Fabric Lead

We are seeking a credible senior professional who can work effectively with senior stakeholders, provide expert advice and assurance, and champion innovation through the use of new technologies and best practice.

The successful candidate will act as the subject matter expert for fabric services, ensuring safe, compliant and high-quality delivery across the estate.

• Lead the UK fabric services strategy, establishing clear standards, processes, procedures and policies aligned with business and client requirements.
• Develop and execute long-term fabric maintenance, refurbishment and replacement plans across the estate.
• Oversee asset condition assessments, lifecycle planning and investment prioritisation for internal and external building fabric, including glazing, roofs, façades, car parks and structural elements.
• Provide independent oversight and assurance to ensure fabric services meet safety, compliance, quality and customer expectations, including fire safety-related elements such as fire doors.
• Analyse asset data, inspections and performance information to identify risks, recommend remediation works and drive continuous improvement.
• Review specifications, scopes of work, project proposals and quotations to ensure quality, maintainability and value for money.
• Lead and influence stakeholders at all levels, presenting fabric strategies, investment plans and performance outcomes to senior leadership teams.
• Drive innovation and best practice across fabric services, including the adoption of emerging technologies such as drone surveys and other modern asset management solutions.

• Extensive senior-level experience leading building fabric services across a large, complex and geographically dispersed property portfolio.
• Strong knowledge of building fabric maintenance, condition surveys, asset management, lifecycle planning, refurbishment and project delivery.
• Proven experience developing strategic maintenance and replacement programmes for building fabric assets.
• Demonstrated expertise in assessing fabric condition, identifying remediation requirements and prioritising investment decisions.
• Strong understanding of external building fabric, including roofs, façades, glazing, structures and associated building elements.
• Experience managing fabric-related projects and additional works from concept through to completion.
• Ability to analyse and interpret asset data, maintenance performance and budget information to support decision-making.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence and credibility to engage senior leaders and influence outcomes.
• Experience producing and delivering high-quality presentations, reports and strategic recommendations.
• Knowledge of relevant statutory, compliance and health & safety requirements relating to building fabric and property maintenance.
• Relevant qualification in Building Surveying, Construction, Facilities Management, Property, Architecture or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Willingness to travel regularly across UK sites and provide support during significant fabric-related incidents where required.

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the…