The posting
Job Purpose
Supervision of the building maintenance team (as per Structure). Ensure the team is working safelyand are complianlainant with Swindon Borough Council's Health and Safety Policy. To work with the responsive repairs building maintenance surveyors toin successfully delivering of the repairs service.
Key Accountabilities
- To coordinate and supervise building maintenance operatives to ensure the most cost effective and economical use of resources. and a Advisce the repairs Managers of the level of resources required foron individual jobs.
- Ensure that all work is carried out within priority period and to a high standard.
- Pre-inspect work to identify work content, duration and materials required. Wand where poor descriptions may cause delays, and liaiseon with surveyors to clarify before works commence. thus reducing failure to complete.
- Produce detailed schedules of works and specify the requirements of the job in order to enable the in house workforce to carry out the works.
- Pre-order non-stock materials and stock materials for larger or more complicated works so that they can be collected from the stores on the day the works commence or arrange with wholesalers to deliver to site when required.
- To monitor the delivery of repairs in line with agreed policies and performance standards.
- Work with the planners to ensure works are correctly appointed with adequate time allocation.
- To carry out site compliance inspections to ensure that ladders, portable appliances, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, personnel protective equipment are within their inspection dates. Check that daily van checks have been carried out.
- To work with the Building surveyors in diagnosing building repair solutions for corporate assets.
- Carry out post inspections of selected completed works to ensure materials, time and plant have been correctly claimed and investigate complaints of poor workmanship.
- The organisation and control of contractors engaged by the building maintenance department.
- Work with the repairs co-ordinator in reporting to the Area Managers the post inspection and health and Safety inspections results.
- Assist repairs business support with any completed work queriries.
- Answering of any correspondence with respect to repairs and maintenance complaints and enquires about service delivery relating to the Council's housing stock from:
- Tenants and leaseholders
- Tenants representatives
- Members of Parliament
- Members of the Council etc.
- Attend Council tenancy and public meetings including assisting in preparing any necessary reports, giving verbal advice and recommendations with respect to technical policy matters.
- Provide evidence to the Police and Judiciary in respect of relevant issues.
- By working with the planners for your area monitor and manage the availability of appointment slots and the correct and effective delivery of the out of hour's service.
Supplementary Accountabilities
- Promote customer care, equality and diversity best practice including arranging training for the building maintenance team.
- Attend information events and meetings outside normal office working hours and at weekends as and when required
- Deputise for other supervisors and repair surveyors to ensure essential service delivery cover is maintained
- Participate in continuous professional development.
- In accordance with the provisions of the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 you must take reasonable care so as not to endanger yourself or other persons whilst at work. You must also cooperate with the Council to enable it to comply with its statutory duties for health and safety.
- Undertake any other duties that can be accommodated within the grading level of the post.
- Housing is committed to working in a manner which does not discriminate against any individual or group regardless of ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion or gender.
NOTE:
This job description is intended as a general guide to the duties attached to the post and is not an inflexible specification. It may therefore be altered from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the department, always in conjunction with the post holder.
Knowledge & Experience
- Candidates must have substantial knowledge and experience in the following areas of business and will be required to provide evidence of this:
- Experience in coordinating and delivering a wide range of building repairs.
- Experience in working with both direct and indirect labour.
- Knowledge in diagnosing building faults to a wide range of buildings.
- Experience of delivering to budgets.
- A working knowledge of construction related health and safety regulations.
- A working knowledge of planning and building regulation regulations.
Qualifications
- Delivery expertise in maintenance.
- Current driving licence.
- Decision Making
- Prioritising of resources.
- Diagnosing and recommending repair solutions.
- Deciding on most cost effective repair to be carried out.
- Approving expenditure on Repairs delivery.
- Initiating corrective action for poor performance.
Creativity and Innovation
- Identifying and introducing service improvements.
- Flexibility in delivering the repairs building requirements.
