Building Services Supervisor (Multi-Discipline)

Building Services Supervisor (Multi-Discipline)

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Salary: £34,905 to £37,173 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)

Contract Type: Open ended (Permanent)

Location: Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 4AD

Closing date: 1st October 2024

Come and do the kind of engineering that made you want to be an engineer. Stretch your technical skills while building human understanding. Promote sustainability and create new materials. And, alongside world-leading scientists and technologists, shape projects that improve lives, and daily life, in the UK and far beyond.

Put simply, come and discover the impact you can make when you’re equipped, encouraged and inspired to perform to your very best.

Key accountabilities

The Building Services Supervisor is responsible for the efficient and effective day-to-day supervision of compliance maintenance activities (internal and external) relating to the building services and associated assets across the STFC portfolio. The role reports to the Building Services Manager and supervises third party specialist contractors, the Internal Maintenance team or directly undertakes maintenance inspection tasks to safeguard the provision of resilient, safe and compliant Building Services across the STFC estate. This ensures that these services meet or exceed relevant industry standards and comply with STFC’s SHE codes and Estates Services health and safety standards.

Role Responsibilities

• On-site supervision of multi-disciplined maintenance engineers and operatives engaged in built environment planned preventative, compliance based, statutory maintenance and asset replacement activities.
• Support and contribute to the production and revision of service specifications, CAFM maintenance schedules and service requirements for specific asset types.
• Ensure that all commissioned statutory compliance related maintenance tasks, including PPM remedials are completed in a timely fashion according to the maintenance schedules.
• Provide an effective contractor site induction and on-boarding function according to STFC SHE Code, Estates Services health and safety standards and health and safety legislation and regulation.
• Undertaking the review of third-party risk assessment and method statements (RAMS), completing the necessary permit to work applications and making suitable access and isolation arrangements for the efficient delivery of the maintenance activity.
• Act as the on-site point of contact for contractors including the completion of post works audits to ensure appropriate quality assurance standards are maintained and that works have been completed satisfactorily prior to closing any permit to work.
• Where required, act as Appointed or Authorised Person for the approval of Permit to Work applications on a range of systems and fulfil the role of Responsible Person (RP) where required. These duties will be confirmed by letter of appointment aligned to your competency. Where competency-based training is required, this shall be provided to enable the full coverage of the role duties.
• Support the production of health and safety documentation such as standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe systems of work (SSOWs) and risk assessments (RAs) where requested.
• Support the maintenance and update of the Estates Services CAFM asset register following asset replacement or minor works delivery.
• Engage proactively in the continued development of the Estates Services CAFM system, identifying and escalating system or process issues, contributing to system improvement working groups and attending all user training.
• Provide a ‘cross-cover’ function supporting both peers and line managers during periods of absence such as annual leave and sickness absence.
• Supervise the resolution of service interruptions whether reactive or planned, helping to ensure the impact of the loss of service is minimised, and providing robust communications throughout the process.
• Ensure all disruptive works are communicated and scheduled effectively according to the Estates Services Communications Plan(s).
• Maintain a high level of customer focus and communication, ensuring the customer remains central to the planning and completion of all works, including minor work /project work. Ensuring that an efficient and effective flow of information is maintained to customers, through the channels provided by the Estates Services communication plan, including responding to reactive communication requests in a timely fashion.
• To act as the operational communications link between Estates Services contractors and the customers (both internal and external) through attendance of meetings and committees as required.
• Attend appropriate training to support the role and service delivery. Undertake all mandatory, role specific and SHE Code, Estates Services health and safety training as required.
• Champion the Estates service in a positive manner.
• Deliver a high level of customer service.
• This role includes the requirement to be part of an on-call rota covering periods out of normal working hours where required.
• The above represents an outline of the duties and responsibilities. Role holders are expected to be flexible in their day-to-day work activity to support the wider customer requirements, service delivery and reasonable management requests.

Estates and Corporate Responsibilities

As a member of STFC’s Estates Services, proactively support the Estates remit to deliver flexible, customer focused and efficient services that support the delivery of STFC’s vision, values and objectives.

The Estates Services team needs to be agile and able to adapt to the ever-changing needs of our diverse customer base therefore it is expected that the post holder will demonstrate a flexible and adaptable approach.

All members of the Estates team will, from time to time, be expected to lead or participate (appropriate to Band level) in STFC and Estates projects that may be outside their normal remit.

Person Specification (Mechanical)

Qualifications

Essential

• Level of education equivalent to NVQ Level 4/BTEC First Certificate/Diploma, or NVQ 3 and extensive operational experience in a relevant trade.
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
• CDM 2015 Client Duties
• UKATA Asbestos Awareness
• L8 Legionella Awareness
• UKATA Asbestos Awareness
• HSE Pressure Systems Awareness/Regulations
• Vented and Unvented Hot Water Systems
• Competent Person ventilation/boiler (CPV)
• Ladder Inspection.

