LEAD FACILITIES MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

LEAD FACILITIES MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

Role Overview:
• Ensuring the functionality of the building and premises by preventative planned maintenance
• Ensuring the minimum of disruption due to failure of services and plant.

The Role:
 Leading and supervision of a small team.
 Directing and planning essential central services such as security, mail, maintenance, archiving, cleaning, catering, waste disposal and recycling.
 Directing and implementation of planned maintenance to building, premises, equipment and machinery.
 Responding appropriately to emergencies or urgent issues as they arise including out of hours call outs.
 Monitor facilities related spending against budget and forecast.
 Calculating and comparing costs for required goods or services to achieve maximum value for money.
 Procurement of reputable and responsible sub-contractors and external services.
 Project management and supervising and co-ordinating work of contractors.
 Checking that agreed work by staff or contractors has been completed satisfactorily and following up on any deficiencies.
 Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation and that building and premises meets health and safety requirements in all aspects.
 Planning best allocation and utilisation of space and resources for re-organising of current building and premises;
 Review facilities supplier and contract agreements and commercial terms and conditions.
 Attend weekly facilities update meetings.
 Responsible for department administration, health & safety and maintenance document control, planned preventative maintenance database.

The Candidate:
• Minimum 5 years’ experience of facilities management of medium to large site
• Sound Technical Knowledge in plumbing heating & ventilation, building maintenance, waste management and security
• Sound knowledge of H&S legislation and practical requirements
• Relevant H&S Qualification
• HNC or degree

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED