This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis 

Novartis touches the lives of a tenth of the world’s population. Every role here, regardless of contract type, makes an impact on human life! 

This role is offered through Magnit Global, who, if selected, will be your employer. If your services are retained, you will be assigned to provide services to Novartis as the end client. This is not an offer of employment with Novartis. If you are selected for this Temporary/External opportunity, you will not be an employee of Novartis and will not be eligible for any Novartis employee benefits or incentives.

 Ready to work with/through Magnit at Novartis? Please read on…

The Facility Manager ensures a safe, efficient, and user friendly workplace by overseeing daily operations, maintenance, compliance, vendor management, and all workplace support services while coordinating closely with landlords and internal partners. They also lead space management, sustainability efforts, KPIs tracking, and deliver facility projects—including relocations and fit outs—while driving continuous improvement and resolving operational challenges through strong stakeholder collaboration.

Major Accountabilities:

• Ensure a comfortable, efficient, and reliable workplace by managing daily facility operations and resolving issues promptly.
• Oversee preventive maintenance and ensure full compliance with health, safety, environmental, and energy‑efficiency standards.
• Lead vendor and service provider management, including contract negotiation, performance evaluation, and cost optimization.
• Supervise workplace support services such as reception, mail, pantry, office supplies, meeting rooms, transportation, and landlord‑related services.
• Oversee canteen management and events, coordinating internal events, hospitality service, vendor performance, and ensuring a positive employee experience across all workplace hospitality services.
• Manage real estate activities including landlord coordination, lease discussions with Procurement and Legal, and service delivery improvements.
• Track and report key performance indicators, offering insights on space usage, service quality, sustainability, and cost efficiency.
• Deliver facility projects, support relocations and fit‑outs, drive sustainability initiatives, and collaborate with stakeholders to solve operational challenges.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Finance, Architecture, or Engineering (engineering is recommended for specific sites).
• Proven experience in facility management (preferably in pharmaceuticals or related industries), with knowledge of operations, finance, and maintenance.
• Experience in canteen/food service operations and event management, with the ability to coordinate internal stakeholders and suppliers, manage logistics, and ensure high‑quality service delivery.
• Ability to lead projects and vendor teams effectively.
• Skills to select vendors, negotiate contracts, and ensure high performance.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with stakeholders and employees.
• Proactively resolve challenges to ensure business continuity.

Payroll: Inside IR35
Workload: 7 hours per day
Role type: Hybrid
Required start date: July 2026
Contract: 6 months

Why Novartis: 
Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

EEO Statement:
The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accommodation: 
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit at directsourceproteam@prounlimited.com.