Facilities and Space Planner

Job Title: Facilities and Space Planner

Location: Portsmouth (HM Naval Base)

Service Area: Asset Management, Space Management Team

Hours of Work: 37 Per week

What You’ll be doing as the Facilities and Space Planner:

Utilising AutoCAD with strong emphasis in MS Office Application use, you’ll be tasked with delivering Space Management solutions using specialist knowledge and experience to problem solve space management requirements, including sensitive and confidential situations.

Coupled with the delivery of requests for change to real estate assets, you’ll proactively manage compliance within the space management process and validate requirements in conjunction through review and escalation, linking with our senior stakeholders. Ensuring drawings are produced to internal standards, you’ll also ensure compliance of concepts, maintain the task register and assist in building surveys to maintain all space management solutions are being maximised.

In coordination of minor works, you’ll also support project work and other asset requests for information as the Facilities and Space Planner.

You’ll Have:

Ideally, you’ll be a competent user of AutoCAD (2D only), in addition to being well versed with MS Office to ensure day-today information is being thoroughly captured and presented. With experience/exposure to space management, you’ll also be able to showcase exposure to building regulations and appropriate heath and safety practice. Should you lack AutoCAD experience, but can demonstrate transferable software skills, this aspect of your CV will be taken into consideration.

With proven experience of presenting to senior level, you’ll also be able to showcase strong presentation skill/ability, and be a strong advocate of compliance measure within the internal environment.

About you:

With excellent communication skills, you’ll be a natural collaborator, and have a fundamental  understanding of what it means to share ideas and information across an array of teams. You’ll also be highly organised, a strong procedural practitioner and have the ability to demonstrate the importance of meeting requirements, cost and quality commitments and supporting others across the teams framework.

You’ll get:

A competitive salary coupled with 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, an enhanced pension scheme and life assurance is offered for the Facilities and Space Planner. Also, you will have access to our in - house benefits and discounts programme for all colleagues, cycle to work scheme and continued professional career development. Lastly, you will also have access to flexible parental benefits (if applicable) and our internal employee assistance network, giving you the opportunity to reach the heights of success within your new position.

Application process:

Applicants for the Facilities and Space Planner are urged to apply prior to the advertising closing date of Friday 8th November 2024 with a view of interviews scheduled to commence week commencing Monday 11th November 2024. For all queries, please contact the Recruitment Team in the first instance who will advise accordingly.

About Us:

KBS Maritime delivers Asset Management, Facilities Management and Energy Solutions across the maritime and defence environments. With parent companies KBR and BAE Systems, the JV has the pedigree of two global organisations, but we have the ethos of a small business where our people are valued and empowered to succeed. It’s a great place to work and we bring opportunity to all our team.