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Technical Services Manager
September 12, 2022 | Comments Off on Technical Services Manager
FM Technical Services Manager
Location: Flexible working available, where you will be based out of our Loughton or Basingstoke office with travel to other offices and sites across Midlands & South England
Business Area: Kier Places - Facilities Management - Technical & Compliance team
Contract & hours: Permanent, full time
Kier Places are recruiting now for a Technical Services Manager to join our Facilities Management team in London & South England, to be responsible for the Technical and Compliance performance of a portfolio of PFI soft & hard services and Total FM (TFM) contracts in the Midlands, East Anglia, London, and South England.
As a part of the Senior Management Technical Team, acting as a single point of contact for them, you'll be responsible for ensuring Compliance with Kier Requirements, Legislative Requirements and Contract Requirements for the contracts within business unit. This includes undertaking Duty Holder and Gas QC or Electrical QS duties, and other duties associated with technical responsibilities, contract management and performance improvement.
Key Responsibilities
As a Technical Services Manager with Kier FM, you'll take the lead in ensuring contracts, CAFM systems, sites & works are compliant at all times with statutory, legislative & contract requirements, SFG20, Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), Kier Quality Management Systems (QMS), QSHE (Quality, Safety, Health & Environmental), ISO 14001/45001. For our NHS contracts, you'll ensure HTM Compliance with Authorised Engineers/Authorised Persons requirements, and support site based Authorised Persons, and/or act as Deputy AP.
Working collaboratively, you'll ensure technical competency of all Kier Engineers, Handypersons and any other staff; provide technical support, guidance and advice to Operations and Contract Managers, and site based Authorised Persons; undertake regular site & system audits and inspections including supply chain providers, and ensure appropriate actions are carried out
We'll trust you to support Service Plans and Key Work Objectives; aid variation & lifecycle works; provide project management/support on larger projects; ensure correct specifications are produced for the tender process; and continuously develop planned preventative maintenance practices utilising CAFM system for asset management. We'll look to you to champion best practice, processes, procedures, documentation & standards of service delivery to achieve contract objectives, continued improvement, asset management monitoring, health & safety, and technical performance.
What do we need from you?
The opportunity is yours for the taking today. We're looking for a Technical Manager who has a Gas or Electrical engineering background, with prior experience managing multiple contracts from a Technical and Compliance perspective, and with a demonstrable understanding of contractual, commercial & financial requirements, contract T&C's / payment mechanisms, contract deliverables, KPIs, and client/stakeholder requirements.
We will look to you to present & report on technical & compliance performance to the Senior Management, as well as demonstrate best practices across a wide variety of sites, colleagues & contracts, so you will need managerial & leadership experience combined with excellent communication skills at all levels within the business.
Due to the nature of this position you should have a full driving licence, be happy travelling across a wide region to different sites, and be able to attend / supervise out of hours emergencies or works.
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 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 your favourite brands
Your world. Your career. Your Kier. Join us today as a Technical Services Manager.
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic 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.
Closing Date: 9 October 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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