Operations Engineer – SPARC
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
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Facilities Manager
The Crown Estate
full-time
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Origin: • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Champion a safety-first culture, ensuring full compliance with health and fire safety regulations
- Manage day-to-day building operations, including both soft and hard services
- Act as the primary contact for occupiers, delivering responsive and high-quality service
- Support customer fit-outs in line with The Crown Estate’s Lease Transaction Approval (LTA) process
- Collaborate with estate service partners and suppliers to ensure service delivery aligns with lease obligations and budgets
- Prepare and monitor service charge and operational expenditure budgets, including variance reporting and reconciliations
- Lead emergency response procedures and out-of-hours cover, prioritising safety and continuity
- Maintain and oversee mechanical and electrical systems, ensuring contracts meet operational and maintenance standards
- Coordinate major works with surveyors, architects, and consultants, including lifecycle and development projects
- Manage contractor activities, issue permits to work, and review risk assessments and method statements
- Maintain site logbooks and ensure compliance through regular inspections and defect resolution
- Develop occupier handbooks and manage vacant properties in line with insurance guidelines
- Support insurance claims and coordinate related site works
- Contribute to The Crown Estate’s commitment to a net zero carbon estate by 2030
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in facilities management
- Strong technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify and implement business improvements
- Excellent customer service and stakeholder engagement skills
- Proven ability to foster a safety-first culture across site teams
- Experience in property or corporate facilities management
- Collaborative and change-positive mindset
- Effective organisational and communication skills, both written and verbal
- In-depth understanding of safety, quality, and cost risk management
- Ability to manage contractors, review risk assessments and method statements
- Experience preparing and monitoring service charge and operational expenditure budgets
