We are looking for adriven and motivated Maintenance Manager to ensure delivery of maintenance and facilities services to adults with challenging and complex Mental Health needs including rough sleepers, drugs, alcohol and substance misuse as well as challenging behaviour across a group of Supported Housing Units within South East London.
The Maintenance Manager will ensure excellent delivery outcomes at all times including attending / handling meetings and communications and providing building and maintenance advice to the team of Operatives.
Salary: 50 – 55k
Specific responsibilities:
About the role of Maintenance Manager:
- Managing a team of Maintenance Operatives working on a variety of short- and longer-term projects.
- Supervise the day to day running of the team, ensuring best practice and high standards of work finish.
- Ensure that scheduled and reactive maintenance/facilities work are dealt with as they arise
- Provide Estates Management support and services – liaising with external contractors to ensure cost effective solutions
- Communicate maintenance and building management issues to the Maintenance Team so that team members have a clear understanding of what is required to complete the task
- Approval of Purchase order requests and invoices
- Provide management information/reporting as required
- Assist in benchmarking and tendering exercises where appropriate
- Undertake related projects as required.
- Carry out safety and security audits and risk assessments
- Approval of relevant PO requests and invoices
- Provide management information/reporting as required
- To ensure work projects are completed in a timely manner to high standards
- Ensure that projects are completed within budgetary frameworks.
- Attending and facilitating meetings to review progress of Maintenance Operatives and projects.
- Monitor all Maintenance and Building Management processes to ensure compliance and control for operational risk
- Manage job allocations and meetings where needed
- Management of fire safety checks
- Assistance with fire risk assessment and statutory audits
- Undertake PEEPs
- Carry out safety and security audits and risk assessments
- Monitor all Maintenance and Building Management processes to ensure compliance and control for operational risk
- Manage job allocations and meetings where needed
- Management of fire safety checks
- Assistance with fire risk assessment and statutory audits
- Undertake PEEPs
About you:
- Proven experience working in a Building Management/Facilities capacity ideally in the care home industry
- Experience in basic plumbing, electrical, joinery or gardening work is essential
- Specialist skills in a building trade is preferable
- Ability to use basic tools and operate equipment
- Must have a full clean driving license – mileage with be reimbursed.
- Must be reliable and be able to communicate with residents, team members and external professionals/suppliers.
What we offer in return for your hard work:
- 28 Days holiday plus bank holidays
- Fully paid induction and free criminal records check
- Extensive benefits package including retail discounts, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships along with advice and support
- Refer a friend scheme earning up to £600 for every person you refer.
- Opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications whilst working
- Structured career path and progression opportunities
- Long Service Awards
- Annual Care Awards - recognising employees' contribution
If you are interested in this position – we'd love to hear from you: