Assistant Facilities manager

Role overview

• ID: 2024-6697
• Entity: Vistry Services
• Region: Vistry Services
• Department: Group Facilities
• Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Job Location: Brentwood, Essex
• Date Posted: 16.12.2024

We have a great opportunity for a Assistant Facilities Manager to join our team within Vistry Services, at our Brentwood office. As our Assistant Facilities Manager you will be responsible for ensuring all offices within the South East and London are fit for purpose managing both hard and soft services.

We are pleased to say, this role could accommodate agile working arrangements in accordance with Vistry’s Agile Working Policy and subject to business need.

• Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
  • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
  • Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
  • Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
  • 2 Volunteering days per annum
  • Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
  • Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
  • Share save and share incentive schemes
  • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
• In return, what we would like from you...
  • Previous experience in a facilities position
  • Passionate about customer service, facilities, and housebuilding
  • Ability to work on your own and be part of a team
  • Effective communicator with previous experience liaising with stakeholders at all levels
  • Keen to develop yourself professionally and undergo appropriate training
  • Eagerness to be involved in multiple projects and assist the team with ongoing larger scale projects
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience in Microsoft Office packages
• More about the Assistant Facilities Manager role...

  • Regular office visits to support regional teams and conduct office compliance and housekeeping checks and audits

  • Work closely with office managers & building management to ensure our offices are fit for purpose

  • Work in partnership with the regional SHE teams to ensure a safe working environment by ensuring adherence to Vistry policies and procedures in all offices

  • Support the Facilities Manager and Head of Facilities as required

  • Ensure that all office service providers carry out their works to an acceptable standard, ensuring the effective resolution of any issues and completion of pre-planned works

  • Manage facilities projects and local works/contractors in assigned offices

  • Oversee all facilities related compliance, ensuring local documentation is completed accurately and required data is recorded centrally in line with agreed best practices

  • Ensure security processes and information at all offices are in place and fit for purpose (in and out of hours)

  • Gather all relevant data for group reporting requirements

  • Provide “Office Manager Role” at main office base

  • Work with key stakeholders to identify and implement best practices across all functions, tasks, and systems

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â¯and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach. 

Join us in making Vistry.  

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Benefits

Agile Working

Offers a flexible way of working.

Annual Leave

Enjoy 28 days’ holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.

Pension with Legal & General

Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.

Volunteer Days

With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.

Why Vistry

Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.