Account Director

Account Director

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

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About The Role:

This is an Account Director level role focused on a prestigious London-based contract with full operational, commercial, engineering, and client leadership responsibility. Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Contract Management

• Proven experience leading large, complex Hard FM contracts.
• Ability to inspire and manage multidisciplinary engineering and facilities teams.
• Strong track record of creating a positive culture focused on safety, inclusion, performance, and customer service.

Commercial & Financial Accountability

• Full P&L ownership experience.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial management capability.
• Ability to identify efficiencies, cost savings, and value-add opportunities without compromising service delivery.

Technical & Operational Excellence

• Extensive knowledge of critical engineering environments.
• Experience delivering statutory compliance programmes.
• Strong understanding of asset management frameworks, engineering standards, and maintenance strategies.
• Ability to drive KPI and SLA performance.

Capital Projects & Sustainability

• Experience delivering capital works projects.
• Ability to integrate energy management, sustainability, and renewable technologies.
• Track record of implementing continuous improvement initiatives that deliver measurable benefits.

Client Relationship Management

• Executive-level stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing prestigious or high-profile clients.
• Ability to build long-term partnerships and act as a trusted advisor.

Key Hiring Criteria

• Extensive experience working in a similar role for a Hard FM service provider
• Extensive experience at the Senior Management level running hard services and/or facilities management contracts
• Understanding and demonstration of understanding of critical environment infrastructure, capital project delivery and energy management services
• Excellent commercial and financial acumen
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively to a diverse stakeholder base
• Strong management skills and ability to form collaborative working relationships and communicate with a large and varied delivery team

How to Apply:

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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.