Assistant Property Maintenance Manager

You will ideally come from either a mechanical or electrical maintenance background and will be familiar with electrical reports and HVAC systems. Reporting directly to the Property Maintenance Manager, the post holder will play a prominent role in the provision of hard FM services across the Council’s property portfolio with a particular focus on the operational estate and any third party’s properties who have purchased a service from the Council. The post holder will lead the specification, procurement and management of all building, mechanical and electrical engineering services required to maintain and operate the Council’s estate as well as advising on the same areas in respect of capital programmes. This will involve: * Direct responsibility for the management of all staff (5FTE), contractors and consultants within the team, setting targets, monitoring performance and taking corrective action as required; * Direct responsibility for the management and monitoring of all hard facilities management contracts and budgets (c.£2.8m per annum) to ensure that the service delivers consistently within budget and meets all savings/income targets; * Working with the Head of Property and Corporate Facilities Manager to develop the direction for the service through developing and championing a broad service plan and creating a high performance environment where staff are empowered to secure its effective delivery; and * Explore and, where possible, develop opportunities for the Council to sell property services to partners and third parties (i.e. schools, Vision, health partners etc). Minimum education/ qualifications: Good quality degree in relevant subject Membership of relevant professional body (i.e. BIFM or RICS) in a relevant area Project Management Qualification, i.e. PRINCE2 Minimum experience/ knowledge/ skills: Proven ability to successfully manage a modern service within a similar organisation. Ability to maintain financial information, ensuring financial compliance, monitoring and evaluation. Detailed knowledge of financial, legal and planning processes/regulations in relation to property management in England. Detailed, practical knowledge of facilities management related regulations and statutory requirements in respect of health and safety and compliance etc Direct experience of developing, delivering and monitoring schedules of planned, preventative, cyclical and capital works across a similar estate Strong understanding of the political, commercial and economic context within which the Council’s asset management activity is undertaken. Experience in the supervision and management of diverse staff teams Experience of working within local government