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
|
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 |