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We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.
We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.
We’ll broaden your horizons
Supporting all of our BDO offices, our Property and Facilities team provides everything we need to guarantee our people a safe, efficient, and environmentally-friendly workplace. They ensure that all of our offices use the latest systems and services, enabling seamless collaboration and consistency across our firm. They play a key role in helping us to evolve – in terms of hardware and infrastructure – and they have a uniquely tangible effect on the offices they work with. As part of this forward-thinking and collaborative team, you’ll travel to our offices across the UK to make sure BDO is a brilliant place to work - for your colleagues and for you.
We’ll help you succeed
Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.
You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.
Property & Facility Management is central to our strategy at BDO, the key ingredient to our success. Consistent quality facilities management enables us to attract, develop and retain talented people and be proud of our work.
This is a great opportunity for a talented, high performing and ambitious manager to join the PFM Team. In this role you'll:
Strategically align workplace priorities with business values and HR policy
Ensure Hubs deliver space that supports the priority activities aligned to workplace priorities.
Understand building user requirements including forecast headcount growth
Drive the creation of a human-centric and experience-based workplace for clients across their locations.
Ensure that all planning is aligned to People policies, currently WORKABLE
Develop and maintain design standards aligned to BDO’s brand
Work with appointed Architects and Designers to inform BDO design requirements
Develop and maintain planning standards in line with workplace strategy
Ensure all occupancy plans are with building code regulations
Engage with business at all levels to gain alignment with the operational workplace model
Develop and maintain workplace guidelines for best practice etiquettes and functional requirements for workplace
Partner with internal Comms to communicate strategic and tactical objectives and changes
Work with Operations Managers, IT and HR to track building utilisation
Identify changes in business streams that will drive changes to space assignment
Establish a system of record for space utilisation and drive consistent reporting and terminology
Develop performance indicators, client specifications and methodology for performance management and continuous improvement.
Work closely with Property Managers during location strategic planning and project execution
Support Facilities Managers and Operations Managers on workplace issues
Ensure connection with relevant PMD’s is maintained
You’ll be someone with:
Previous experience of workplace strategy and change management.
Experience in planning and delivering Strategic Workplace Experience activities.
Business acumen with strong contract, vendor management strong vendor management and negotiation skills.
Experience of informal and formal presentations.
Experience of leading a team and people management.
Established track record in service delivery and leading customer orientated initiatives.
The ability to write reports, manuals and articles using distinctive style.
The ability to make effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to employees, clients, top management and/or public groups.
The ability to motivate and negotiate effectively with key stakeholders, leadership team and client groups.
You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.
At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.
We’re in it together
Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.
Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.
We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.
We’re looking forward to the future
At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions
We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
