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Head of Technical Assurance
October 19, 2022 | Comments Off on Head of Technical Assurance
Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire. Agile working is available
Business Area: Kier Places - Hard Services
Contract & hours: Permanent, full time, 40hours - Monday to Friday
Kier Places is seeking to appoint a Head of Technical Assurance to lead our technical excellence team to consolidate both the statutory and mandatory compliance activities across a broad range of FM and HM contracts. In addition to this there will the opportunity to lead the drive for technical service innovation and a move towards data driven maintenance regimes.
As a key member of the Kier Places management team there will be a requirement to lead certain business improvement or efficiency projects to ensure delivery of the business plan and roll out of performance excellence.
A national role your base office will be Basingstoke, Hampshire, ideally you will be located so as to allow for frequent visits to contracts, clients and other Kier offices.
Key Responsibilities
As Head of Technical Assurance, consolidate the reporting of all mandatory, statutory and non-statutory activities throughout Kier Places, ensure current registrations with gas, electrical, water and fire bodies are maintained with a suitably qualified Principal Duty Holder in place discharging their duties in line with the minimum requirement and lead and consolidate all audit requirements associated with gas, electrical, fire and water and ensure all contracts are carrying out these activities in line with the requisite legislation.
You will also assume operational leadership for the Technical Excellence team and create a supportive relationship with the operational teams across Kier Places. It is of paramount importance that support, and guidance is available to the operational teams to enable the business to safely deliver on its business plan
In the Head of Technical Assurance role, you will Produce reports appertaining to operational/compliance for presentation at leadership level, highlight departures to legislation and identify control measures, and Provide professional advice in respect of meeting compliance to Statutory and Mandatory Legislation to limit Kier Places Exposure/Risk
The Head of Technical Assurance role, you will be required to lead the implementation of specific business improvement projects to drive both efficiencies and achieve the objectives described within the business plan, lead, positively promote and champion the principles of Performance Excellence throughout all tasks and activities, actively lead and direct the drive for data driven maintenance such as the IoT, remote monitoring etc and provide technical and/or assurance input to bidding activity to assist with the delivery of the business growth strategy
You will also promote the wellbeing of your team and ensure that an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought, backgrounds and experience is actively encouraged and achieved.
What do we need from you?
Is this your opportunity for the taking? To be a Head of Technical Assurance with Kier, you should have previous experience in a management role of similar teams within the FM sector and work type
To make the most of this role, you will have excellent influencing and negotiating skills, ability to establish teams with appropriate skills, and to recruit, train and retain a high performance, high output team, active involvement in both the operational leadership and senior leadership teams driving consistent improvements throughout the workflow process, agility of mind to create and implement value add solutions and improvements whilst maintaining delivery in line with client expectations and KPIs and strong and effective communication skills with the ability to deliver a consistent message
Due to the nature of this role, you should hold a full driving licence & be willing to travel across the country to other offices & sites.
Who are we?
We are Kier Facilities Management - the team that's putting people into FM, delivering an incredibly wide range of innovative management and maintenance solutions, right across the UK. We're a crucial part of Kier Places, providing hard and soft facilities management to hundreds of Government department sites and public buildings - offering you a role that will challenge and reward you, every single day.
At Kier, we're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.
You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a company car or allowance, private healthcare, eligibility to a discretionary bonus plan, a matched pension scheme up to 7.5%, 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan).
Some of our other benefits include:
- New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, as well as 4x Life Assurance as standard, with the option for Partner Life Assurance cover
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many of your favourite brands
Be great in a company built on doing good. Join us today as a Head of Technical Assurance.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.
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