Job Description

Zetec Services Limited are the agency. Zetec has been appointed to recruit for the Buildings and Maintenance Site Lead position.

Monday to Friday (35 hours per week)

Context

Our work is based on the ethos of the international movement, and we work across some of London's most deprived boroughs in Islington, Harringay, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barnet and Hackney as well as the City of London. It's a patch that over 600,000 young people call home. We hold a specialism in youth homelessness offering 400 bed spaces including move-on accommodation. We deliver an extensive programme of interventions that supports a young person's physical and mental wellbeing and their transition to independence. We enhance this with facilities that benefit our local communities including youth hubs, community hubs, youth fitness centres and community fitness centres and through a programme of events Our property portfolio includes two directly owned sites in Crouch End (housing, wellbeing, community, and office spaces), and our flagship property, LandAid House (housing, wellbeing, and commercial spaces). Additionally, we lease, rent or manage premises including: Monarch Court (housing and office spaces); The Drum, Islington (youth centre and office spaces); Two Move-on Houses; Harringay Club; and Tarling Road Community Hub. The Buildings & Maintenance Site Lead (x2) are part of a team undertaking in-house maintenance, refurbishment and repair projects across all sites.

Job purpose:

To be responsible for the maintenance and facilities service within an assigned site and contribute to maintenance and facilities service across sites as required.

To personally undertake a range of maintenance and related buildings and facilities activities as allocated, including repairs, refurbishments, and refits. To ensure high standards and a quality service at all times, including acting as a focal contact point, overseeing contractors, and ensuring compliance.

Duties and responsibilities Buildings maintenance

Lead on allocated repairs and planned and reactive maintenance projects (refurbishments, refits, repairs etc), primarily on base site, but across all sites as required. Ensure works are completed to plan and standards and budget and supervise any maintenance colleagues or contractors supporting the project. Act as a focal point of contact for concerns and queries relating to maintenance needs and undertake assessments of problems and required solutions. Log work requests on to Inform. Undertake hands-on maintenance, repairs and maintenance in-house works across all sites as required, including creating/building new spaces and storage areas, installing kitchens and bathrooms, refurbishing resident rooms and office areas. Support office or housing moves or refits, as required, including overseeing the practical action plans, and personally participating Oversee other maintenance team staff working on

Resource management

Responsible for all tools and equipment required for buildings and maintenance tasks, including safe storage, maintaining in a safe and useable manner, not leaving unattended, and notifying the Estates and Facilities Officer when replacements are required. Monitor stocks, investigation and source `best price/right quality' for equipment, tools and materials, and liaise with the Estates and Facilities Officer to ensure fit with overall purchasing guidelines and allocated budgets. Manage the purchase order process. Reconcile supplier invoices and resolve any queries. Maintain information on the Maintenance Software reporting system, including logging of items, monitoring, responding and actioning, and reporting.

Health and safety, compliance and security

Monitor health and safety and potential risks and undertake health and safety assessments as allocated. Ensure all regulatory tests are completed to time and standard (e.g. PAT testing). Work supportively to the Health & Safety & Compliance Manager, and ensure all necessary forms and notifications are completed. Ensure the security of the site, working through and with the Estates and Facilities Officer, other colleagues and contractors as required. Keep abreast of and comply with the organisation's policies, procedures and standards relating to all aspects of buildings, maintenance, health and safety, fire regulations. Keep abreast of developments in buildings regulations, craft practices and materials and best practice, and share expertise with the wider maintenance team. Oversee the work of external contractors on site, ensuring any problems with quality or timeliness are notified to the Buildings & Maintenance Manager or Health & Safety & Compliance Manager as relevant, and promptly.

Dimensions

The working pattern set between the postholder and the Buildings and Maintenance Manager. Regular supervision meetings will take place with the Buildings and Maintenance Manager. The postholder will also hold regularly supervision meetings with all direct reports and full team meetings as required.

Scope and limits of authority

Day to day responsibility for maintenance service on an allocated site, or allocated projects working across sites as required, working to agreed planned repairs and agreed priorities for reactive repairs and other projects. Will ensure compliance of own activities, and activities of the building's maintenance teams with buildings regulations, health and safety regulations and good practice.
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 32,164.00 per year

Application question(s):

Do you hold a driving licence? how confident would you say to undertake hands-on maintenance, repairs and maintenance in-house works across all sites as required, including creating/building new spaces and storage areas, installing kitchens and bathrooms, refurbishing resident rooms and office areas? Are you capable to support office or housing moves or refits, as required, including overseeing the practical action plans, and personally participating? Have you had any previous responsibility for the maintenance and facilities service within an assigned sites? Are you confident in ensuring high standards and a quality service at all times, including acting as a focal contact point, overseeing contractors, and ensuring compliance? What relevant trade qualification- e.g. carpentry, electrical, plumbing do you have? What experience of overseeing the work of others and ensuring compliance with regulations, standards and quality would be useful (either craft colleagues or external contractors) do you have, if any? Do you have good knowledge of health and safety regulation, risk assessments and safe working practices in relation to maintenance and buildings works? Are you a confident user of computer systems, in particular maintenance and facilities related packages and Microsoft office applications (word, excel, outlook)?
Work Location: In person