Facilities Manager - fixed-term (maternity cover)

Facilities Manager – Fixed Term Maternity Cover (Paris)

This role is based in Paris and will cover a maternity leave for the Facilities Manager position. It is responsible for Total Facilities Management across the Paris office and satellite sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the on-site facilities team, promoting engagement, customer service excellence and client-aligned delivery.
• Plan and deliver integrated management of hard and soft services, ensuring operational contract delivery and financial management.
• Support the broader IFM operations through contract delivery, health & safety, engineering services, legislative compliance and contractor management.
• Serve as the primary point of escalation for the client at the Paris office and provide support to workflow systems such as Building Management Systems, PPM schedules, HelpIn, EHS and Quality compliance.
• Own reception and small managing agency duties, managing service requests and ensuring they are resolved within agreed timeframes/KPIs/SLA.
• Maintain relationships with landlords, managing agents and local vendors to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Ensure alignment with cleaning, PPM, event management, MAC and shipping processes.
• Communicate transparently and tailor messaging to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of supporting and leading site-based teams across multiple service lines.
• Strong contract and vendor management skills, with experience in property, facilities or operations engineering.
• Minimum five years in a customer-facing FM role, preferably third-level qualified.
• Demonstrated financial management ability and cost‑savings identification.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) proficiency.
• Technical engineering background preferred in building services and maintenance.
• French and English speaker, able to communicate at all organisational levels.
• Adaptability and flexibility to changing business requirements and availability for critical needs.
• Professional conduct, initiative and confidence in all dealings.

Location

On-site - Paris, France

Equal Opportunity Statement

Jones Lang LaSalle is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please request it at