Rugeley, West Midlands (England), WS15 2UQ Job Summary What you’ll do… To assist the District building surveyor and Estates department in delivering professional management of buildings, utilities and general estate services by the most efficient means across the District. The Estates team in Central England comprises two Area Land Agents, an Assistant Area Land Agent, a Building Surveyor and an Estates Administrative Officer. The Central District Covers a Large Area From Cheshire Across To Lincolnshire And From Sheffield Down To Northampton. The Property Portfolio Consists Of Approximately 100 Buildings Including 15 Houses and cottages. 1 Main Office (Sherwood Pines) 4 Subsidiary Offices (Cannock, Delamere, Top Lodge and Market Rasen) 2 Depots (Salcey and Matlock Moor) Various other buildings including visitor centres, toilet blocks, cafes, repair garages, tractor sheds, nurseries, deer larders, classrooms, storage sheds and other ancillary buildings. Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you. Where you’ll work… Cannock Chase Office, Birches Valley, Rugeley, WS15 2UQ. The successful candidate would be expected to travel to NG21 9JL. Job Description Reporting to the Building Surveyor the EWS will plan, specify and supervise a range of contracts to maintain, repair and improve the Built Estate and ensure statutory compliance. Implement and monitor programmes of work to a high standard ensuring compliance with legislation and Forestry England processes policy and guidance. Promote adherence to relevant policies, procedures, regulations and legislation, including equality and diversity and health and safety, ensuring that recognised control procedures and practices are maintained. Confidently handle challenging conversations and be competent at organising stakeholders’ and coordinating work. Accurate management and filing of data / records within both national and district management systems. Support and guide staff involved in the management and maintenance of all Forestry England property. Carrying out Building Inspection Reports (BIRs) and assisting the wider Estates department to review BIRs produced by building managers. Plan and implement the remedial works identified from these inspections. Liaise with tenants to implement and review works carried out on let properties. Plan and monitor the progress and quality of routine contract work and assist the wider Estates department to do the same on more complex projects. Visit active contract sites for pre-start meetings and making subsequent visits at a frequency appropriate to the contract to monitor progress, quality and health and safety etc. Respond to any breaches of contract conditions, including health and safety. Experience of producing and complying with risk assessments and method statements will be essential, an understanding of CDM requirements is desirable for both the requirements of the client and contractor(s). Complete or oversee contractors completion of those regular resumption items assigned to the role for the management of the built Estate including compliance related activities such as waste management, private sewage, asbestos management, water hygiene and private water supply, fire risk management, electrical and gas safety etc. And any other tasks reasonably requested by your line manager. Reporting to the Building Surveyor the EWS will plan, specify and supervise a range of contracts to maintain, repair and improve the Built Estate and ensure statutory compliance. Implement and monitor programmes of work to a high standard ensuring compliance with legislation and Forestry England processes policy and guidance. Promote adherence to relevant policies, procedures, regulations and legislation, including equality and diversity and health and safety, ensuring that recognised control procedures and practices are maintained. Confidently handle challenging conversations and be competent at organising stakeholders’ and coordinating work. Accurate management and filing of data / records within both national and district management systems. Support and guide staff involved in the management and maintenance of all Forestry England property. Carrying out Building Inspection Reports (BIRs) and assisting the wider Estates department to review BIRs produced by building managers. Plan and implement the remedial works identified from these inspections. Liaise with tenants to implement and review works carried out on let properties. Plan and monitor the progress and quality of routine contract work and assist the wider Estates department to do the same on more complex projects. Visit active contract sites for pre-start meetings and making subsequent visits at a frequency appropriate to the contract to monitor progress, quality and health and safety etc. Respond to any breaches of contract conditions, including health and safety. Experience of producing and complying with risk assessments and method statements will be essential, an understanding of CDM requirements is desirable for both the requirements of the client and contractor(s). Complete or oversee contractors completion of those regular resumption items assigned to the role for the management of the built Estate including compliance related activities such as waste management, private sewage, asbestos management, water hygiene and private water supply, fire risk management, electrical and gas safety etc. And any other tasks reasonably requested by your line manager. Person specification Essential Professional And Technical Experience Previous experience in property and contract management and supervising works on site Demonstrable experience in clearly and concisely communicating both verbally and in writing Experience and competency in IT packages including MS Office Experience with producing and reviewing risk assessments and method statements A full driving licence that enables unrestricted driving in the UK Desirable Professional And Technical Experience A Higher National Qualification in construction, construction management, building services or similar. Experience with basic specifications and coordinating programmes of work Experience of undertaking or overseeing statutory compliance An understanding of the CDM 2015 Experience in GIS software. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Managing a Quality Service Alongside your salary of £30,105, Forestry Commission contributes £8,721 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Benefits… Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme. 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays. STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app. free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury. a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies. Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website. Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths. How To Apply… You will be asked to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form. You will be assessed on strength based questions during your interview. The Behaviours being assessed at interview are – Delivering at Pace Making Effective Decisions Managing a Quality Service Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk. If you're planning to use AI to support your application, please ensure you've read our guidelines here first. Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job Contact Name : FC Recruitment Team Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk Recruitment team Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk Further information Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.