Service Care Solutions have an exciting vacancy for an Experienced Facilities Officer to join a Housing Association client we are working with in Essex.

As a Facilities Officer, you will support in the provision of a safe, secure and maintained environment across hubs.

Key duties of this role will be to;

• Act as a key holder for all hubs and take part in an on-call rota, for alarm calls out of hours
• Account management for the cleaning contractors, ensuring the cleanliness of all sites
• Conduction monthly walk rounds with the Cleaning Contract Manager
• Space and Health & Safety coordination of activities and events held at the Hubs
• Update occupancy reports on a daily basis to assist with space planning requirements.
• Act as Fire Marshal and First Aider, coordinating the rotas

• Building and statutory maintenance, planned and reactive, including minor repairs
• Building compliance, reporting and implementing action plans
• Planned and reactive maintenance of mechanical and electrical systems
• Routine procedures and checks on ancillary equipment
• Monitoring of building management systems, identifying and rectifying issues
• Ad-hoc monitoring and testing of systems and equipment
• Recording of maintenance and performance information, updating records and systems accurately
• Operating heating and cooling systems for the comfort of the hubs' occupants
• Weekly compliance testing at all hubs
• Refurbishment of hubs
• Procurement of materials and services in line with established protocols, systems and value for money principles, including timely renewal of contracts to avoid operational and/or business interruption
• Support on environmental aspects of Facilities Management
• Sourcing and maintaining adequate supplies of consumables
• Creating purchase orders
• Cleaning regimes, planned and reactive, internal and external
• Arrange contractors and sub-contractors to conduct works to the buildings
• Hubs access control, including the issuing, deactivation and tracking of identity badges
• Arrange and provide hub induction tours for colleagues
• Building Health and safety, including risk assessments, risk control, safe ways of working
• Adverse weather regimes to ensure people safety

About you:

• We are seeking a candidate who has previous experience in a similar role and a qualification in Facilities Management, or working towards a qualification and hold an IWFM Certification.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation, including IOSH, COSHH, Risk Assessments and safe working practices.
• IT literate and knowledge of how to use Microsoft office
• Proven ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Ability to undertake manual handling tasks, minor repairs as required
• Able to establish and maintain excellent internal and external customer relationships
• Ability to work at pace in a fast-moving live environment, prioritise and deliver to deadlines
• Professional and positive can-do attitude and flexible approach, adapting to situations and differing needs as they arise
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Ability to travel to various locations as necessary, including out of hours and weekends on an on call rota
• Understand inclusion and diversity
• Hold a Full UK Driving License

For more details on this role and to apply, email Prakash at prakash.panchani@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208967.