Facilities Manager

All year round - 40 hours per week The role: The Facilities Manager is responsible for the provision of first-class cleaning and laundry and support services throughout a busy boarding school. In addition to the domestic housekeeping aspects of the role, you will be responsible for overseeing the running of the School’s Reception, facilities co-ordination and messenger functions. You will lead operational teams, manage service standards and procurement of relevant services, and work closely with Boarding House Masters and Matrons, and operational colleagues to ensure services meet the needs of the School. For more information, please review the job description attached as a separate document to this advertisement. The skills: This role is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with experience of managing multiple operational or support service functions within a complex organisation, who relishes the opportunity to innovate and influence how facilities services are structured and delivered over the next 12-18 months. You will have departmental budgetary and procurement experience and will have managed and motivated teams to deliver to high standards. It is a busy job that will present competing priorities in our unique, vibrant and historic site, so your pragmatism and willingness to adapt to changing operational demands will be valued. Your strong verbal and written communication skills will enable you to build positive, productive relationships with colleagues, contractors and suppliers. The benefits include: a competitive salary; automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme; free lunch on working days; free parking; use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track; and subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs. The environment: Harrow School is one of the world’s most famous schools. Founded in 1572 by a local yeoman farmer, JohnLyon, under a Royal Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I,