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Take charge as Head of Projects & Facilities at Runway East, a thriving B Corp that redefines office spaces and champions flexible working.
Overview
Salary
No salary declared 😔
Location
London United Kingdom
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary:
At Runway East, we take the dull out of offices. Beginning in 2014, we have established unique and flexible office spaces across London, Bristol, Bath, and Brighton, designed for teams ranging from 1 to 100. We offer attractive benefits, like private healthcare and team trips abroad, and live by our B Corp status, wholly committed to positive impacts on the planet and people.
Role Summary:
- Oversee the delivery of new site openings and the performance of core building services across multiple locations.
- Handle critical issues, work hands-on with landlords, contractors and internal teams.
- Lead core building services, including HVAC, lifts and plumbing.
- Manage and develop a team of 2-3 people within facilities and projects.
Role Requirements:
- Proficient, hands-on project management experience, with a background in facilities and building.
- Experience delivering commercial site openings, expert at running complex projects on tight budgets.
- Strong problem-solving skills, able to deconstruct complex operational issues.
- Excellent industry connections and judgement.
- Ability to stay composed and decisive under pressure.
Application Process Details:
- Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Our team is eager to fill this position and will review applications as they come in.
- Qualified applicants will be contacted for further discussions and potential interviews.
About the job
🎯 Head of Projects & Facilities
🌍 London, UK
🏛️ 4 days working in our Bloomsbury office, flexibility to visit other sites around London and the UK as required
🤝 Reporting to Sophie Marsh, our COO
Runway East. Redefining Office Spaces
At Runway East, we're on a mission to eliminate boring offices. Since 2014, we've created unique, flexible office spaces in London, Bristol, Bath and Brighton for teams of 1-100, featuring everything from dogs on demand to our famous Friday drinks trolley. We offer great benefits, including private healthcare and team trips abroad, and we're a proud B Corp, committed to positive impact on the planet and people. With a strong brand and passionate customer base, we're ready to seize the opportunities presented by the evolving demand for flexible working.
Elevator Pitch: The Job
As Head of Projects & Facilities, you’ll own the delivery of new site openings and the performance of core building services across the portfolio. You’ll be the escalation point for critical issues, stepping in when things go wrong and driving problems through to resolution.
You’ll work hands-on with landlords, contractors and internal teams to keep projects moving, manage risk, and raise building standards as we grow. This role will suit someone who takes responsibility, pushes through obstacles, and gets things done.
Requirements
Who You Are:
- A competent, hands-on project manager with facilities and building experience.
- Experienced at delivering commercial site openings, comfortable owning complex projects with tight budgets.
- An exceptional problem solver who digs into complicated operational issues, challenges assumptions, and figures things out when the answer isn’t obvious.
- Action oriented - you find a way to make things happen, while spinning multiple plates and ruthlessly prioritising to get results.
- Well connected in the industry, with the network and judgement to know who to call and how to get things moving.
- Comfortable acting as the senior escalation point for building and facilities issues, staying calm and decisive under pressure.
- Able to lead and develop a small team, setting clear priorities, raising standards and ensuring work gets done.
What you’ll be doing?:
- Overseeing the design and build team and delivering new site openings.
- Project managing refurbishments and upgrades, to tight budgets and timeframes.
- Owning core building services across the portfolio, including HVAC, lifts and plumbing.
- Acting as the escalation owner for major facilities issues, leading fast and pragmatic resolution.
- Improving project delivery discipline by clarifying ownership, decisions and priorities.
- Managing and developing the internal facilities and projects team of 2-3 people
- Building strong relationships with landlords, contractors and suppliers
- Strengthening our network of trusted partners for core services and projects.
- Feeding learnings from live sites back into design and build decisions.
Benefits
Our Benefits
We believe in taking care of our team members and offer a range of benefits to support your well-being and professional development. As a valued member of our team, you will enjoy:
🌴 Time off - 31 days including bank holidays, plus an extra day for every year you’re at RWE. We also give you your birthday off (because no one should work on their birthday)
🧠 Wellbeing - private health and dental insurance, half price gym membership, access to Spill, mental health days and a Bike2Work scheme.
🌍 Contribute - assign two workdays per year to charitable work with Matchable
📚 Learning & Development - £150 per year personal growth budget and regular lunch and learns
👍 The usual suspects - paid sick days, compassionate leave, enhanced parental leave, long service leave and life insurance
🎉 RWE outings - we love organised (and not so organised) fun, culminating in an optional annual team trip (Barcelona, Alicante, Rhodes and Vilnius to name some past trips)
Our Commitment to Inclusivity
We celebrate diversity and believe it strengthens our community. We welcome people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. What matters most to us is your spirit and passion. If you need specific access support, let us know—we’re here to help.
