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Account Director-Healthcare - London

City of London
38 minutes ago
Full-time
On-site
City of London, Greater London
Β£75,000 - Β£85,000 GBP yearly
Health / Social Care
We're Hiring: Account Director – Healthcare πŸ“ŠπŸ‘”πŸ₯
πŸ“ London
πŸ’· Β£75,000 – Β£85,000 per annum + Benefits
πŸ•’ Full-Time | Permanent | 40 Hours per Week
🏒 Facilities Management | Healthcare | Hospital FM | Account Management | Senior Leadership
We are recruiting for an experienced Account Director – Healthcare to take overall responsibility for the successful delivery, commercial performance and strategic development of a major healthcare Facilities Management account in London.
πŸ₯ This is a senior strategic leadership position for an established Facilities Management professional with significant experience within healthcare, hospital or complex FM environments.
πŸ‘” The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership across the account, working closely with senior healthcare stakeholders while leading large, multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring facilities management services are delivered safely, compliantly and to the highest possible standards.
πŸ“ˆ The role will provide significant autonomy to shape account strategy, drive service excellence, develop senior stakeholder relationships and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and commercial growth.
πŸ‘” Responsibilities & Duties
β€’ πŸ₯ Take overall accountability for the strategic and operational performance of a major healthcare FM account.
β€’ πŸ“ˆ Develop and deliver a long-term account strategy aligned with client objectives, operational requirements and service expectations.
β€’ πŸ‘” Provide visible and effective senior leadership across the entire account.
β€’ 🀝 Build, maintain and develop strong relationships with senior hospital stakeholders, including executive-level contacts.
β€’ πŸ“ž Act as the senior point of contact and escalation for operational, commercial and client-related matters.
β€’ πŸ‘₯ Lead, inspire and develop large multi-disciplinary operational teams across the account.
β€’ 🎯 Establish clear objectives, expectations and performance standards across the operational structure.
β€’ πŸ’· Take full ownership of P&L performance, budgets, financial controls and commercial outcomes.
β€’ πŸ“Š Monitor financial performance and ensure the account operates in line with agreed commercial objectives.
β€’ πŸ“ˆ Identify opportunities for account growth, additional services, operational efficiencies and commercial development.
β€’ πŸ’‘ Develop and implement initiatives that improve service quality, efficiency, productivity and customer experience.
β€’ πŸ”„ Drive continuous improvement, innovation and service transformation across the FM operation.
β€’ πŸ“‹ Ensure all contractual obligations, KPIs, SLAs and performance requirements are consistently achieved.
β€’ πŸ“Š Use operational performance data, reporting and analytics to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
β€’ 🧠 Translate performance information into effective strategic and operational decisions.
β€’ πŸ›‘οΈ Ensure robust Health & Safety, quality, compliance and risk management standards are maintained across the account.
β€’ πŸ₯ Maintain a strong understanding of the patient-critical nature of the healthcare environment and its impact on FM service delivery.
β€’ 🚨 Provide senior leadership during operational incidents, service failures, critical events and escalated issues.
β€’ 🀝 Develop a strong culture of collaboration, accountability, engagement and customer service.
β€’ 🌟 Promote a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement throughout the account.
β€’ πŸ‘₯ Support workforce planning, succession planning, talent development and leadership capability.
β€’ πŸŽ“ Coach and develop senior operational managers to maximise performance and engagement.
β€’ 🏒 Ensure resources, people and service delivery remain aligned with operational requirements and stakeholder expectations.
β€’ πŸ”„ Lead and support operational change, transformation and improvement programmes.
β€’ πŸ“‘ Ensure effective account governance, reporting and performance management processes are maintained.
β€’ πŸ” Identify operational and commercial risks and ensure appropriate mitigation strategies are implemented.
β€’ πŸ“‹ Ensure all contractual, statutory and regulatory requirements are understood and effectively managed.
β€’ 🦺 Maintain a strong focus on Health & Safety leadership across all areas of service delivery.
β€’ πŸ“Š Review account performance against agreed KPIs, SLAs and financial targets.
β€’ πŸ’· Identify opportunities to improve financial performance while protecting service quality and compliance.
β€’ πŸ—£οΈ Prepare and deliver high-quality management information, presentations and performance reports.
β€’ 🎀 Present account performance, strategic plans and improvement initiatives to senior stakeholders.
β€’ 🀝 Work collaboratively with internal leadership, commercial, finance, HR, compliance and operational teams.
β€’ πŸ† Drive consistent standards of operational excellence across all areas of the account.
β€’ 🌱 Promote innovation, sustainability, efficiency and best practice across the Facilities Management operation.
β€’ πŸ” Ensure appropriate governance, controls and assurance processes are maintained.
β€’ πŸ“ Ensure actions arising from audits, inspections, performance reviews and stakeholder feedback are effectively managed.
β€’ πŸ› οΈ Support mobilisation, transition, transformation and service improvement activity where required.
β€’ πŸ₯ Ensure FM services support the safe and effective operation of a complex hospital environment.
