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The Client Lead FM role is to have full responsibility for a specific client or small group of clients within JLL's UK Property Management division, which is part of JLL's global Real Estate Management Services (REMS) business line. Assets managed will be a range of properties from both office, industrial and retail sectors. The Client Lead FM will report to a Property Delivery Lead and will manage a team of site staff and interact with key departmental and colleagues across the UK business.

Key responsibilities:

Account planning and leadership

To drive and deliver the client(s) operational requirements comprising:

• A clear understanding of the clients' vision and strategy and how we can work in partnership with them to help drive their performance;

• Contribute to a growth plan and looking for opportunities to help grow the contract through your areas of responsibility, such as asset management and cross selling utilising the capabilities of other parts of JLL

• Provide operational intelligence to the Property Delivery Lead and feed into the wider business development pipeline

• Assist in contract renewal and new services planning

• Support the Contract Director and Property Delivery Lead with client meetings and engagement

• Ensure client and customer/occupier satisfaction is routinely measured

• Support the Client Relationship Lead and Property Delivery Lead with key reporting metrics

• Share best practice with Property Delivery Lead and other Client Lead FMs

People

• To be directly responsible for FMs and other site-based JLLR employees in respect of their recruitment, performance, training and development.

• Identify and retain key talent by ensuring effective career development and mobility, within the wider Property Management team

• Performance management, goal setting and year end assessment to be done in collaboration and agreement with the relevant Property Delivery Lead

• Arrange regular team meetings, inviting relevant stakeholders from Property Management etc to provide updates and drive performance / best practice standards

Service Delivery and Operational Management

Day to day operational management

This will include:

• Responsibility for day-to-day operational management for specific client(s)

• Performance management and operational understanding of the PMA and internal KPI's

• Ensuring compliance with the PMA including effective management and escalation to Property Delivery Lead regarding scope creep

• Ensuring best practices are identified, aligned and integrated, within the client operational FM team

• Ensure the smooth transition of properties into management as defined by JLL Policy, Process and Procedures on the PM Process HUB, including the transition of service contracts from previous owners so as to align with the JLL Procurement Policy or the agreed Client appointed suppliers, working closely with the Property Delivery Lead

• To ensure there is a plan in place which provides emergency and out of hours cover in the Client Grouping

• Introduce innovative thinking and innovative solutions into the account, drawing on JLL and other third-party solutions to ensure that service levels are developed over the life of the contract

• Aside from the contractual deliverables, ensure that the day-to-day operations are providing assured service delivery for the client and their customers, building and sustaining strong relationships with key stakeholders

• To contribute and manage the overall client staff cost recovery process in collaboration with the Property Delivery Lead

• To ensure the readiness of properties for sale, dealing with due diligence enquiries on disposal and lettings from a facilities management perspective

Other

There will be occasions where the Client Lead FM will be required to support the Property Delivery Lead and directly manage specific clients, particularly where:

• There are large number of smaller clients in a grouping

• There is a newly won client which requires time to embed within a structure

• Where there are vacancies for Client Lead FM

• Where a client is in a particular turnaround state

• Supporting the Property Delivery Lead and Business Development Director with new opportunities

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Commercial awareness and ability to develop identified business improvement opportunities working with the Property Delivery Lead

• Solid stakeholder management skills and an ability to understand and relay business ideas

• Previous experience working for a company within the property industry or from a similar business line, with client facing experience or from a corporate FM background

• An advocate of change and supportive in driving operational business change

• IWFM / BIFM qualification and or similar in facilities operational management

• Prior experience as operations manager or team leader

• Strong organisation skills and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• Driven to achieve results

• Knowledge of safety, quality, and cost risks

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all of the requirements.  We're interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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