Assistant Facilities Manager

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About The Role

We are looking for an Assistant Estates and Facilities Manager to support the Group Estates Manager to ensure the fabric and high quality of our environments, including capital development programs, major repairs, audits and risk assessments.

We are hiring for three roles across our services:

• Hesley Hall, Doncaster
• Denaby
• Low Laithes, Barnsley

(All roles involve travel to other sites)

You will:

• Ensure homes and buildings are refurbished to a high standard whilst managing contractors in a safe and controlled way adhering to Contractor (Design and Management) Management 2015 Regulations.
• Support in ensuring Fire safety regulation compliance for the services managed and ensure Fire Risk Assessments and regular checks are completed.
• Support in ensuring Legionella regulation compliance for the services managed and ensure the Legionella Risk Assessment and regular checks are completed..

See the attached Job Description for further detail on the responsibilities of the role.

About You

Knowledge

• Essential - Knowledge of relevant aspects of health and safety legislation and regulations.
• Essential - Knowledge relating to provision of property services

Skills and Abilities

• Essential - Ability to manage own time and multiple tasks effectively, working autonomously and using own initiative.
• Essential - Ability to apply a comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of site facilities management from knowledge and exceptional management skills.
• Essential - Ability to identify own training needs, to attend required training and maintain continuous personal development skills and ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, and to understand and produce materials of a professional nature in line with required deadlines.
• Essential - Ability to form and promote positive relationships with and between people who use our services, staff, parents and representatives of outside agencies.
• Essential - Ability to plan and chair meetings.

Qualifications

• Essential - IOSH and/or NEBOSH qualification (or to be achieved within 18 months or appointment).
• Desirable - Level 3 qualification in Facilities Manager or equivalent
• Desirable - Full clean UK driving license

Experience

• Desirable - Experience of working effectively in a residential support service environment.
• Essential - Experience of managing budgets and spending.

About Us

What we offer:
• Be part of a values led organisation that truly puts people first
• Shape a new clinical role with real influence and autonomy
• Work collaboratively within a supportive multidisciplinary team
• Make a meaningful impact on independence, wellbeing and quality of life
• 35 days holiday
• Generous pension scheme.
• Ongoing training and development to help you grow.
• Cycle to Work scheme and retail discounts.
• Electric car scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities because we know that different perspectives make us stronger. Hesley Group are proud to be a Living Wage Employer, ensuring every one of our colleagues is paid at least the real living wage, reflecting the true cost of living. It's our commitment to fairness, a recognition of skill and a heartfelt thank you to the incredible people who make what we do possible.