Head of Facilities Management

Job Title: Head of Facilities Management

Location: Salford Quays

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 per annum (depending on experience), plus staff benefits

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week

The Lowry is a special organisation, and our building is truly iconic. A millennium project, opened in 2000, the scale and architecture of The Lowry makes it unique and striking. Located in Salford, our creative arts venue sits at Salford Quays, at the heart of MediaCityUK; an international hub for technology, innovation and technology. Energy efficiency, environmental sustainability and maintaining and improving our building is a key focus as we plan for The Lowry's upcoming 25th anniversary celebrations.

About The Role:

As Head of Facilities Management, you will ensure the efficient and effective operation and upkeep of The Lowry building, with its theatres, visual art, restaurant, bar, coffee shop and gift shop. You will be responsible for establishing strategic direction, delivering maintenance, capital investment and contract procurement. Reporting into the Commercial Director you will lead on health & safety, environmental sustainability, financial budgeting & reporting.

Managing the maintenance, cleaning and security teams, you will have experience in ?staff and relationship management & will be able to evidence excellent communication skills both within an organisation and externally.

The role has a number of staff benefits including:

• Complimentary and discounted theatre and live event tickets
• Free car parking just a few minutes' walk from The Lowry building
• Paid day off for your birthday
• Discounts at the bars, restaurant and gift shop located within The Lowry building
• Access to The Lowry's Wellbeing Hub and to other health and wellbeing services, including counselling, physiotherapy and remote GP appointments
• Group Life Assurance Scheme

Please note that Salford Quays is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options - bus, car, tram and bike.

Additional Information:

The application deadline for this vacancy is Wednesday 15th May 2024 at 9am.

First stage interviews are provisionally planned for Wednesday 22nd May 2024.

For more information, please download the recruitment pack. To apply for this position please submit your CV and a covering letter by clicking on 'Apply for this job' via the vacancy on The Lowry's Careers page. Your application should describe how you would apply your knowledge, experience and skills to fulfil the main duties and responsibilities of the post.

To ensure fairness during our shortlisting process, we ask that you remove all personal details (such as name, age, location, ethnicity, marital status etc) from your CV and covering letter before uploading. This reduces the risk of any potential bias during our recruitment process and ensures that all shortlisting is based on skills, experience and suitability for a role. Thank you for your understanding.

The Lowry is committed to creating an inclusive workforce by reflecting and representing the diversity of Salford and the UK. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of The Lowry - whether that is to work in our creative or support roles.

We particularly encourage applications from the following two people groups who are currently under-represented in our work force and in the wider performing and visual arts sector; those people who experience racism and marginalisation, including those from African, Caribbean, North African, LatinX, South Asian, East Asian and South East Asian heritage and their diasporas, those who are disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent or have long-term health conditions.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Maintenance Manager, Health & Safety Officer, Building Maintenance, Facilities Coordinator, Building Services Manager, Works Manager, Facilities Officer, Property Services Manager, Facilities Manager, Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Coordinator, Repairs Manager, Operations Manager, Operations Coordinator, Operations Support may also be considered for this role.