Key responsibilities + Liaise with the Foundation’s professionals including architects as required. + Determine the method of project delivery including selection, appointment and supervision of competent contractors. + Ensure all works comply with relevant statute, regulations and industry best practice. + Prepare, manage and monitoring individual project budgets and taking corrective action where spending exceeds original budget forecasts. Maintenance strategy + Ensure that all works undertaken by the Estates Department take due account of the Foundation’s historic and heritage environment and that where appropriate they comply with listed building regulations and best building conservation practice. + Promote customer focused and responsive reactive maintenance services that are cost effective and of a high quality. + Conduct or instruct condition surveys, as required, and develop annual, planned preventative and long- term maintenance programmes for all buildings and facilities. + Ensure an appropriate management system to assist with planned maintenance and inspections/testing, the maintenance request/fault reporting system, and stock purchase/control. + Ensure a routine maintenance programme for the estate is prepared and implemented including programming of relevant condition surveys.
+ Ensure regular and timely maintenance, inspection, testing and servicing of M&E systems including (but not limited to): electrical systems; boilers; fire safety systems; emergency lighting; lightning protection; lifts; and other such systems. Risk management and compliance + Assume ultimate oversight of Health and Safety matters including contractors and projects in liaison with the Estates Manager and Heath and Safety manager. + Act as the Foundation’s lead competent person for Health and Safety. + Ensure statutory compliance across Estates activities and with the relevant statutory provisions of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated regulations including monitoring of new developments; + Work with senior leaders to ensure a culture of health and safety with appropriate policies, plans, risk assessments and training + Ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for preventative and protective maintenance + Act as the responsible person in accordance with Asbestos, Fire and Legionella regulations; + Ensure regular compliance inspections and audits within defined areas of the estate and record notable instances. + Prepare reports on compliance for the Foundation Bursar, Health and Safety Committee and the Estates Committee; + Ensure the provision of half-termly Compliance Reports for the Heads, Foundation Bursar and trustees.
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