Head of Building Operations (Retail)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 05 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 04 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | E14 5HP |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | ISS Facilities Services |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 150689 |
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Head of Building Operations (Retail)
Location: London, E14 5HP
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Head of Building Operations to lead and support our UK Retail engineering teams. This is a senior leadership role focused on delivering operational excellence, ensuring compliance with governance and safety standards, and driving continuous improvement across multi-site locations. You will build strong relationships with stakeholders, manage risk and incident processes, and oversee vendor and supply chain strategies to ensure world-class service delivery.
Job Description
As Head of Building Operations, you will provide technical and operational leadership to the UK Retail engineering teams, ensuring adherence to ISS processes and procedures. You will act as the interface with the Global Risk Team and UK Corporate operations, managing key risk control documentation and compliance. The role involves overseeing reactive engineering spend, managing vendor relationships, and implementing governance frameworks to achieve 100% uptime and compliance. You will also lead initiatives to enhance ISS self-delivery capability and contribute to succession planning and team development.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical and operational leadership to engineering teams, ensuring effective service delivery and compliance
Prioritise health and safety, promoting a zero-accident culture and continuous improvement in safety standards
Implement governance processes and procedures to maintain high operational standards
Manage vendor relationships and oversee annual supply chain reviews, aligning with budget expectations
Oversee risk control measures and support incident management processes
Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including ISS Integrated teams and clients
Drive continuous improvement and identify opportunities to enhance ISS self-delivery capability
Ensure compliance with all contractual KPIs and SLAs
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Suitably qualified in an engineering discipline
Minimum 5+ years’ experience managing engineering operations across multi-site locations
Strong commercial experience and vendor management expertise
Proactive approach with excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills
Conversant with current Health and Safety legislation and safe working practices
NEBOSH or IOSH certification
Proven ability to manage budgets and align spend with financial expectations
The Company
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 right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
Please click on the following link for more information on this role: Job Description
If you are interested in learning about other opportunities at ISS, please join our Talent community by clicking on the following link: TalentPlace
Location: London, E14 5HP
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Head of Building Operations to lead and support our UK Retail engineering teams. This is a senior leadership role focused on delivering operational excellence, ensuring compliance with governance and safety standards, and driving continuous improvement across multi-site locations. You will build strong relationships with stakeholders, manage risk and incident processes, and oversee vendor and supply chain strategies to ensure world-class service delivery.
Job Description
As Head of Building Operations, you will provide technical and operational leadership to the UK Retail engineering teams, ensuring adherence to ISS processes and procedures. You will act as the interface with the Global Risk Team and UK Corporate operations, managing key risk control documentation and compliance. The role involves overseeing reactive engineering spend, managing vendor relationships, and implementing governance frameworks to achieve 100% uptime and compliance. You will also lead initiatives to enhance ISS self-delivery capability and contribute to succession planning and team development.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical and operational leadership to engineering teams, ensuring effective service delivery and compliance
Prioritise health and safety, promoting a zero-accident culture and continuous improvement in safety standards
Implement governance processes and procedures to maintain high operational standards
Manage vendor relationships and oversee annual supply chain reviews, aligning with budget expectations
Oversee risk control measures and support incident management processes
Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including ISS Integrated teams and clients
Drive continuous improvement and identify opportunities to enhance ISS self-delivery capability
Ensure compliance with all contractual KPIs and SLAs
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Suitably qualified in an engineering discipline
Minimum 5+ years’ experience managing engineering operations across multi-site locations
Strong commercial experience and vendor management expertise
Proactive approach with excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills
Conversant with current Health and Safety legislation and safe working practices
NEBOSH or IOSH certification
Proven ability to manage budgets and align spend with financial expectations
The Company
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 right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
Please click on the following link for more information on this role: Job Description
If you are interested in learning about other opportunities at ISS, please join our Talent community by clicking on the following link: TalentPlace
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