A FM Strategic thinker with excellent leadership and communication skills, adept at motivating teams and driving successful FM outcomes. Demonstrates a strong understanding of building control and regulation, coupled with robust financial capability and project management expertise. Committed to delivering innovative solutions and achieving organisational goals.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Regional Facilities Manager
Arcus and Sainsbury's
Manchester, Manchester
08.2015 - Current
Responsible for the FM operational service delivery of 17 Sainsbury's supermarkets, 12 petrol fillings stations, 32 convenience stores and 10 Argos stores.
Management of annual budget ( £1.5 million ) to prioritise spend to maximise efficiency and service
Ensuring sites meet building fabric and FM asset legislative and compliance.
Management of in house M&E, HVAC, Gas, Lighting, Construction, and Cleaning team.
Managed contractors to expedite necessary repairs.
Effective supplier management through adherence to SLAs and KPIs
Take the operational lead in the event of a major FM incident affecting trade, with overall management to resolve.
Signing off newly built stores and major refits
Senior cover for annual leave and meeting.
Project manager of small refits and installs.
Regional Facilities Manager
City Facilities Management
07.2004 - 08.2014
Responsible for the FM operational service delivery of Asda in Manchester region, plus a two year appointment to support a failing region between Oxford and Cambridge
Ensuring sites meet building fabric and FM asset legislative and compliance.
Management of of in house M&E, HVAC, Gas, Lighting, Construction, and Cleaning team.
Managed contractors to expedite necessary repairs.
contractors KPI's and SLA's
Take the operational lead in the event of a major FM incident affecting trade that needs instant response and task management to resolve.
Budget managed, of £1 million, and providing business cases for capital investment .
Signing off newly built stores and major refits
Senior cover for annual leave and meeting.
Project manager of small refits and installs.
Started as a Mechanical and Electrical engineers and progressed within two years to supervisor engineering manager area manager to regional manager.
Apprentice / Maintenance engineer
Magnesium Elektron Ltd
Swinton , Manchester
07.1987 - 08.2004
5 year apprenticeship completed in four.
Youngest NVQ maintenance assessor aged 21
Maintenance of a chemical and foundry manufacturing process
Chemical plant, Pumps pipework, conveyor systems, effluent plant.
Foundry, Gas furnaces, Rolling mills, over head cranes, scrap processing plant, Nuclear can production line and machine shop.
Chargehand running a team of eight engineers
Foreman running a team of three charges hands
Education
SMSTS - site management safety
CITB
07.2023 - 08.2023
Higher National certificate - Mechanical electrical engineering
Trafford College
Stretford
09.1995 - 03.1997
Ordinary National Certificate - Mechanical and electrical
City & Guilds
Trafford Park, Trafford
09.1993 - 03.1995
Electrical and mechanical engineering -
Trafford College
Stretford
09.1988 - 03.1993
Skills
Excellent leadership and communication skills
Technical proficiency
Strong understanding of building control and regulation
Strategic thinker
Strong project management
Customer relationship management
Strong financial capability
Affiliations
Gardening and walking
Timeline
SMSTS - site management safety
CITB
07.2023 - 08.2023
Regional Facilities Manager
Arcus and Sainsbury's
08.2015 - Current
Regional Facilities Manager
City Facilities Management
07.2004 - 08.2014
Higher National certificate - Mechanical electrical engineering
Trafford College
09.1995 - 03.1997
Ordinary National Certificate - Mechanical and electrical