Head of Facilities Management

Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.

About the role

At Sulzer, innovation, sustainability and operational excellence have been at the heart of our business for nearly 200 years. We are a global engineering and manufacturing organisation with over 13,000 employees worldwide and revenues exceeding CHF 3.6 billion. In the UK and Ireland, Sulzer employs approximately 1,400 people across 17 locations, supporting a diverse portfolio of businesses spanning advanced manufacturing, engineering services, maintenance, repair and overhaul, and industrial solutions. Our people deliver critical products and services that keep industries moving and infrastructure operating around the world.

Reporting to the Head of ESH, this is an opportunity to make your mark in a newly created leadership role, shaping and establishing a best-in-class Facilities Management function across our UK and Ireland operations. With responsibility for facilities management across 3 legal entities, you will develop and execute a strategic roadmap that enhances safety, drives statutory compliance, improves operational performance and delivers long-term value across a complex multi-site estate. As the organisation's senior FM leader, you will build and develop a high-performing team, strengthen contractor and supplier partnerships, and create a future-focused facilities strategy that supports business growth. This role is ideal for an ambitious leader who thrives on building capability, influencing at a senior level and leaving a lasting legacy, while ensuring our sites remain safe, compliant, efficient and fit for the future.
Key Responsibilities

- Develop and implement a comprehensive UK & Ireland Facilities Management strategy aligned to business objectives.
- Lead the relationship with our outsourced Facilities Management partner, ensuring contractual compliance, service excellence, KPI performance, governance, cost control and continuous improvement across all UK & Ireland locations.
- Create and deliver a multi-year facilities roadmap covering compliance, maintenance, capital investment, sustainability and workplace improvements.
- Lead all aspects of statutory and regulatory compliance across the estate, ensuring adherence to relevant legislation and best practice.
- Oversee planned and reactive maintenance programmes across manufacturing, engineering and office environments.
- Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities for estate optimisation, efficiency improvements and future investment.
- Develop governance frameworks, KPIs and reporting mechanisms to provide visibility of performance and risk.
- Drive sustainability initiatives, energy management programmes and environmental improvements across the portfolio.
- Manage facilities budgets and capital expenditure programmes effectively.

What We're Looking For

- Significant senior facilities management leadership experience within a complex, multi-site environment.
- Proven track record of managing outsourced FM contracts and supplier performance.
- Demonstrated expertise in managing large-scale facilities operations across geographically dispersed locations.
- Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, building systems, health and safety legislation and risk management.
- Experience developing and delivering strategic FM roadmaps and long-term asset management plans.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience managing significant operational and capital budgets.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, capable of engaging at executive level.
- IWFM membership or relevant professional accreditation advantageous.
- Experience within manufacturing, engineering, industrial or technical environments would be highly beneficial.

What we offer you

- A home-based role with regular travel throughout the UK & Ireland
- A competitive basic salary
- Annual personal bonus scheme based on company and personal performance
- Company Car / Allowance
- Aviva private medical insurance for self and partner
- 33 days annual leave.
- Defined pension contributions.
- Access to Medicash helping you cover everyday health costs like dental optical and physiotherapy plus a range of wellbeing perks.
- Confidential support via Employee Assistance Programmes.
- Access to discounts on shopping entertainment lifestyle plus opportunity to apply for Costco membership.
- Discounted personal car leasing for you your family and friends.
- Long Service Awards celebrating your commitment.
- Continuous learning opportunities through Sulzer Learning Pathways.
- As a Silver Award holder of the MoD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, we welcome and support veterans, reservists and Cadet Adult Volunteers with policies for training, camps and deployment, plus a growing internal military network.

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