Overview
The role holder is responsible for the supervision, planning and allocation of Estates trade staff and external contractors who undertake maintenance repairs and minor new works installations on building, engineering plant and equipment across the Trust and community sites. The post is primarily based at Newmarket with responsibility for that site and the Trust's community sites, and may be required to support at other locations. They will provide technical assistance to staff and contractors on complex and non-routine issues, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures. They will manage contractor activity at their sites, including the administration of the Trust Permit to Work Scheme. They will maintain the department’s Planned Preventative Maintenance and reactive works programme, ensuring PPMs comply with current mandatory and statutory legislation and are updated as new assets come online. They will undertake complex fault diagnosis on building services, fault rectification, maintenance and capital works across the Trust, and plan minor improvement work as directed by the Estates manager or nominated officers. Daily reporting will be to the Estates Operations Maintenance Manager.
Responsibilities
* Supervise, plan and allocate Estates trade staff and external contractors for maintenance, repairs and minor new works installations on building, engineering plant and equipment.
* Provide technical assistance to staff and contractors on complex and non-routine issues, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
* Manage contractor activity at site locations, including administration of the Trust Permit to Work Scheme.
* Maintain the department’s Planned Preventative Maintenance and reactive works programme and ensure compliance with current mandatory and statutory legislation and updated assets.
* Undertake complex fault diagnosis on building services, fault rectification, maintenance and capital works; plan minor improvement work as directed by Estates management or nominated officers.
* Report to the Estates Operations Maintenance Manager on a daily basis.
* Ideal candidate will have a building background with good all-round skills in domestic, industrial and commercial maintenance fields.
* Be an Authorised Person (AP) in relevant services after suitable training.
* Participate in the department’s Senior Engineers On-Call out of hours service.
Qualifications and requirements
* Building background with broad maintenance skills across domestic, industrial and commercial settings.
* Authorised Person (AP) status in relevant services after suitable training.
* Willingness to participate in out-of-hours on-call service as required.
About the Trust
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