- Pay Rate:
£17.53 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
37 Monday – Friday, between 7am and 6pm and Saturday on call on a rota basis approx. every 4 weeks
This opening assignment is for 2-3 months
- BOLTON, Lancashire,
BL3 6HU
Temporary Facilities Development Manager - Children’s Services
Reference no: Bolton 0008 1E4F / 1
Pay rate: £17.53 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, between 7am and 6pm and Saturday on call on a rota basis approx. every 4 weeks
This opening assignment is for 2-3 months
City: BOLTON, Lancashire
Office based role
Enhanced DBS required for this role
Full Driving licence, access to a vehicle or access to means of mobility support
A Facilities Development Manager is required to be responsible for the facilities management function of Start Well Centres and other multi-site centres as required, including ensuring that the buildings and grounds are safe, secure and clean for staff and visitors. To work both strategically and operationally to ensure the efficient maintenance and upkeep of the Start Well buildings and grounds, delivering a safe, attractive and vibrant environment for children, families and professionals. Coordinate the Start Well Premises Management Plan and to direct and oversee relevant projects to ensure the best possible environment for children, families and professionals. Hours of work will be between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday and on Saturdays on call on a rota basis approx. every 4 weeks
Key responsibilities:
- Manage staff on a day-to-day basis having responsibility for overseeing health and safety compliance and to undertake risk assessments as required, ensuring policies and guidelines are in place to support delivery of a safe service.
- Manage premises related budgets to ensure that the service derives maximum benefit from its budget and generates income in partnership with the relevant service managers.
- Scope facilities improvement projects, business cases, financial modelling, project planning and controls, milestones to be achieved.
- Support the management, monitoring and safe implementation of specific capital programmes and programmed maintenance schemes of work, liaising with Corporate Property Services, contractors and outside agencies.
- Manage maintenance works at the Start Well buildings as and when required. Acting as a point of contact, giving clear direction to contractors and site staff, certify that works have been carried out satisfactorily and that it meets statutory requirements.
- Maximise the use of the accommodation both by the service and outside agencies, ensuring in liaison with Estates and Legal Services signed licences and leases are in place for tenants and that these are reviewed regularly to ensure compliance and no unauthorised encroachment.
- Attend the service meetings and provide detailed costings and prioritisation lists to enable the service to plan for future development improvements, both within the Premises Management Plan and within budget constraints.
- Act as a primary key holder and co-tag manager, ensuring buildings are opened and secured to meeting service need and providing cover arrangements in the absence of Centre Assistants across the Start Well estate.
- Manage emergencies and respond appropriately to urgent issues as they arise including investigating instances of vandalism and arrange appropriate remedial action.
- Ensure that health and safety guidelines and standard operating procedures are compliant with current legislation e.g., statutory and regulatory; COSHH; Hygiene Code; Asbestos; Legionella; Infection Control; Environmental Protection and Waste and that appropriate Health and Safety training is in place for all staff.
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Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:
- Facilities Management or School Business Management Qualification desirable.
- First Aid at Work (or willingness to undertake training).
Experience:
- Experience of managing site and facilities within an educational, local authority or health establishment.
- Experience of management of site and facilities at both operational and strategic level.
- Management of health and safety experience.
- Proven experience of successfully managing projects.
- Successful line management experience, including performance management.
Knowledge:
- Detailed knowledge of statutory regulations and best practice guidelines for site and facilities management.
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation, assessment and compliance e.g. statutory and regulatory; COSHH; Hygiene Code; Asbestos; Legionella; Infection Control; Environmental Protection and Waste.
- Knowledge of Energy Efficiency best practice.
- Knowledge of income generation mechanisms through building leasing arrangements and event room hire.
- Knowledge of financial monitoring procedures and systems and experience in making financial projections.
Skills & Abilities:
- Event management skills including room bookings and facilities management arrangements.
- Excellent project management skills and the ability to lead, coordinate and deliver a number of projects from inception to completion.
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team of professional officers and ability to maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to manage own and others time effectively, have good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workload working with conflicting demands and to tight deadlines.
- Full Driving licence, access to a vehicle or access to means of mobility support.
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
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Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Full Driving licence, access to a vehicle or access to means of mobility support.
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