Electrical Contract Lead - Facilities Management Services

Interim Electrical Contract Lead - Facilities Management & Services

Job Ref: Ealing 8183-1

Pay Rate: £34.60 per hour PAYE

Hours per week: 35 Monday - Friday, normal working hours

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 3 months

City: Ealing, London

The successful candidate will manage the necessary aspects of all Planned Preventative Maintenance for Electrical, liaising with a wide variety of council staff and contractors providing technical and operational services. In addition to managing the team, the role requires attention to detail and highly proficient organisational skills to ensure that Contract performance is of a high-quality and delivered on time ensuring Ealing meet their regulatory requirements. An experienced manager is required within a maintenance environment with a proven track record of effective contract management. They will have significant experience of managing Electrical Safety Systems and Equipment PPM programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• To manage all operational, regulatory and/or statutory compliance in respect of all Electrical Safety Systems and/or Equipment.
• Systematically and efficiently manage the PPM schedules of all Electrical Safety Systems and/or equipment budget(s), attending regular performance and financial review meetings, evaluating compliance and conformity and provide KPI's, operational performance and financial reports on a monthly basis and/or as required.
• Efficiently manage any referrals for replacement and/or upgrade requirements with Electrical Safety Systems. Liaising with the Capital and/or Repairs Team.
• Robust management of all contracts to maximise operational and financial performance, all in accordance with contract terms and conditions and best practice.
• Ensure that LBE's Compliance Management System is kept up to date at all times so that accurate progress reports can be produced demonstrating compliance position.
• Respond to all resident and internal department calls and/or requests for assistance and/or information.
• Liaise with Contractor(s), Consultants, and all other relevant departments as required to ensure all works are managed and completed in accordance with current regulation including LBE's Policies and Procedures.
• Maintain and update the contract documentation including asset information.
• Deliver a robust post-inspection on completed PPM works undertaken by Contractor(s) to ensure the required standards in respect of quality, financials and works programmes are achieved or bettered, and to take appropriate action where standards are not achieved.
• Providing regular feedback in formal contract performance review meetings to continuously improve the service.

Qualifications:

1. Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English (Grades A -C).
2. NICEIC qualification.

Skills & Experience:

1. Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
2. Ability to ensure compliance with all mandatory KPI's, client Policies and Procedures including Health & Safety and Environmental management.
3. Ability to interpret engineering drawings, method statements and risk analysis.
4. Knowledge of current legislative/regulatory requirements for PPM delivery of Electrical assets.
5. Ability to prepare and draft reports and papers.
6. Ability to produce specifications, tenders & contract documentation to support a range of projects using procedural procurement methods, ensuring compliance with current British Standards, Codes of Practice, Building regulation, etc.
7. Knowledge of housing finance & budgetary control.
8. Knowledge of health & safety legislation and processes in relation to social housing.
9. Knowledge of landlord/tenant matters, leaseholder consultation requirements and contract dispute and resolution.
10. Ability to work as part of a team successfully delivering PPM programmes on time.
11. Experience of delivering a customer-focused service.
12. Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).