Nigel Hobson

Responsible for the operational management of Facilities, managing suppliers and stakeholders, ensuring BBC standards are adhered to.

• Accountable for the service provider delivering estate services to each site, ensuring there is an effective liaison between all parties.
• Investigated problems and determined appropriate remedies.
• Evaluated subcontractor performance for quality assurance purposes, maintaining strong partnerships while holding service providers accountable for their work.
• Oversaw building renovations, ensuring compliance and adherence to BBC standards.
• Led cross-functional teams to complete complex facility projects on time and within budget constraints.
• Key stakeholder for the implementation of Coronavirus Pandemic, H&S procedures across BBC Headquarters (538,000 sq ft).
• Led and managed external contractors to maintain smooth daily operations.
• Work closely with BBC Health & Safety Management, relating to on-site works, events, contractor authorization to work on site.

• Primary responsibility to manage reactive and planned maintenance, and all H&S compliance for the portfolio of 30 premises across the UK, Ireland and Germany.
• Conduct intricate risk assessments for employees and outsourcing to external resources when necessary.
• Establishing strong lines of communication to the Head of Property, to ensure transparency of all H&S and property matters, issues and developments.
• Deputizing for the Head of Property.
• Prepared the dilapidation's schedule of 30 stores across the UK and aligned with the respective landlords schedule, prior to legal obligations of ending the stores leases.
• Creating and maintaining professional relationships with key business stakeholders and managers.

• Managing the maintenance, services and security functions across all UK premises.
• Accountable for managing head office refurbishments, relocations and handover procedures to Operations dept.
• Leading the daily operations of reception and implementing intelligent resource plans.
• Effectively leading on all business change initiatives to ensure minimal disruptions to daily operations.
• Risk assessing employees at Heathrow and Gatwick air side.
• Facilitating tendering processes with contractors and suppliers to secure the most cost effective suppliers without the detriment to quality of service.

• Responsible for managing facilities services and processes across 50 national stores and concessions.
• Liaising with Landlords and Managing Agents with regards lease arrangements and contractual obligations.
• Assessing contractor works to ensure it met Hugo Boss standards and addressing issues when necessary.
• On call 24 hours for reactive maintenance.
• Managing key business projects from conception through to completion.
• Manage planned maintenance across all stores and head-office.
• Vital contributor for the ongoing public sample sale at head office and producing risk assessments to mitigate risks.
• Ensure all new store openings were handed over to me fully operational

• Managed hard and soft facilities services across 12 public walking-in sites for young people.
• Producing management financial reports on reactive and planned maintenance and future funding.
• Conducting risk assessments across all activities that involved employees, clients, young people and contractors.
• Chairing the H&S committee and managing the implementation of any required actions.
• Solely responsible for the tendering of refurbishment projects and oversight/managements of project through to completion.
• Providing myself as the primary contact for fire services and H&S auditors for 2 head offices.