Facilities Operations Manager (cleaning)

This full time post - 36.5 hours per week (5 days out of 7) – will be based across both Exeter campuses.

We currently have an exciting new opportunity for a Facilities Operations Manager (Cleaning) to join our team to deliver Facilities Operations in Cleaning. Delivering service excellence is a critical part of the role so experience of managing people, standards and HR processes is essential. Excellent planning and organising skills are also an essential part of the role as is communication and problem solving.                                      

The successful candidate will manage a team of Assistant Facilities Managers in a combination of both academic and residential areas and support university and non-university events throughout the year. This is a demanding but fulfilling role to ensure the cleaning of all university managed spaces across both Exeter campuses reflects the reputation of the university and the expectations of our students, staff and external visitors. The post holder will work alongside the other Facilities Operations Manager on all cleaning aspects for the university and will be managed by the Senior Facilities Operations Manager.

This is great opportunity for the successful candidate to be exposed to many new facets of facility management, liaison and support multiple stakeholders, both externally and internally, event management support of Graduations, Open Days, Fresher’s Fairs and Event Exeter business and much more

Please refer to the job description for full details

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

For further information and an informal discussion, please contact Aurelia Taylor,

A.Galicka-Beling@exeter.ac.uk, phone number 01392 725804

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