Job Description
Job Title: Deputy Director – Maintenance Operations Salary: £80,000 - £98,500 per annum (Band SCS1) Team: Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team (PMST) Contract Type/Duration: Permanent Team Information The Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team (PMST) is a team of approximately 250 directly employed House staff and contractors. This team maintains the Parliamentary Estate (Commons & Lords) buildings, engineering systems and furnishings in order to ensure a fully functioning, safe working environment for the many thousands of people for who work in and visit Parliament and ensure the buildings are equipped for the demands of the 21st century. Consisting of buildings that range from the historic Palace of Westminster to the modern Portcullis House, the estate is located within a UNESCO World Heritage site and spans four conservation areas and is about to embark on a significant restoration programme.
PMST enable the key functions of Parliament to take place, working directly with other teams to support the important work of both Houses, including Security; Digital; Safety; Catering; Service Delivery and Strategic Estates. The team aims to deliver a comfortable, safe and efficient environment for Members, Peers, their staff and the staff of both Houses to work in; as well as providing a welcoming and functional environment for all visitors to the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Job Information This is a critical senior level role in PMST with a mandate to deliver within a highly technical and politically complex environment. The role will report to the Director of Parliamentary Maintenance and will be responsible for all maintenance operations, ensuring the continued and safe operation of all building services which form part of the Parliamentary Estate. The role holder will be required to deputise for the Director of PMST as and when required. PMST receives in excess of 45,000 maintenance enquiries each year and successfully deliver over 33,000 planned jobs per year. The team deal with a wide range of jobs including maintenance of the Great Clock “Big Ben” and an additional 200 clocks on the estate, conducting mechanical and engineering works, statutory compliance works, electrical repairs and the other maintenance activities required across a large estate.
The role will work closely with Directors (Project Delivery, Property Planning and Design, Transformation, Business Management), Senior Management teams (Director-General, MDs, Management Boards), Member committees and Commissions (Lords and Commons), and the Trade Unions (with support from the People and Culture Team) maintaining strong collaborative partnerships as appropriate. Key stakeholder relationships (to include, but not limited to): • House of Commons Executive Board and House of Lords Management board • Director of PMST and senior management team • The Parliamentary Design Authority • Fire risk management team • Other operational teams incl. Logistics, Security, Digital, Broadcasting, Customer experience catering etc • Parliamentary safety team • External contractors and consultants • Members and member’s staff
• House of Lords facilities • Serjeant at Arms Office
Line management responsibility includes A1 and A2 staff.
Director of PMST SCS
Deputy Director PMST Projects SCS
Deputy Director PMST Operations SCS
Head of PMST Engineering Projects A1
Head of PMST Operations A1
Building Services Projects Engineer A2
Electrical Projects Engineer A2
Mechanical Project Engineer A2
Historic Building Surveyor A2
Building Services & Ceremonial Works Manager A2
EC Operations Manager A2
Reactive Team Manager A2
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