Deputy Facility Manager

Job Description:

Ready to give a new dimension to your career by joining a dynamic and strategic environment? Join Airbus Protect as our new Deputy Facility Manager! Acting as a true conductor both in the field and in project management, you will actively participate in structuring our activities and driving operational excellence across our European sites.

Your future job, should you choose to accept it…

As Deputy Facility Manager, you will support the structuring of the FM department and monitor activities across the 3 Airbus Protect sites in France, while ensuring international coordination. Your main missions will be:

• Structuring & Continuous Improvement: Orchestrate the standardization and harmonization of FM processes, implement relevant tracking KPIs, and define annual improvement plans.
• FM Project Management: Act as the primary FM point of contact for large-scale projects, including an upcoming building layout project in the Paris area.
• Supplier and subcontrator Management: Structure the relationship with service providers and subcontractors (contract tracking, SLAs, performance reviews).
• International Coordination: Ensure alignment with UK and German Operations representatives regarding budget tracking and project milestones (local execution will remain managed by local focal points).
• Operational Support: Provide occasional hands-on support in the field for complex incident resolution or during peak activity periods.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Procurement, IT, and Security departments to ensure smooth operations.
• Sustainability & Compliance: Ensure that FM standards integrate current environmental, health, and safety (EHS) regulations.

Working Conditions & Travel:

• Teleworking: Up to 1 day per week (adapted to FM operational constraints). Note: A full-time on-site presence (5 days/week) is strictly required during the initial onboarding period.
• Travel: Regular travel is required to our various sites (Blagnac, Vitrolles, Bristol, Newport, Ottobrunn, Hamburg).

Are you our future talent?

• Education: Master’s degree or Engineering degree with a specialization in Engineering, Facility Management, or Maintenance.
• Experience: You have a successful first experience (significant internships/apprenticeships accepted) or an intermediate level in operational maintenance covering varied topics.
• Languages: Full professional proficiency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory for daily international interactions.
• Specific Working Conditions & Certifications:
  • Required certifications: Electrical (B2C), Working at heights.
  • Work environment: The role is highly operational in the field, involving frequent and daily walking across large-scale sites. The activity also includes occasional manual handling of equipment, carried out in compliance with HSE standards.

Required Soft Skills

• Analytical skills and writing ability
• Team management / coordination
• Ability to lead meetings
• Customer orientation
• Flexibility
• Facilitator / Mediation skills
• Rigor and organization (appetite for structuring)
• Open-mindedness (enjoys varied days and human contact)
• Team spirit
• Positive and collaborative approach / Interpersonal skills
• Proactivity
• Autonomy
• Dynamism

Security Requirement:

This position requires eligibility for security clearance granted by recognized governmental authorities.

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This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Protect

Contract Type:

Permanent

Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Facility Management and Real Estate <JF-CG-SM>

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