Head of Facilities Management - Executive Director

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In this role you will lead all Facilities Management (FM) functions to maintain efficient, safe and cost-effective accommodation, environmental and support services across Mizuho entities in the UK and EMEA, while ensuring compliance with FM standards and budgetary requirements.

You will be a pragmatic leader with strong commercial judgement, capable of balancing operational excellence, cost discipline and long-term workplace planning. You will be an effective communicator with strong stakeholder management and team leadership skills.

You will lead and coordinate workplace and facilities initiatives across Mizuho entities in the UK and EMEA, ensuring alignment with business priorities, governance requirements and cost objectives.

• You will be required to motivate, develop, and lead a team building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide functional line management oversight of the EU-based Facilities Management team through the Head of Facilities Management EU, based in Amsterdam.
• Bringing insight into ways to prioritise and manage demand to achieve the best use of the skills your team have.
• Undertaking staff appraisals and setting deliverable objectives.

• Ensure the effective delivery of the full scope of FM services
• Ensuring compliance with our primary office building FM related Lease conditions and liaise with the landlord as and when required to ensure a strong working relationship is maintained.
• Accountable for the management of property related third-party suppliers, including our engineering and soft services contractors.
• Ensure tender processes adhere to procurement procedures, with clarity of brief and accountabilities to ensure that the best value contracts are achieved.
• Set up clear SLAs with all suppliers to ensure optimum levels of service are achieved in support of the strategic and organisational goals.
• Oversee the development and delivery of plans for maintenance and development of property, from routine PPM to major renewal projects
• Attend Executive and board/committee meetings when required, to represent FM and report on departmental activity
• Devise, manage, deliver the annual Facilities budget.
• Manage Department budget (operational and capital), remaining within budgets and participating in tracking and regular reporting in line with financial processes.
• Assess and forecast financial performance, including comparison of actuals to budget, consider outlook and manage activity to deliver agreed financial outcomes.
• Control and maintain the asset management databases.
• Drive cost management initiatives across facilities operations and real estate activities.
• Identify and deliver efficiency opportunities while maintaining appropriate service standards.
• Ensure robust financial governance over facilities expenditure, contracts and capital investments.

• Lead the planning and execution of the EU real estate strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities, governance requirements and cost objectives.
• Develop workplace and occupancy plans to support business requirements across the UK and EMEA entities.
• Identify opportunities to optimise office footprint, space utilisation and facilities operating costs.
• Lead office-related projects including office moves, refurbishments, lease events and workplace improvement initiatives.
• Partner with local management of EMEA entities to identify opportunities for workplace optimisation, cost efficiency and effective utilisation of office space.

• Responsible for Health & Safety of our main office building…