teams

4. co-ordination of third-party contractor activities in support of the Facilities, Commercial, Environmental and Property Maintenance teams at Corporate Landlord sites

5. co-ordination of site access for contractors via the Site Access Permit system

Experience

* Knowledge of the principles of facilities management and the ability to apply those within the Council

* Experience of supporting projects to achieve required outcomes on time, within budget and to an acceptable level of quality

* Good ICT skills and ability to use full MS Office programmes, including CAFM systems

* Understanding of the role of Local Government and the issues and challenges faced within the public sector

* Ability to adopt good customer and contractor relationships and communicate effectively with internal teams, contractors and suppliers

Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful