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  • HVAC & Gas Engineer
    HVAC & Gas Engineer
    21 hours ago
    Full-time
    Bushey

    WE’RE HIRING – COMMERCIAL HVAC & GAS ENGINEER WE WILL BEAT YOUR CURRENT PACKAGE Happy Heat is growing, and we’re looking for an experienced Commercial HVAC & Gas Engineer to join our team. We’re a family-run heating, air conditioning and ventilation company based in Bushey, Hertfordshire, delivering high-quality work across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and North/North-West London. NO CENTRAL LONDON WORK NO SOCIAL HOUSING OVERTIME COMPLETELY OPTIONAL THE WORK Quality is at the heart of what we do. We install high-quality equipment and expect the same standard from our workmanship. There’s no social housing or high-volume contract work. Our domestic work is for private, high-end customers, alongside a growing portfolio of quality commercial properties including schools, healthcare facilities, offices, churches and other commercial buildings. You’ll be working on: • Commercial boiler installations, servicing & repairs, • High-end commercial plant room installations, • Commercial heating systems & controls, • Commercial HVAC installations, servicing & repairs, • Air conditioning installations, servicing & repairs, • Single & multi-split AC systems, • Ventilation systems, • High-end private domestic heating & AC installations, • Fault finding & diagnostics, • Commissioning, • Planned maintenance & remedial works We want engineers who enjoy doing a job properly. Clean installations, quality equipment, good materials and attention to detail are important to us. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR • Commercial Gas Safe qualifications, • F-Gas Category 1 qualification, • Strong commercial heating & HVAC experience, • Air conditioning installation, servicing & repair experience, • Excellent standard of workmanship, • Pride in producing clean, professional installations, • Strong fault-finding ability, • Full UK driving licence, • Professional and reliable approach with customers THE PACKAGE • Top rates of pay for the right engineer, • We will beat your current package for the right engineer, • Full-time PAYE employment, • Brand-new company van, • Heated seats & heated steering wheel, • Wireless Apple CarPlay & air conditioning, • Fuel card, • Company pension, • Paid holiday, • Discounts on over 25,000 products, including clothing, cars, holidays and more through our employee benefits portal, • Job and knock, • Materials delivered to site, • No Central London work, • No social housing, • Overtime completely optional, • Ongoing manufacturer & technical training, • Clear career progression, • Long-term opportunity within a growing company CAREER PROGRESSION – A CLEAR ROUTE OFF THE TOOLS This isn’t a role where you have to stay on the tools forever. As Happy Heat continues to grow, we want our engineers to grow with us. For the right person, there will be a genuine progression route from senior engineering into surveying, technical management and ultimately an Operations Manager position. Engineer → Senior Engineer → Surveying / Technical Role → Operations Manager We’ll support your progression with ongoing technical, manufacturer and management training as your role develops. OVERTIME & EARNING POTENTIAL Overtime is completely optional, but there is plenty available for engineers who want it. If you want to put the hours in, there is significant additional earning potential. If you don’t want overtime, that’s absolutely fine too. ABOUT HAPPY HEAT Happy Heat is an established family-run heating, air conditioning and ventilation company with a rapidly growing commercial division. We’re Gas Safe registered, REFCOM registered, SafeContractor approved and Worcester Accredited Installers. We’re not interested in rushing engineers from job to job or competing at the cheapest end of the market. We focus on quality equipment, quality customers and high standards of workmanship. We want our engineers to have the time, materials and support they need to do the job properly. We’re looking for someone who wants more than their next engineering job. If you want to earn more, be valued for the work you do and join a growing company with a genuine route into a senior off-the-tools position, we’d love to hear from you.

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  • Facilities Manager
    Facilities Manager
    2 days ago
    £12000 yearly
    Part-time
    London

    Job Title: Facilities & Operations Manager (Flexible Part-Time) Location: 6 Fitzroy Square, London W1T Salary: £12,000 per annum (Equivalent to 600 hours pa @ £20.00/hour. (12.5 hours per week average) About the Role: The Georgian Group, a heritage charity founded in 1937 to protect and promote Georgian buildings, is looking for a dependable, highly organized, and proactive individual to take operational ownership of our Grade I listed headquarters at 6 Fitzroy Square. This role requires flexibility to balance a highly predictable, gentle core weekly schedule with a flexible pool of hours to support our occasional evening events, room hire and architect-led projects, including oversight of maintenance work. It is an ideal position for an experienced former Facilities/Estates Manager, a retired Office Manager, or an operational professional seeking a high-autonomy, trusted "portfolio" role in the heritage sector. • Core Schedule (6-9 hours/week): Ideally you will be on-site across 2-3 mornings a week (e.g., Tuesday to Thursday, 9:30am–12.30pm) to manage daily operations, open the building when necessary, and oversee incoming contractors., • Flexible Pool : Remaining hours to be deployed flexibly, scheduled in advance to support evening lectures, weekend event setups, or critical structural surveys. Key Expectations: • Building Custodianship: Act as the keyholder and primary contact for our office tenants, visiting service engineers, and inspecting architect., • Operational Control: Maintain office efficiency by monitoring supplies, managing utility check-ins, and resolving day-to-day facilities issues. Management of building maintenance activities and Health & Safety and fire regulation procedures., • Event Support: Coordinate physical logistics and room setup for our historic meetings, exhibitions, and venue hire events. The Ideal Candidate: We are seeking a calm, level-headed approach to office operations and supplier management. Whether you spent your career keeping corporate executives organized or running facilities for a small business, you pride yourself on attention to detail, reliability, and creating a smoothly running environment. 1. Purpose of the Role To maintain the functional excellence, hospitality readiness, and regulatory safety compliance of 6 Fitzroy Square. The postholder acts as the key operational hub of the building—handling relationships with contractors, protecting the physical asset, managing workspace logistics, compliance with building maintenance requirements, and stepping in as an administrative visual presence for tenants and event guests. 2. Hours of Work & Time-Tracking Framework The contract is based on 600 total working hours per year, allocated via a dual-layer structure to preserve organizational agility: • Layer A: Fixed Core Hours (288-432 Hours per Annum) A baseline of 6-8 hours per week dedicated to routine operations. The default operational pattern is Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 09:30 to 12:30. Exact details to be agreed on acceptance of the role. • Layer B: Banked Flexible Hours The remaining hours to be drawn down by mutual agreement in advance. This pool is specifically reserved for out-of-hours event assistance, structural project oversight, and responding to building emergencies. Both management and the employee will track this pool via a running monthly log to ensure total hours do not exceed 600 without additional overtime authorization. 3. Core Duties & Accountabilities Facilities Management & Building Stewardship • Serve as an official building keyholder; managing opening procedures, securing internal rooms, and overseeing key distribution protocols for authorized visitors., • Act as the primary point of communication for third-party office tenants housed within the building, recording and actioning building maintenance reports., • Liaise directly with the Group’s inspecting architect, surveyors, and specialty historic building contractors to coordinate routine services (gas safety, fire alarm tests, lift maintenance, water hygiene). Maintenance of Health & Safety and fire regulation procedures. Office Operations & Procurement • Monitor inventory and manage the procurement of office consumables, kitchen amenities, and facilities cleaning supplies within pre-approved budget boundaries., • Ensure communal areas, meeting rooms, and office desks remain clean, organized, and physically safe for staff and the public., • Oversee on-site waste management arrangements and coordinate periodic recycling collections. Event Logistics & Meeting Support • Lead the physical layout adjustment (moving tables, configuring seating, testing basic AV inputs) for board meetings, public lectures, and corporate venue hire bookings., • Coordinate on-site building access for event caterers, equipment delivery staff, and external venue clients. 4. Person Specification (Skills, Experience, & Attributes) • Experience: Demonstrated background in office management, executive administration, high-level hospitality operations, or small-scale facilities oversight., • Competencies: Strong interpersonal diplomacy; comfortable dealing firmly but politely with external maintenance contractors and institutional tenants., • Physical Capability: Capability to safely execute light manual handling tasks, including setup and breakdown of chairs and folding tables for event configurations., • Reliability: Absolute dependability regarding timekeeping, building security integrity, and holding physical keys to a historic property.

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  • Interim Hotel Procurement Specialist
    Interim Hotel Procurement Specialist
    4 days ago
    Full-time
    London

    INTERIM HOTEL PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST – LONDON HQ The Interim Hotel Procurement Specialist is responsible for leading the procurement function across the hotel portfolio, ensuring the business secures the right products, services, and supplier partnerships to deliver exceptional guest experiences while achieving commercial value. This role requires a commercially minded procurement professional with hospitality experience, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to drive cost efficiencies without compromising quality or brand standards. As an interim appointment, you will provide immediate expertise, review current procurement practices, identify opportunities for improvement, and support operational teams through a period of change and business transformation. THE STAGE IS SET The stage is set for something different. We don’t run conventional hotels; we build places with character and intent. What began as a small UK aparthotel portfolio has grown into a European collection recognised for design and atmosphere - and we’re now entering a new chapter. As we redefine the brand and evolve our identity, we’re focused on creating spaces that feel compelling, contemporary, and truly distinctive. Locke leads with bold expression; Cove by Locke refines that same spirit into a quieter, more streamlined approach. Guests come to rest, work, or escape. Comfort is a given - great beds, hot showers, genuine service. But we aim to create moments that feel memorable and a little unexpected, bringing back the sense of mood hospitality often lost. This is our backdrop. We’re on an exciting journey step on stage and play your part. THE WORK IN YOUR HANDS Lead procurement across the hotel portfolio, delivering commercial value while supporting operational excellence. Develop and implement sourcing strategies across key spend categories, driving cost efficiencies without compromising quality or brand standards. Build and manage strong supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, monitor performance, and mitigate supply chain risks. Partner with hotel operations to support day-to-day purchasing, property openings, refurbishments, and capital projects. Analyse spend, identify savings opportunities, and support budgeting, forecasting, and procurement reporting. Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies, legal requirements, and sustainable procurement practices. Work collaboratively with Operations, Finance, Food & Beverage, Development, and Property teams to deliver procurement initiatives and continuous improvement across the business. THE FIRE YOU CARRY A proactive, can-do attitude with the confidence to take ownership and drive results. An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, challenge thinking, and create solutions. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Proven procurement experience within hospitality, hotels, serviced apartments, or a multi-site operational environment. A successful track record of developing procurement strategies that deliver commercial value, cost savings, and operational efficiencies. Demonstrated success in supplier negotiations, contract management, and strategic sourcing across multiple spend categories. Strong knowledge of hospitality procurement, including Food & Beverage, Rooms, Housekeeping, Engineering, IT, and Operational Supplies. Experience partnering with operational teams and managing multiple stakeholders across a complex, fast-paced business. The ability to analyse spend, identify opportunities, and implement continuous improvements that enhance performance and value. A commercial mindset with the drive to maximise opportunities and deliver meaningful impact. YOUR PROVEN TRACK Excellent commercial acumen with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Outstanding negotiation, communication, and relationship-building abilities. Highly organised with strong project management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities. Experience using procurement systems, purchasing platforms, and Microsoft Office applications. Strong understanding of hospitality supply chains, supplier markets, and industry trends. The ability to work independently, adapt quickly, and deliver results in an interim role. A collaborative approach with the confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels. A passion for continuous improvement and delivering exceptional outcomes. WHAT WE LOOK FOR We’re here to rethink what a modern lifestyle hotel can be. That takes pace, creativity, and people who enjoy working with purpose. If you’re comfortable with change, motivated by ideas, and focused on crafting meaningful guest experiences, you’ll do well here. We value individuals who can hold a vision, appreciate atmosphere, and want their work to have impact. Skills can be taught. Mindset can’t. There’s no single template for success here - just the right approach and willingness to grow.

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  • Experienced Flooring Estimator – New Build Residential
    Experienced Flooring Estimator – New Build Residential
    12 days ago
    Part-time
    Molesey

    We are an established flooring contractor specialising in the supply and installation of carpets, vinyl and wood flooring to the new-build residential market. Due to continued growth, we are looking to recruit an experienced Flooring Estimator to join our team. The Role The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing accurate and competitive tenders for new-build residential flooring projects, working closely with our clients, suppliers and internal contracts team. Key responsibilities will include: • Reviewing drawings, specifications and tender documentation, • Carrying out accurate flooring take-offs and measurements using digital take-off software, • Preparing detailed costings for carpet, vinyl and wood flooring packages, • Calculating materials, labour, wastage and associated costs, • Obtaining and reviewing supplier quotations, • Preparing and submitting competitive tenders, • Managing tender enquiries from initial receipt through to submission, • Liaising with housebuilders, developers and commercial teams, • Identifying value-engineering opportunities where appropriate, • Supporting the handover of successful tenders to our contracts/operations team The Candidate We are looking for someone with previous estimating experience within the flooring industry, ideally with experience of working on new-build residential developments. You should have: • Proven experience using digital take-off/estimating software, • Strong knowledge of carpet, vinyl and wood flooring, • Experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and specifications, • Excellent numerical and analytical skills, • Good commercial awareness, • Strong attention to detail and accuracy, • Confidence working independently and managing multiple tenders, • Good communication and organisational skills, • Experience dealing with housebuilders, developers or main contractors would be a strong advantage What We Offer This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and established flooring business with a strong presence in the new-build residential sector. We offer a competitive salary based on experience, together with the opportunity to become an important part of our team as the business continues to grow. Job Type: Full-time Salary: Competitive / dependent on experience Location: West Molesey If you are an experienced flooring estimator with a strong understanding of the new-build residential sector and confident using digital take-off software, we would be very interested in hearing from you. Please apply with your CV and details of your relevant flooring and estimating experience.

