Facilities Manager (Europe)
| SCOPE SUMMARY KEY |
| Direct |
Via 3rd party |
Involved |
American owned
Knight Ridder Financial Inc. had its European base in Fleet Street in London. From here it was a major provider of real-time financial information to the stock market, primarily to traders in the
City of London.
| OCCUPANCY |
| Space Planning |
| Partitioning |
| Furniture |
| Internal Relocations |
| SECURITY & BCP |
| Policy & Procedure |
| Access Management |
| Manned Guarding |
| Incident Investigation |
| Audit & Review |
| Plan Development |
| Recovery Strategy |
| Disaster Recovery |
| ADMIN |
| Health & Safety |
| Facilities Planning |
| Budget Preparation |
| Contracts |
| Insurance |
| Archiving |
| PROPERTY |
| Acquisition |
| Rent Reviews |
| Rating Appeals |
| Disposal |
| SERVICES
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| Reception |
| Mail Room |
| Vending |
| Hospitality |
| Reprographics |
| Car Fleet |
| Cleaning |
| Porterage |
| MAINTENANCE |
| Building Structure |
| Fixtures & Fittings |
| PPM Operation |
| Electrical Services |
| Mechanical Services |
| Fire Systems |
| Position: |
Permanent, from 01/95 to 07/96 |
| Reporting to: |
Global Facilities Manager, Kansas |
| My Role: |
European FM strategy and delivery of day-to-day FM services |
| Budget: |
Expense – |
c. £2m for UK sites |
| Capital – |
Varied according to requirements |
| Sites: |
40,000 ft2 head office unit, incorporating primarily open plan offices |
| 10,000 ft2 warehouse unit (Deptford, South London) |
| 12 Sales and support offices in Western Europe, ranging from one man offices up to 25 staff |
| Staff: |
Direct |
2 Facilities Assistants; 2 Receptionists |
| Contract |
1 Security Officer; 1 Janitor; 1 Maintenance Engineer |
| Scope: |
Strategic, operational and budgetary responsibility for all day-to-day property issues relating to the site, primarily including:-
| Rent & Rates |
Health & Safety |
Disaster Recovery Planning |
| Car Fleet |
Reception Services |
Security Systems & Staff |
| Cleaning |
Conference Facilities |
Vending & Catering |
| Records Archiving |
Space Management |
Corporate Travel |
| Insurances |
Office Equipment |
Office Consumables |
| M&E Services |
Building Maintenance |
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| Achievements: |
Project managed the knock down and rebuilding of 150 workstations over Easter weekend, enabling uninterrupted continuity of trading |