At McLaren, our mission is to set the standard for high performance in sport. Everyone, in every part of the team, has a role to play. So if you want to test your ideas with the world watching... And measure your progress in milliseconds... And play your part in racing history... You belong here. High performance starts with you.
Purpose of the role
The Head of Workplace Infrastructure & Facilities is responsible for the strategic oversight, operational management, and continuous optimisation of McLaren Racing’s physical assets, workspaces, and infrastructure systems. This role will develop, manage and deliver infrastructure and facilities change programmes across all of our sites, with a key focus on improving efficiency, quality, reliability, minimising disruption and striving for workplace excellence.
Leading a team of specialist professionals, this role will ensure proper maintenance of our critical infrastructure, machinery and equipment to ensure continuous operations for our manufacturing and testing teams, and general functions across our sites. They will manage property, vendor relationships, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, while representing and developing the organisations Facilities Management requirements.
Role dimensions
The Head of Workplace Infrastructure and Facilities will lead a team whose mission is the successful delivery of the strategic agenda but also the operational, day-to-day “business as usual” work. You will work with, and be accountable to, the Director of Procurement.
This role will work closely with the Programme Management Office for programmes and major projects, and the Procurement team to manage OEM servicing, maintenance and contractors, and across the wider team to understand the business needs and deliver exceptional service to our stakeholders. There will also be close liaison and relationship management with the wider business and Group and in particular our Production, Build, Vehicle Testing and Technology teams to support the maintenance and development of their equipment and facilities.
Your primary role will be to manage the day-to-day activity and priorities of the team, map out and drive the facilities and workplace excellence plan across all our race facilities, to manage the delivery of key initiatives and ensure cross-functional alignment, coordination and collaboration with stakeholders across the business.
Flexibility in working hours will be required as well as some domestic and international travel from time to time.
Principal accountabilities
Keeping abreast of developments in the wider workplace, Infrastructure and Facilities industry and strategic initiatives being developed across the team, working closely with key stakeholders in the organisation, to lead the wider facilities and workplace agenda.
To join our race for performance, we’re looking for a proven senior FM professional to manage the team with extensive experience in workplace facilities, planning, prioritising and goal setting, including the ability to lead multiple projects, determine project urgency and create detailed action plans.
Desirable experience:
Degree in Facilities Management, Building Services, Construction Management, or relevant engineering/business discipline or relevant experience .
Personal attributes:
Credible, and has gravitas, acting as a role model for the McLaren values, with excellent interpersonal, relationship and communication skills.
A role model; someone that role models the right behaviours and values for our employees, external partners, internal stakeholders and your team. You’ll also be a champion for best practice in sustainability and diversity and inclusion.
What can McLaren offer?
We constantly strive to be better tomorrow than we are today. Our ambition is to be the most pioneering and exhilarating racing team in the world, and our collective task is to set the standards for high performance in sport. We show up every day with energy and enthusiasm, ready to play our part.
We encourage and support diversity, equity and inclusion. We will actively promote a culture that values difference and eliminates discrimination in our workplace.
McLaren Racing is based at the iconic McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) near Woking. Here at McLaren, we offer hybrid working with 4 days a week based in the MTC.
Our state of the art, sustainable campus offers many facilities including a gym, restaurant and indoor and outdoor break-out areas, as well as direct access to park and common land. The MTC is connected to Woking mainline station via regular shuttle buses, from which London Waterloo is a 30 minute train ride.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including private healthcare, car schemes, life insurance and generous pension contributions.
