Facility Manager

 Imagine you are responsible for executing and improving the Facility Management area for DFDS Headquarter that are compliant with the Gold standards for sustainable buildings, and the buildings connected with the Copenhagen Ferry Terminal!

You can as our Facility Manager!

About the role  
Be part of the movement - and play your part.   

Facility Management is a central function for ensuring that our colleagues have the optimal working conditions to perform their daily tasks, and there are expectations that this support function is able to react fast and efficient when changes are required.

The challenge of the job lies in delivering a cost-effective facility management that supports the business needs, keeps employees happy and position DFDS headquarter as an attractive workplace.

You will have plenty of contact with different stakeholders both internal from Employees to Executive Management, and external such as facility management partners, tenants, suppliers, and authorities.

Your main responsibilities will be and not limited to:

• Drive the facility management area in an efficient way
• Ensure maintenance of the facilities in line with best practices
• Ensure compliance with all legal requirements related to the facilities covering but not limited to security, health, and standards.
• Manage the daily relationship with facility partners
• Identify, initiate, and implement efficiency opportunities that both delivers financial as well as environmental benefits
• Ensure constant optimization of the office layout in line with the business needs
• Review and negotiate with sub-suppliers
• Budgeting and financial control of the Facility Management area
• Responsible for DFDS art collection and historical archive
• Responsible for managing DFDS Holiday houses with external admin supplier
• Responsible for the evacuation plans for DFDS HQ

About you 

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity.

Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. With this in mind, we think that you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as being a good listener.    

The role requires you to be able to digest large amounts of information and convert it into actions. Being structured, self-supporting and capable of both prioritizing and multitasking in a demanding environment should be something that you thrive in.

We imagine the ideal person for this position will have: 

• Few years’ experiences in a similar position
• Excellent knowledge of Danish and English, both oral and in writing.  
• Technical knowledge of building systems is considered as an advantage
• Experience with negotiations
• Experience with and understanding of basic finance (budgeting and budget follow-up)
• Experience with emergency management
• Knowledge of terminal operations considered an advantage
• Experience with and use of Microsoft 365 product suite
• Excellent knowledge of Danish and English, both oral and in writing

  
Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply Now.   

If you think your personality, skills, experience and ambition match this role, we’d love to hear from you. Send us your resume as soon as possible as we’re keen to meet potential candidates on an ongoing basis.   

Is there something you need to know, we haven’t covered here, please do not hesitate to reach out to Steffen Conradsen on sconr@dfds.com   

We look forward to hearing from you.