General Manager – FM

Job description / Role

Inspire selection are working in partnership with a Facilities Management Service provider based in Qatar. Due to growth within the Middle East region, they require a General Manager for their Qatar branch, with a view to working regionally throughout the Middle East.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading and managing a Total Facility Management division, focusing on using best business practice to improve efficiency, reduce operating costs, increase business profit and productivity, through improved processes and systems.

Main Responsibilities:

A client facing role, with responsibility group wide for the Total FM business
Business development and driving the Total FM business forward
Leading by example, motivating and managing the teams of Operations Managers and Facility Managers
Full P & L responsibility for the division
Understand each clients portfolio and the businesses service level expectations and translate these into solutions
Provide management with ideas and recommendations on how to maximise FM opportunities through the portfolio
Review key FM projects, budgets and spending, and act as the focal point for the roll up and review of FM budget and spending
Review all existing outsourced maintenance and other FM contracts and renegotiate and re-tender where add-value is identified
Calculating and comparing costs for required goods or services to achieve maximum value for money
Procurement and contract management responsibility
Preparing and assisting with documents to put out tenders for contractors
Planning for future development in line with strategic business objectives
Managing and leading change to ensure minimum disruption to core activities
Directing and planning essential central services such as fit-out and FM issues, reception, security, maintenance, mail, archiving, cleaning, catering, waste disposal and recycling.
Ensuring the real estate portfolio meets health and safety requirements
Using performance management techniques to monitor and demonstrate achievement of agreed service levels and to lead on improvement

Requirements

Requirements

A qualified Facility Management expert with a Technical/Engineering/MEP background
Educated to MBA level would be an advantage
10 - 15 years’ experience within an FM environment
General Management experience is a must
Experience of developing and growing an FM division in order to maximise profit
Strong managerial experience with People Management skills
Ability to motivate and lead by example
A high-level of IT skills including FM technology
A detail-orientated technical person, with a strong ‘commercial’ business approach

About the Company

Inspire Selection is an award winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Dubai which recruits across the Middle East region. We employ highly knowledgeable, professional consultants who are experts in connecting the right people with the right opportunities. Our reputation has been built upon our honesty, integrity and our ability to source candidates of the highest calibre right across our specialist sectors. As a result, we are recruitment partners to a wide spectrum of organisations - from leading blue chip companies to smaller, local businesses. Sectors we cover include HR, Administration, Finance & Accounting, Legal, Sales & Marketing including Digital Marketing, IT, Oil/Gas/Energy, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Higher Education.