Maintenance Manager, Contracts & Regions (Milton Keynes, ENG, GB, MK7 6AA)
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About the Role
As the Maintenance Manager, Contracts & Regions, you will ensure the effective maintenance of mechanical, electrical engineering services, plant, equipment and the building fabric at all National and Regional sites to ensure University Health, Safety and compliance objectives are met.
You will be responsible for the planning and delivery of planned, reactive and emergency maintenance within the cost, customer care, governance, quality and safety parameters set by legislation, The Open University and Estates.
You will instruct and manage contractors at all National and Regional offices and on the Milton Keynes campus, for small works, ad hoc, reactive and planned maintenance and manage specific maintenance works from inception through to completion. You will contribute and co-operate to deliver agreed objectives and targets as well as deputise as required for the Senior Estates Maintenance Manager.
Key Responsibilities
1. Arranges and co-ordinates the effective planned and reactive maintenance of mechanical, electrical services and building fabrics of University properties located in Milton Keynes and the 7 National and Regional Locations throughout the UK and Northern Ireland.
2. Support the Senior Maintenance Manager and the Maintenance Managers to organise and deliver maintenance and small works activity.
3. Responsible for day-to-day management of contractors employed on major contracts for planned and reactive maintenance, as well as ad-hoc call out and small works, both M&E and Fabrics.
4. Plans, organises and monitors contractors' staff on site to ensure co-ordination with Open University activities and compliance with statutory requirements and Estates procedures.
5. Ensures safe systems of work are implemented. Ensure compliance with all H&S Regulations, CDM Regulations, Building Safety Act and ACOPS.
6. Engage with and promote a positive approach to compliance and Health & Safety, ensuring a collaborative approach with H&S colleagues and other Estates colleagues.
7. Use asset management and other local IT systems to enhance and ensure effective and efficient maintenance.
8. Review, develop, plan, monitor and prioritises M&E and Fabric maintenance programmes and repairs making judgements across a wide range of issues taking into