Head of Facilities

Gama Aviation Plc; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation firm is seeking a Head of Facilities for its UK operations in Bournemouth. The candidate will oversee safe and efficient operations of MRO facilities, manage building contracts, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Essential qualifications include IWFM Certification, leadership experience in aviation facility management, and strong stakeholder engagement skills. Competitive salary and excellent benefits package provided.

Benefits

Competitive Group Pension Scheme

Comprehensive Life Assurance

Income Protection

Free Car Parking

Investment in Training

2 Paid Volunteering Days

Qualifications

• Significant experience of aviation and hangar maintenance.
• Ability to drive positive engagement with stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of HSE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage productive line management of direct reports.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Direct liaison with landlords regarding operations.
• Implement ISO compliance for facilities management.
• Contribute to facilities budget and business policies.

Skills

IWFM Qualification

Full UK driving license

Ability to hold Security Clearance

Aviation and hangar maintenance experience

Leadership level experience

Stakeholder management

MS Office Suite

Good communication skills

Job description

Overview

Gama Aviation are recruiting for a new Head of Facilities (UK). You will have overall responsibility for the safe, efficient, and secure operation of Gama’s UK MRO facilities, aligned with the strategy of the engineering business. The role will include completion of associated paperwork, and contracts management, including proactive management of building faults and continuous improvement.

Location: Bournemouth. Working Hours: Full-Time, 40 Hours per week. Salary: Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits! Opportunities for professional development!

Responsibilities

• Effective and productive line management of direct reports in accordance with company policies and goals.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable regulatory standards (e.g. electrical inspections, Legionella, LEV).
• Direct liaison with landlord(s) across sites to achieve safe and efficient operation of facilities.
• Ownership of building/site plans for allocated sites, ensuring they are current and accessible.
• Promote safety culture, wellbeing and influence positive change.
• Take timely and appropriate actions for allocated IQSMS findings related to the facilities team.
• Work with external organisations and contractors for the provision of services and safe working practices.
• Effective sub-contractor management for outsourced services.
• Standardise management of facilities records, processes, and defect reports/task requests across UK, MRO sites.
• Ensure ISO compliance in areas relevant to facilities across UK, MRO sites.
• Contribute to the business plans, policies, procedures, and other management objectives relating to facilities.
• Manage/submit facilities CAPEX requests.
• Contribute to the creation of the facilities budget(s), including communications with finance team.
• Support the development of the company facilities strategy, building policy / maintenance plans.
• Proactively encourage and manage continuous improvement and positive change, including the driving of initiatives aligned with the Project Element 6 objectives and promises, as well as the company’s “fix and optimise” objectives.
• Apply 6S and Lean Initiatives to ensure areas of control are meeting requirements, work areas remain clean, uncluttered, and safe.
• Establish project delivery timescales and escalate this to senior management when unable to resolve within the planned timeline, demonstrating good stakeholder management.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required

Essential

• IWFM Qualification (or working towards)
• Full UK driving license
• Ability to hold Security Clearance
• Significant experience of aviation and hangar maintenance / facilities requirements
• Experience of working at leadership level and reporting to senior management.
• “Can-do” attitude, driving positive engagement with all stakeholders in the business.
• Good working knowledge of the appropriate HSE requirements for safe facilities management.
• Good understanding of ISO requirements for facilities management
• Experience of stakeholder management
• MS Office Suite, excellent communication skills with telephone, teams, & email.

In addition to a Competitive Salary, we will offer you

• Competitive Group Pension Scheme
• Comprehensive Life Assurance *
• Comprehensive Income Protection *
• Comprehensive Travel Insurance *
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation) *
• Free Car Parking
• 2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year (subject to line manager approval)
• Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development

* (Subject to insurance underwriting)

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 20 working days then your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.