Desirable

• Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)
• NEBOSH General Certificate
• ILM3
• Fall Protection (Harness Safety) PASMA Towers
• IPAF (1b, 3a, 3b) certificate

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience in the application of computerised aided facility management systems (CAFMs) as applied to Estates maintenance
• Building services installation experience (electrical/HVAC etc.)
• Demonstrable experience of supervising staff and leading teams
• Understanding of Permit to Work Systems.

Desirable

• Management of Working at Height

Personal Skills and Qualities

Essential

• Ability to work in a methodical and structured way.
• Presentable, personable and customer aware, use to dealing with staff and visitors at all levels.
• Demonstrable commitment to team working and collaboration, with a flexible, ‘can do’ approach.
• Ability to work and communicate in a methodical and structured way.

Desirable

• Full Clean UK (EC/EEA) driving license

Person Specification (Electrical) 

Qualifications

Essential

• Level of education equivalent to NVQ Level 4/BTEC First Certificate/Diploma, or NVQ 3 and extensive operational experience in a relevant trade.
• Wiring Regulations 18th Edition
• City & Guilds 2382 (BS:7671 18th Edition) qualification
• City & Guilds 2382 (BS:7671 18th Edition) qualification. (Installation)
• City & Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing qualification
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
• CDM 2015 Client Duties
• UKATA Asbestos Awareness
• Ladder Inspection.

Desirable

• Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)
• NEBOSH General Certificate
• ILM3
• Fall Protection (Harness Safety) PASMA Towers
• Competent Person LV or equivalent (CPLVH)
• IPAF (1b, 3a, 3b) certificate.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience in the application of computerised aided facility management systems (CAFMs) as applied to Estates maintenance
• Building services installation experience (electrical/HVAC etc.)
• Demonstrable experience of supervising staff and leading teams
• Understanding of Permit to Work Systems

Desirable

• Management of Working at Height

Personal Skills and Qualities

Essential

• Ability to work in a methodical and structured.
• Presentable, personable and customer aware, use to dealing with staff and visitors at all levels.
• Demonstrable commitment to team working and collaboration, with a flexible, ‘can do’ approach.
• Ability to work and communicate in a methodical and structured way.

Desirable

• Full Clean UK (EC/EEA) driving license

STFC values their employees by offering a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days annual leave, 10.5 public and privilege holidays, flexible working hours, exceptional average salary pension scheme, social and sporting activities and societies and a subsidised restaurant.

As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, this is a place where there’s always something new to learn about the world around us, about your career, but most of all, about yourself.

Join us and discover what’s possible by submitting your CV and covering letter which outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for STFC and the role

About The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) 

As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, we ask the biggest questions in the universe to find answers that change the world around us. We seek understanding. We’re proud of the impact we make. And we’re committed to helping build a globally competitive, knowledge-based UK economy. Being part of all this means contributing to work that pushes boundaries and creates possibilities. You’ll work with, and learn from, true experts. Whatever your role, you’ll be free to question, and encouraged to share ideas. And, in a positive and supportive culture, you’ll discover just what a difference you can make when you’re equipped and inspired to excel.

We’re a place where curious minds thrive. Not bound by profit, we explore ideas that others don’t, ask questions that others won’t, and discover answers that others are not equipped to find. And, alongside Mars landings and black holes, we also explore diverse, international projects in everything from science and engineering to computing and technology. Whether it’s at the cutting edge or behind the scenes, our work is intellectually challenging. It’s very often ground-breaking. And it’s endlessly, irresistibly fascinating.

For more information about STFC please visit https://stfc.ukri.org/ 

You can also visit our careers site https://www.stfccareers.co.uk/ 

About UK Research Innovation (UKRI) 

UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. 

Supporting some of the world’s most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world-class research, skills and business-led innovation. 

More information can be found at www.ukri.org. 

Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit Benefits of working for UKRI.

The role holder will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during the course of employment.

How we support EDI in the workforce 

At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to thrive and succeed in an environment that enables them to do so. We also value diversity of thought and experience within inclusive groups, organisations and the wider community. For further information, please visit ‘How we support EDI in the workforce’. 

Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. 

How to apply 

Online applications only preferred for this role. Please submit a CV and covering letter which clearly outlines how you fulfil the criteria specified along with your motivation for UKRI and the role. Ensure that the job reference number is included in the filename description of each document uploaded. Note that failure to address the above criteria or submit an application without a covering letter may result in the application not being considered. Assessment will only be based upon the content of your submitted covering letter and CV and not the ‘experience’ section of the application. 

UKRI seeks to ensure it creates and maintains a system of openness, fairness and inclusion – a collaborative, trusted environment, which is attractive to and accessible to everyone who is interested in developing their career with us. 

Additional Information

• Organisation: Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) – Estates
• Contract Type: Open Ended
• External Closing Date: Oct 1, 2024
• Minimum Salary: Pound Sterling (GBP) 34,905
• Hours: Full-time

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