Job Description

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Brief Description
What will you be doing?

Manage and direct the Works Delivery team to deliver inspection, maintenance and renewal of assets to standards. Manage activities within agreed resource levels, budget and unit cost measures to achieve safety, asset performance, cost and quality business targets.

The successful candidate will lead a Reactive works team undertaking immediate response, make safe and restoration of a range of buildings assets, from stations, office/staff accommodation, and lineside buildings across the Greater Manchester area.

About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities:

1. Manage and direct the Works Delivery team and Contractors to achieve business and functional objectives and meet key performance measures.

2. Manage the development of individuals and the engagement of the team.

3. Manage the arrangements for staff competence and welfare.

4. Adhere to company policies and procedures.

5. Monitor and maintain an effective service to customers and key stakeholders

6. Carry out work safely and in accordance with the safe systems of work procedures, method statements, plans and other instructions.

7. Implement safety, asset performance, reliability, productivity and efficiency improvement initiatives.

8. Manage the development of work plans that enables work to be delivered safely, efficiently and compliant to standards.

9. Manage and direct the inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal of assets to standards.

10. Manage and check the quality of work delivered and confirm assets are compliant to standards.

11. Manage the preparation of work and resource specifications, method statements and plans, prepare scopes of work as required.

12. Manage information to update systems, databases and records.

13. Undertake a programme of staff surveillance, work quality and asset condition checks.

14. Contribute to your own development and that of others.

Experience, skills, knowledge and competencies:

1. Experience of managing and directing a team.

2. Experience of team leadership and development.

3. Experience of managing the production and delivery of a comprehensive and compliant work programme.

4. Able to demonstrate, promote and embed safe working behaviours within the team.

5. Able to lead and implement change and improvement initiatives.

6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

7. Able to coach, influence and develop others.

8. Knowledge of buildings construction, buildings management or civil engineering and construction management processes, systems and standards.

9. Knowledge of budget management and cost/waste control processes and techniques.

10. Knowledge of the Construction, Design and Management Regulations.

11. Hold and retain competencies relevant to this post and required by business need.

12. Ideally hold (or be working towards) an NVQ level 3 or 4 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or have attained the appropriate level of knowledge gained through equivalent relevant experience.

13. Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need.

Desirable:

• Have Building, construction, facilities management trade experience.
• Hold Personal Track Safety certification
• Hold a minimum Buildings Trade NVQ Level 2/3 (or equivalent), preferably CSCS Manager/Supervisor (Gold/Back) card,
• 3 years supervisory experience

How to apply (External)

Salary: Circa \xc2\xa340,000.00

Closing date: 20th December 2023 - Late applications will not be accepted.

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What does our recruitment process look like? * Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV.

• If your experience matches what we\'re looking for, you\'ll be invited to an interview.

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

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All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

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