Job Title: Facilities Manager
Based: Olton, Solihull
Salary: £35,000 pa
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 22nd October 2021
Sir Josiah Mason Trust (SJMT) is a family of charities & community of people supporting those most in need in the West Midlands. SJMT want everyone, regardless of age or circumstances, to feel secure, have opportunities and to thrive.
The services provided include:
- Safe, affordable and well-maintained alms-housing
- Residential and extra care
- Community and housing related support
- Services to advance the opportunities of children and young people in need
Everything they do is rooted in their 370 year history and driven by their vision for the future.
Job Role:
SJMT is recruiting a multi-disciplined, self-motivated Facilities Manager to join our growing charity in the West midlands – the organisation currently covers Birmingham, Solihull, Kidderminster, Wolverhampton and surrounding areas.
The role is facilities management focused so the ideal person must have experience with facilities management but will be hands on when needed so relevant qualifications are required for your technical expertise – ideally experienced within electrical, carpentry, plumbing or similar.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and flexible leader to ensure a very high and consistent standard is met to satisfy SJMT requirements and those of all regulatory and statutory bodies. You will be responsible for the day to day, medium and long-term maintenance of all our buildings and the leadership of all our service areas. You will be working across a range of buildings including residential lettings, service buildings, offices and specialist areas such as care facilities.
You will ensure the properties and services we provide are compliant, maintenance works meet time, cost and quality standards, and our buildings and services deliver positive employee and customer/resident experiences.
The role will include the development and management of a rolling 5-year maintenance plan, delivery of building improvement works and projects to enhance the building user experience as well as managing the expansion of service delivery in the area of domestic, laundry and catering services to all our sites and residents.
Key responsibilities:
- Overall leadership responsibility for SJMT maintenance, domestic services, laundry services and catering services.
- Responsibility for the day to day, medium and long-term maintenance of all our buildings including residential lettings, service buildings, offices and specialist areas such as care facilities.
- The development and management of a rolling 5-year maintenance plan, delivery of building improvement works and projects to enhance the building user experience.
- To ensure that all areas of responsibility are compliant, works are completed on time, within budget and meet quality standards
- Management of the expansion of service delivery in the area of domestic, laundry and catering services to all our sites.
- To lead the management of relevant tendering and procurement activities
- To play a key role in in delivery of our Housing Development Strategy, including the implementation of new development projects.
General Requirements:
- Experienced Facilities Manager who understands building health and safety regulations and the management of maintenance works in an operational public access site.
- Experience in managing third-party suppliers and engaging building users to ensure works carried out on live sites are delivered safely and to a high standard, with minimal service disruption.
- You will be working with a wide variety of people so must have great people and communication skills
- You will have experience dealing with a number of conflicting and changing priorities.
- Relevant qualification in facilities management, health and safety or building studies, construction, engineering or an apprenticeship in a technical trade such as electrical, plumbing, carpentry.
- Full driving licence and use of a vehicle
- An enhanced DBS check will be taken up for the successful applicant
- Covid-19 double vaccinated or second vaccine in progress
What we offer:
We continue to reward our staff with competitive pay rates and a number of employee benefits including:
- Starting on 31 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays (increases with service)
- An annual ‘wellbeing’ day for all staff
- Company sick pay
- Funded DBS checks
- Free onsite parking
- Pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Wider Wallet staff discount scheme
- Employee Assistance programme
- Long service awards
- Ongoing career development training
Please note should sufficient applications be received we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time and recruit at any stage.
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Candidates with the experience and relevant job titles of: Property Maintenance, Health & Safety Officer, Electrical Services, Carpenter, Plumber, Building Maintenance, Facilities Coordinator, Building Services Manager, Works Manager, Facilities Officer, Property Services Manager, Facilities Manager, Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Coordinator, Facilities Coordinator, Repairs Manager, Building Services Manager and Properties Manager may also be considered for this role.
