Christopher Weekes

Property and Facilities Reception Manager @The Ardonagh Group

London, GB

Property and Facility Reception Manager @ The Ardonagh Group August 2023 - Present• Employee Onboarding: Handling employee relations, onboarding processes. Assist with employee onboarding by presenting an office inductions on health and safety.• Facilities Management: Overseeing office space, maintenance, and ensuring a safe and productive work environment.• Procurement: Management of vendor relationships and sourcing necessary supplies.• Budget analysing developing and monitoring budgets, tracking expenses, and identifying cost-saving opportunities.• Quality Assurance: Implementing and maintaining quality control processes to ensure services meet standards. Project management leading within the organization, ensuring deadlines are met and objectives are achieved.• Health and Safety Officer: Enforcing health and safety regulations, conducting risk assessments, and organizing training sessions. Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations in the workplace, acting as a designated first aider and fire marshal. • Policy Development: Create, update, and maintain office policies as necessary to ensure compliance and efficiency.• Issue Resolution: Act as the main point of contact to ensure that any office issues or repairs are logged and escalated as required for timely resolution.• Cross-Functional Communication: Communicate effectively cross-functionally within the organization, including with building management/ landlord, events, marketing, catering, and AV teams.• External Relationship Management: Build strong relationships with external parties and act as a liaison point to landlords, security, and service providers to oversee all office-related issues and maintain a productive working environment.• Service Provider Management: Manage relationships with service providers, including cleaners, phone providers, catering services, and pest control, to ensure quality services and cost-effectiveness.

City and Islington College

- AS Level – Business Studies, Chemistry, Graphics and General Studies