Facilities Manager

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Facilities Manager to join our Ministry of Justice (MoJ) account in HMP Featherstone, this role is based on-site.

At Amey, we’re supporting our justice client, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) by providing them with safe, clean and efficient prisons. 

By using our facilities management expertise, we help keep 60 secure premises across England and Wales running smoothly.

Facilities Manager plays an important part in ensuring the planned and reactive maintenance work within the prisons is carried out in a safe, compliant and timely manner.

The standard hours of work are 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday.  

You will be responsible for:

• Ensure that all staff are aware of and comply with the Health and Safety Policy.
• Responsible for ensuring H&S standards are achieved across the contract.
• Ensure that all hazards are identified, and that suitable and sufficient risk assessments are completed to reduce or eliminate risk.
• Achieve and maintain Statutory and Mandatory Compliance.
• Ensure all corporate policies and procedures are implemented and complied with.
• Carry out audits and spot checks to confirm service delivery by both direct employees and sub-contractors is of the required quality.
• Ensure that KPIs are achieved, and that staff are aware of their role in service delivery.
• Carry out first line management duties with staff including disciplinary and employment processes.
• To oversee the day-to-day operation and strategic management of the Estate/building on behalf of the Client.
• Update the Environmental Management System for the site and ensure that measures to reduce the risk to the environment are adhered to.
• Generate revenue through additional works and monitor the P & L for the site.
• Support both local and business zero carbon programmes, working towards zero carbon in a strategic and lean manner as and where it is appropriate

What makes this role unique is you will be responsible for all Facilities Maintenance of the site while managing each team member as an individual. Prison Security Clearance will be required (Amey will support you through this process).

We want to hear from you if you have/are:

• Recognised and relevant technical or FM qualification.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and implementation of policies.
• Sound knowledge of Statutory and Mandatory Compliance with experience of preparing for external audits.
• Sound knowledge of service delivery and KPIs.
• Demonstrable experience of budgeting and managing costs.
• Experience of first line management.
• Customer relationship management.
• Clear and sensitive communication style, likely to be of a technical nature.

Ideally you will be qualified in IOSH Managing Safely with experience of the Facilities Management marketplace.

In addition to this, it would be desirable if you are qualified in NEBOSH or CITB SMSTS to help you hit the ground running, although this is not essential as we will provide you with the required development you need to bring you up to speed. 

What we offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program

• Career Development – Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays – Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices – Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey – Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value – You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planet are protected.

To find out more about Amey, take a look at our website here

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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