You’ll be responsible for
Supporting technical, engineering and facilities services across our UK offices.
Keeping building systems reliable, efficient and fully operational.
Working closely with landlords, suppliers, contractors, consultants and internal teams.
Supporting the delivery of facilities services, including cleaning, security and waste management.
Leading building changes, moves and projects, with a focus on compliance, quality and minimal disruption.
Overseeing maintenance, repairs, inspections, testing and defect resolution.
Monitoring supplier performance and service quality to ensure agreed standards are met.
Managing supplier budgets and cost plans.
Using operational data and insights to identify improvements and develop proactive, preventative plans.
What we're looking for
We’re looking for an experienced technical and building services professional who is just as comfortable solving an operational issue as they are coordinating suppliers, stakeholders and projects.
You’ll bring strong technical knowledge, a practical approach and the confidence to work across a range of building and facilities services. You’ll be proactive, solutions-focused and able to keep things moving in a busy professional environment.
You’ll ideally have
5+ years’ experience overseeing building and technical services, ideally within a global professional services organisation.
Experience managing cross-functional facilities services, including engineering, cleaning, security and health & safety.
A strong understanding of building operations, maintenance, compliance, inspections and quality control.
Experience working with project teams, consultants and contractors to deliver high-quality results.
Confidence overseeing suppliers and contractors and holding them to agreed standards.
The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining reliable services and minimising disruption.
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
A proactive, practical mindset with an eye for identifying issues, improving services and preventing problems before they arise.
What's on offer
Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:
Health & Wellbeing
Private Medical Insurance
Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments
Finance
Pension and flexible savings options
Income protection and life assurance
Mortgage advice and will-writing services
Family & Lifestyle
Electric car and cycle to work schemes
Emergency family care
Additional holiday/birthday leave.
Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
Travel insurance and season ticket loan
Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)
If you think this role would suit you, please click apply below. We look forward to hearing from you!
Technical Skills
This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.
Application Policy
Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal. Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders (lateralrecruitment@linklaters.com for legal roles or ukbtrecruitment@linklaters.com for business team roles).