β€’ πŸ› οΈ Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the seniority and responsibilities of the role.
πŸ‘€ Requirements
β€’ πŸ‘” Proven experience as an Account Director, Account Manager, Operations Director or senior Facilities Management leader within a healthcare environment.
β€’ πŸ₯ Strong experience working within a hospital, NHS, private healthcare or similarly complex healthcare environment.
β€’ 🏒 Proven experience managing large and complex Facilities Management contracts.
β€’ πŸ‘₯ Significant experience leading large, multi-disciplinary operational teams.
β€’ 🧠 Detailed understanding of the challenges associated with delivering FM services within a patient-critical and highly regulated environment.
β€’ πŸ’· Strong commercial awareness with demonstrable experience of P&L ownership and budget management.
β€’ πŸ“ˆ Proven track record of account growth, commercial development and delivering financial performance.
β€’ πŸ“Š Strong understanding of contractual performance, KPIs, SLAs and account governance.
β€’ 🀝 Excellent senior stakeholder management skills.
β€’ πŸ‘” Confidence communicating and influencing at executive and board level.
β€’ πŸ“ˆ Proven experience delivering operational improvements, service transformation and continuous improvement programmes.
β€’ πŸ† Demonstrable track record of achieving high levels of client satisfaction and service performance.
β€’ πŸ›‘οΈ Strong Health & Safety leadership experience.
β€’ πŸ“š Good understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation and compliance requirements.
β€’ βš–οΈ Strong understanding of risk management, governance and regulatory compliance.
β€’ πŸ—£οΈ Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
β€’ 🎀 Excellent presentation and influencing skills.
β€’ 🀝 Strong negotiation, relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities.
β€’ 🧠 Strong analytical and strategic decision-making skills.
β€’ πŸ‘₯ Proven ability to motivate, develop and lead large operational teams.
β€’ 🎯 Strong customer-focused approach combined with commercial and operational awareness.
β€’ πŸ’» Confident using performance reporting, financial management and operational systems.
β€’ πŸ“‹ Ability to analyse performance data and use insight to drive operational improvements.
β€’ πŸ”„ Strong change management and transformation experience.
β€’ 🌟 High level of professionalism, integrity, accountability and leadership presence.
⭐ Desirable Experience
β€’ πŸ₯ Previous senior leadership experience within a hospital or NHS environment.
β€’ πŸ‘” Previous Account Director or equivalent senior account leadership experience.
β€’ 🏒 Experience managing large, complex or multi-service FM contracts.
β€’ πŸ’· Extensive P&L and commercial management experience.
β€’ πŸ“ˆ Proven account growth and business development experience.
β€’ πŸ”„ Experience delivering major operational transformation programmes.
β€’ πŸ“Š Strong experience managing contractual KPIs, SLAs and performance frameworks.
β€’ 🀝 Experience working with executive and board-level healthcare stakeholders.
β€’ πŸ›‘οΈ Experience working within highly regulated and compliance-focused environments.
β€’ 🦺 NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
β€’ πŸ“š Relevant Facilities Management, leadership, business or professional qualification.
β€’ 🌱 Experience delivering sustainability, efficiency and innovation initiatives.
β€’ πŸ‘₯ Experience leading large, multi-disciplinary teams across multiple FM service lines.
πŸ’Ό What's On Offer
β€’ πŸ’· Β£75,000 – Β£85,000 per annum
β€’ 🎁 Additional benefits package
β€’ πŸ•’ Full-time, permanent position
β€’ ⏰ 40 hours per week
β€’ πŸ“ London-based senior leadership opportunity
β€’ πŸ₯ Senior leadership role within a major healthcare environment
β€’ πŸ‘” Strategic and operational account responsibility
β€’ πŸ‘₯ Leadership of a substantial multi-disciplinary workforce
β€’ πŸ’· Full P&L and commercial accountability
β€’ 🀝 Extensive exposure to senior healthcare stakeholders
β€’ πŸ“ˆ Opportunity to shape long-term account strategy
β€’ πŸ’‘ Opportunity to drive innovation, service improvement and transformation
β€’ πŸ“Š Significant influence over operational and commercial performance
β€’ πŸŽ“ Professional and leadership development opportunities
β€’ πŸ† Opportunity to make a genuine impact on service quality and customer satisfaction
β€’ πŸ”’ Long-term senior career opportunity within a complex Facilities Management environment
πŸ₯πŸ‘” This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Account Director, Account Manager, Operations Director or senior FM professional looking to take ownership of a high-profile and complex healthcare Facilities Management account.
πŸ“Š The successful candidate will be commercially astute, operationally strong and confident working with senior and executive-level stakeholders within a patient-critical and highly regulated hospital environment.
πŸ“ˆ You will have the opportunity to influence strategy, lead a substantial operational team, drive service excellence, develop senior stakeholder relationships and identify opportunities for both service improvement and commercial growth.
🀝 If you have the healthcare FM leadership, commercial, P&L, stakeholder management and strategic account experience required for this position, we would be pleased to hear from you