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  • Property Acquisition Partner - Commission Only
    Property Acquisition Partner - Commission Only
    1 month ago
    £30000–£100000 yearly
    Full-time
    London

    Property Acquisition Partner - Commission Only (£500-£2,000 per Opportunity) Location: London Zones 1-3, with a focus on Prime Central London Contract: Self-employed independent contractor Compensation: Commission only Hours: Flexible Experience: At least one year of sales experience required Help Grow a Luxury Short-Stay Property Network MadeStays is a property-technology company and luxury short-stay platform trusted by more than 3,000 guests. We help owners and operators position their homes for the global luxury short-stay market. Our proposition combines distribution across more than 10 rental channels with interior-design and presentation consultancy, access to professional photography, editorial listing creation, connected booking technology and the coordination of five-star short-stay experiences. Suitable homes can be distributed through MadeStays.com and channels including Marriott, Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, Google Vacation Rentals, Plum Guide, Blueground Secret Escapes & more. We are looking for commercially driven Acquisition Partners to identify and introduce suitable London property owners and operators. This is a flexible, self-employed and commission-only opportunity. There is no salary, guaranteed income, fixed schedule or guaranteed workload. Why Join MadeStays? • Earn £500-£2,000 for each successful qualifying opportunity., • Work flexibly around your existing career, business or commitments., • Source opportunities independently while accessing MadeStays’ technology-led property acquisition engine., • Use a dedicated platform to claim opportunities, record activity and manage your pipeline., • Receive structured onboarding, approved sales materials and support from MadeStays., • Increase your opportunity access through consistent activity, quality and results. What You Will Do As an Acquisition Partner, you will: • Identify suitable homes, owners and professional operators across London Zones 1-3., • Research and approach potential property partners., • Introduce the MadeStays proposition clearly and professionally., • Understand each prospect’s property, objectives and preferred level of involvement., • Explain how MadeStays could improve the property’s presentation, reach, booking management and guest experience., • Submit qualifying opportunities through the MadeStays platform., • Progress conversations towards an owner consultation and potential agreement., • Maintain accurate updates and dated next actions., • Work with MadeStays as properties progress through assessment, contracting and onboarding. Acquisition Partners cannot approve properties, select the final service model, change commercial terms, guarantee financial performance or enter into agreements on behalf of MadeStays. Build With Your Network - and Ours Develop opportunities through your own relationships and prospecting while gaining performance-based access to MadeStays’ property acquisition engine. The lead engine identifies and organises prospective opportunities by territory, providing eligible partners with a structured pipeline of owners and operators to claim, contact and progress. This is more than a static lead list. Opportunity ownership, communication history, activity and next actions are managed through one connected system. Access depends on opportunity availability, territory, performance, lead quality and compliance with the Acquisition Partner Agreement. A specific number of leads or successful outcomes is not guaranteed. What You Will Be Introducing MadeStays helps owners and operators improve how qualifying homes are positioned, presented, distributed, booked and operated. Our platform brings availability, bookings, guest communication, operational coordination and reported earnings into one place, giving property partners a more connected way to manage and grow their short-stay business. Owners can retain responsibility for delivering the physical stay while MadeStays manages the commercial marketing and booking layer. For suitable London homes, Fully Managed provides more comprehensive commercial and operational support. Every property assessed. Only qualifying homes published. Commission Commission is determined by the service model, exclusivity and property category: • £500 for an approved Marketing & Booking operator., • £1,000 for an exceptional Marketing & Booking operator, subject to written approval., • £1,000 for an approved Fully Managed property., • £2,000 for an exceptional Fully Managed property, subject to written approval., • Bespoke written commission for Fully Managed multi-property portfolios. MadeStays determines the final service model, property classification and applicable commission. Commission is earned and paid according to the current Acquisition Partner Agreement. Who We Are Looking For You must have: • At least one year of sales experience., • Confidence approaching property owners and business decision-makers., • Strong written and verbal communication., • The ability to work independently and manage a sales pipeline., • Good organisation and consistent follow-up habits., • Familiarity with London and and property marketing and its property market. Experience in estate agency, lettings, property sourcing, hospitality, recruitment, business development or another commission-led environment is particularly relevant. Existing property relationships are helpful but not required. How to Apply Apply through our partner page at https://madestays.com/partners/apply?src=indeed We will verify that you have at least one year of sales experience. Eligible applicants will then receive the Acquisition Partner Agreement, onboarding information and instructions for getting started.

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