Job Description
KEY PURPOSE
The Facilities Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance, repair and minor reactive works as directed by the Facilities Manager to ensure the good condition of buildings, equipment and infrastructure at Culzean Castle and Country Park. The post holder will ensure that Culzean Castle and Country Park has suitable working and built environments for visitors, volunteers, tenants, staff, and students, and will use best business practice to improve efficiency, by reducing operating costs wherever possible, while increasing productivity.
The Facilities Officer supervises the facilities of Culzean Castle and Country Park to a high standard of operation and safety and to ensure that facilities are maintained to excellent standards of presentation, safety and security. The Facilities Officer will be expected to deputise for the Facilities Manager in their absence, including call-outs on weekends/out of hours and supervision of volunteers, suppliers and contractors.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Key Purposes of the job will be met by:
•\tAssisting with, along with the Facilities Manager and NTS Building Surveyors, the specification and procurement of planned preventive and reactive maintenance contract work at Culzean Castle and Country Park.
•\tInspection of non-visited/vacant properties.
•\tTo undertake ad-hoc minor maintenance/repair across the site which may include plumbing, joinery, painting, and decoration.
•\tCarry out various compliance related inspections such as Fire Routes, Fire Extinguisher Inspections etc.
•\tCarry out testing of various systems such as Fire Alarms, Emergency Lighting, Legionella related testing etc
•\tEnsuring the maintenance and upkeep of various building areas
•\tPainting, decorating, and making good in buildings as required.
•\tAssisting with regular planned maintenance and repairs and carrying out and/or supervising regular routine maintenance of all areas; including, but not limited to, septic tanks, water treatment plants, PAT testing, gutter clearance, roof checks, drainage clearance, etc.
•\tTo provide emergency support for the Facility Manager through understanding the operation of the property systems e.g. heating/lighting, CCTV, fire and security, water, and sewage.
•\tProviding support to other departments as required, including support at property events throughout the year.
•\tVehicle and Machinery Checks and Maintenance
•\tParticipation in Culzean Castle and Country Park’s emergency call out protocol. The post holder will act as an out of hours responder for the buildings on site, responding to alarms and emergencies on a rota basis.
•\tDocuments and uploads to facilities management systems defects, actions, monitoring and compliance testing/inspections as part of the daily duties.
•\tContributes to the compliance tasks associated with each building and facility at Culzean, and ensures all records are kept up to date.