About the role
The Property Operations team provide Property and Facilities services across both Councils for the general public and for internal customer departments, using a Corporate Landlord model.
The types of buildings and the customers being served include:
• Arts centres – Cornerstone in Didcot and Beacon in Wantage.
• Council offices, providing staff accommodation and public reception service.
• Community centres
• Leisure – includes leisure facilities and outdoor swimming pools.
• Housing – hostels, houses, mobile home parks
• Public toilets
• Other land and facilities, including closed church yards
The DCL Projects Officer will work closely with colleagues in the Property Operations wider team and other departments such as the Technical Services team – responsible for car parks, flood alleviation, sewage pumps and engineering services, and Development and Property Strategy teams – specifically providing any Facilities or maintenance needs for sub-let premises.
The Team use a mix of internal and contract labour for repairs and cleaning, and specialist contractors for compliance, pre-planned and reactive maintenance. The Maintenance Programming and delivery Officer is a key role for the team, to coordinate the delivery of larger maintenance and project works, and programme forward maintenance planning.
Essential criteria for the role
- Experience of budget management and monitoring
- Effective IT, written and verbal communication skills, and a good level of numeracy
- Experience in planning and programming works required to maintain buildings in good order
- Experience of managing construction and maintenance projects to a wide range of commercial/corporate buildings and infrastructure such as car park resurfacing, public toilet refurbishment, footpath repairs, retaining wall repairs.
- Familiarity with procurement process
Key responsibilities for the role
- The role is required to develop and manage a forward maintenance register to capture, plan and budget for future maintenance and project works.
- To develop and monitor annual repair and maintenance work programmes for the facilities, in liaison with customer departments, and ensure that the necessary works are undertaken within time and budget
- To manage the delivery of maintenance and project works, by obtaining quotations, organising approvals and purchase orders and ensuring contractors undertake and complete works satisfactorily.
- Procure the works following Councils’ procedures for quotations, tender and formal contract requirements.
- Produce scopes of work, as required for works
Why join us
We believe in putting our people first – we work hard every day to make sure everyone can achieve a healthy and enjoyable work-life-balance. That is why we have a very flexible hours system.
We are seen as being customer focused, approachable and business-like. We are honest and open and are renowned for providing high quality cost-effective service.
Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and are unable to support visa applications. To be considered for this role, you must already have the legal right to work in the UK. If you are unsure about your eligibility, please refer to the UK Government’s guidance before applying.
Thank you for taking the time to read our advert, we look forward to receiving your application.