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The role is to support the Estates Manager, The role involves managing the maintenance and caretaking workforce.
Client Details
Working at well know College in Kent as an Assistant Facilities Manager to help with general maintenance & projects at the College.
Description
- To supervise the day-to-day work of the maintenance and caretaking staff via the online Estates Helpdesk system, ensuring work is completed in a cost effective way to agreed deadlines.
- To oversee the operation of the local site cleaning team to ensure this is carried out in an effective and economical way, and working with the Estates Manager on operational decisions.
- Contribute to reviews of the Planned Preventative Maintenance programme.
- Prepare full specifications, contract documents and drawing architectural plans for procurement and tender purposes.
- Make arrangements for external or internal events arranged
- Organise the safe transport of goods and furniture between sites when required.
- Place orders, check invoices and agree payments for goods, materials and contracted services.
- Be familiar with the rules of building development and maintenance and support the Estates Manager in ensuring compliance.
- Day to day oversight of contractors, ensuring that specifications are met to required standards.
Profile
- Have a building craft, surveying or Health and Safety background/qualifications.
- Be or become conversant with Health and Safety regulations.
- Possess a wide knowledge of building construction and maintenance,
- Knowledge of modern Mechanical & Electrical and Building Management Systems
- Experience of planning and implementing buildings maintenance programmes to schedule and within budget.
- Managing successful relationships with contractors or external parties to ensure outsourced work is delivered satisfactorily.
Job Offer
- £40,000
- Good Pension
- 33 days annual leave
- Welcoming team
