Senior Estates Contracts Officer (Public Sector)

Job Description

Senior Estates Contracts Officer (Public Sector)

Are you looking for a Senior Estates Contracts Officer role? Interested in working for a large public body for a period of 6 months with a possible extension.

VANRATH are recruiting a Senior Estates Contracts Officer to be responsible to the Estates Manager within the Assets Department of the Regeneration and Growth Directorate and assist in the efficient provision of a comprehensive range of estates management services.

Remuneration:
c£39,600, alongside holiday entitlement.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the Client's Planned Preventative Maintenance programme.
  • Assist all building managers in the operation of the PPM contracts to maintain buildings and their systems.
  • Assist the Estates Manager in the preparation and management of annual budgets relating to the section for incorporation in the Client's Estimates procedures and capital and maintenance programmes and prepare monthly reports for presentation to Committee when required.
  • Provision of annual maintenance reports and maintenance plans to inform the scope, timing and cost of planned maintenance works for upgrading and improving Client premises across the range of specialist disciplines. Ensure that the Client meets its statutory obligations with regard to monitoring and upkeep of its M&E services and promote a positive Health and Safety culture with the PPM contractors.
  • Ensure that clear effective channels of communication are maintained with internal management and external contractors to permit the co-ordination, planning and delivery of maintenance services. Participate in inter-departmental working groups and prepare reports and recommendations in relation to the same where required.
  • To keep up to date and ensure compliance with relevant new developments in estates, energy and environmental legislation relating to the function of the Client. Participation in relevant working groups to develop policies and procedures for the relevant sections.


The Ideal Person

  • A third level qualification (for example, an HNC, HND, NVQ Level 4, Degree) or equivalent in an appropriate related discipline, e.g. engineering, building surveying, facilities management.
  • A minimum of three years post qualification experience in a property management, facilities management or building systems management position.

Have relevant experience to include ALL of the following:-

  • Experience of working in the field of planned maintenance.
  • Experience of procurement of services in connection with building maintenance.
  • Experience of working for a large organisation with a varied estate covering a number of buildings



For further information on this vacancy, or any other Built Environment job in Lisburn or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Chris Haddock in the strictest confidence.