facilities manager Beverley, England
Job description
The job itself
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Invest East Yorkshire team within Economic Development as receptionist / facility co-ordinator at our prestigious business centre in Beverley. BEC is the newest addition to the Business Centre portfolio and is located on the popular Grovehill Industrial Estate on the southern outskirts of Beverley. The role is to manage the main reception, conference facilties and support the businesses occupying the office space within. The Centre opening times for Reception are 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 4:30pm on Fridays.
The business centres provide high quality office & workshop accommodation available on licence agreements to new and small businesses in additon to proving a wide range of business support initiatives such as business advice, training and information to support the creation, development and growth of local businesses. Promotion of any available office, conference and meeting space to the external business community will form a key part of the job.
The ability to deal effectively with members of the public, prioritise workloads and be fully IT literate are essential. The post will be physically demanding and very varied, with duties to include, showing prospective tenants around, meeting and greeting visitors, setting up conference & meeting rooms, problem solving, managing tenants expectations, health and safety and host of other related duties.
You should have a minimum of NVQ Level II in Business Administration or equivalent, have direct experience of working in an office environment (facilities management desirable) along with diary management. You should also possess an interest in business, economic growth and developments in the local area. Flexability is essential as you maybe required to work from one of our other business centres occasionally, so use of a car and willingness to travel is desirable.
