Job Description

The Role

The Estate Foreman will be based at the Estate Workshop at Cobham in Surrey.

The Cobham Park Estate is comprised of parkland, agricultural land, approximately 45 residential properties and approximately 30 commercial properties.

The Estate Foreman will help ensure the proper maintenance of all residential properties on the estate as well as undertaking other general day to day jobs on the Estate. The role would suit a jobbing foreman looking to take the next step in their career and for an opportunity to set down roots in the local area.

Day to day duties will include:

Maintenance

1. Working with Strutt & Parker you will ensure that property repairs are carried out in a timely manner and in order of priority.

2. You will be responsible for setting the workloads of contractors and any staff subsequently recruited in conjunction with the land agent on a daily basis.

3. You will be responsible for working within set budgets and to set deadlines (as agreed with Strutt & Parker).

4. You will be responsible for ordering materials from appropriate suppliers and arranging deliveries where necessary.

5. You will be willing to work with a range of advisors including Architects, Building surveyors, Quantity Surveyors, Building Control, Health and Safety Advisers and Structural Engineers.

6. You will be willing to help with various maintenance jobs on the properties.

7. You will be required to abide by current Health and Safety at work regulations.

8. You will work with contractors/other staff on a daily basis to ensure the good maintenance of the estate. Day to day tasks may include:

Refurbishment projects (for example installing new kitchens/bathrooms)

Conversion/Extension projects

Clearing gutters and repairing where faulty

Replacing slipped and missing slates

Interior redecoration

External redecoration

WC and plumbing repairs

Fitting door locks, window locks, door handles etc

Understanding of security systems and CCTV operation

Working with Strutt & Parker to ensure that relevant safety checks/works are instructed/completed in a timely manner (e.g. gas safety. EICR, smoke and carbon monoxide detector checks)

Any other duties or tasks to help with the smooth day-to-day running of the Estate

Other day to day duties may include:-

- Keeping the Estate Workshop clean and tidy

- Reading electricity meters

- Reading oil meters

- Reading water meters

- Reading waste treatment plant meters

- Emptying litter bins

Training

The Estate is committed to giving employees training and support where required.

The Estate/Strutt & Parker will provide training/refreshers in the following:

First Aid

Health and Safety

Other relevant courses/professional development/refresher courses on a case by case basis.

Salary and working hours

The Estate Foreman will receive a competitive remuneration package based on a 37.5 hour working week. Your working hours would be 8am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday, with an hour for lunch. Depending on circumstances it may be possible to provide living accommodation as part of the remuneration package.

Candidate Qualifications and Experience

You will have prior experience of working as a jobbing foreman (or similar) and keen to expand your knowledge and progress to taking on larger projects. It is essential that you have first-hand experience and qualifications in one or more of the following; carpentry and joinery, plumbing, electrical work, decorating, plastering, roofing or bricklaying. You will be comfortable using a computer and completing paperwork as well as doing practical work. It is vital that you have an understanding of the importance of health and safety and ideally you will have experience in compiling risk assessments and acting as principal designer and principal contractor under the CDM regulations. You will be familiar with a range of different building materials and building techniques and willing to keep abreast of industry changes (including regulatory changes).

Estate Foreman - Qualities

We are looking for a personable, diligent and dependable employee who is able to manage a team of contractors, work within set budgets and to a deadline. You will have a good eye for detail and will be confident in recruiting and managing contractors to assist with works on the estate. You will be able to act with discretion and keep confidential information secure. You will be happy to work as part of a team as well as independently. You will be happy to do small one off maintenance jobs (such as fixing a broken door handle) as well as managing larger projects (such as cottage refurbishments).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,480.58-51,797.92 per year

Work Location: In person