Hays Construction and Property

Your new company
One of London’s leading universities and higher education establishments.
Your new role

• The position is accountable to the Director of Estates, Environment and Facilities at the University and has responsibility for leading the operational delivery of maintenance services at the campus.
• The post holder is responsible for the management and delivery of maintenance contracts and utility services and for ensuring that all buildings conform to current statutory compliance legislation. A key requirement of this role is effective management and control of the estate’s maintenance budget, within agreed budget constraints.
• You will lead on identifying and driving continuous service improvement and efficiency across campus, which necessitates working closely with our service partners and key contractors.
• Working on the Tooting estate only, a large complex campus, you will be responsible for day-to-day estates maintenance and operations via a managed service contractor providing all hard FM services.
• You will be alongside senior colleagues in the Estates, Environment and Facilities team responsible for capital projects, compliance and lifecycle programs.
• Your primary function is the effective management of an outsourced hard FM and engineering service on an operational level, ensuring SLA’s are met, reactive maintenance is managed and planned maintenance is delivered.
• This is a hands-on senior role ,client-facing, operational and technical role and requires a calm demeanour and ability to prioritise, as there will be competing priorities and a challenging workload.
• A solid understanding of health and safety and compliance in a hard FM settings is essential.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Educated to degree level . Preferred degree : equivalent qualification in Building Service Engineering, Architecture, Building Surveying, or other relevant professional discipline
• Full member of a professional building related, building services, or engineering discipline.
• Technical qualification in at least 2 statutory compliance areas and able to act as competent person (Subject to training and certification) in relation to HV/LV, Ventilation Systems, Pressure Systems, Legionella and L8. Lifts and Hoists, Gas Safe and confined spaces, asbestos
• An extensive track record in the design, management, operation, and maintenance of highly complex estates
• Must be able to demonstrate Continued Professional Development, ideally including further managerial and technical qualifications
• Have extensive experience and knowledge of managing in-house and out-sourced maintenance contracts. Have thorough understanding of water management systems, water testing and associated legislation to ensure compliance,
• Have thorough understanding of water management systems, water testing and associated legislation to ensure compliance.

What you’ll get in return
An initial fixed-term interim contract for 9 months.
What you need to do now

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

Hays Construction and Property

Your new company
One of London’s leading universities and higher education establishments.
Your new role

• The position is accountable to the Director of Estates, Environment and Facilities at the University and has responsibility for leading the operational delivery of maintenance services at the campus.
• The post holder is responsible for the management and delivery of maintenance contracts and utility services and for ensuring that all buildings conform to current statutory compliance legislation. A key requirement of this role is effective management and control of the estate’s maintenance budget, within agreed budget constraints.
• You will lead on identifying and driving continuous service improvement and efficiency across campus, which necessitates working closely with our service partners and key contractors.
• Working on the Tooting estate only, a large complex campus, you will be responsible for day-to-day estates maintenance and operations via a managed service contractor providing all hard FM services.
• You will be alongside senior colleagues in the Estates, Environment and Facilities team responsible for capital projects, compliance and lifecycle programs.
• Your primary function is the effective management of an outsourced hard FM and engineering service on an operational level, ensuring SLA’s are met, reactive maintenance is managed and planned maintenance is delivered.
• This is a hands-on senior role ,client-facing, operational and technical role and requires a calm demeanour and ability to prioritise, as there will be competing priorities and a challenging workload.
• A solid understanding of health and safety and compliance in a hard FM settings is essential.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Educated to degree level . Preferred degree : equivalent qualification in Building Service Engineering, Architecture, Building Surveying, or other relevant professional discipline
• Full member of a professional building related, building services, or engineering discipline.
• Technical qualification in at least 2 statutory compliance areas and able to act as competent person (Subject to training and certification) in relation to HV/LV, Ventilation Systems, Pressure Systems, Legionella and L8. Lifts and Hoists, Gas Safe and confined spaces, asbestos
• An extensive track record in the design, management, operation, and maintenance of highly complex estates
• Must be able to demonstrate Continued Professional Development, ideally including further managerial and technical qualifications
• Have extensive experience and knowledge of managing in-house and out-sourced maintenance contracts. Have thorough understanding of water management systems, water testing and associated legislation to ensure compliance,
• Have thorough understanding of water management systems, water testing and associated legislation to ensure compliance.

What you’ll get in return
An initial fixed-term interim contract for 9 months.
What you need to do now

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)