Facilities Manager – PFI Projects

Exeter, Devon
Joshua Robert Recruitment
Senior Facilities Manager PFI Leading Infrastructure Asset Management Consultancy
Location: Exeter and Taunton area
Salary: £85,000 – £95,000
Contract Type: Permanent
Industry: Infrastructure / Facilities Management / PFI
About the Opportunity
We are partnering with a market-leading infrastructure asset management consultancy to appoint a Senior Facilities Manager to lead the operational performance and compliance across a portfolio of complex PFI projects. This is a senior-level role requiring a combination of commercial acumen, stakeholder leadership, and contractual expertise to ensure value-for-money outcomes and lifecycle compliance across infrastructure assets.
You will be responsible for managing a range of stakeholder relationships from Project Company Boards and funders, to public sector bodies and FM providers ensuring service delivery is aligned with both contractual obligations and long-term asset strategy.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the performance management of Hard and Soft FM services across complex infrastructure assets
• Manage PFI project agreements, ensuring full compliance with funding, contractual, and statutory obligations
• Engage senior stakeholders including public sector clients, sub-contractors, and lenders to ensure operational alignment
• Monitor performance regimes, ensure KPI compliance, and address underperformance issues proactively
• Interpret and manage contractual/statutory documentation and risk obligations
• Lead and support dispute resolution processes, minimising operational and financial impact
• Implement and enhance systems for lifecycle planning, commercial monitoring, and compliance reporting
• Provide technical and strategic advice on risk, variation, and value-for-money throughout asset lifecycle
• Produce regular, high-quality reports to internal and external stakeholders on service performance and risk
• Identify and follow up on business development opportunities within existing and new client relationships

About You
You will be a proven FM or asset management professional with a deep understanding of PFI or other complex project structures. You re commercially sharp, operationally astute, and confident working across inter-agency environments.
Essential Experience

• Proven success managing complex PFI contracts or similar long-term project agreements
• Strong understanding of PFI funding structures and stakeholder dynamics
• Experience managing FM providers and enforcing performance monitoring regimes
• Ability to interpret detailed contractual, legal, and statutory documentation
• Skilled in dispute resolution, risk management, and compliance frameworks
• Strategic thinker with a record of applying value-for-money principles across lifecycle spend
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills able to engage at senior levels
• Demonstrable leadership within multi-disciplinary or matrixed teams

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving in complex operational environments
• Highly organised, deadline-driven, and systematic in approach
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills confident in presenting complex issues
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and FM reporting systems
• Professional, approachable, and collaborative leadership style

Desirable

• Degree or professional qualification in Facilities Management, Asset Management, or related discipline
• Chartered or working towards relevant professional accreditation

Why Join?

• Work for a recognised leader in infrastructure asset consultancy
• Be part of a mission-driven team improving long-term public asset performance
• Influence projects that shape the future of critical infrastructure
• Competitive compensation and clear pathways for career progression

Interested in shaping the next chapter of infrastructure performance?