Facility Officer

Service Care Solutions have an exciting vacancy for an Experienced Facilities Officer to join a Housing Association client we are working with in Essex.

As a Facilities Officer, you will support in the provision of a safe, secure and maintained environment across hubs.

Key duties of this role will be to;

• Act as a key holder for all hubs and take part in an on-call rota, for alarm calls out of hours


• Account management for the cleaning contractors, ensuring the cleanliness of all sites


• Conduction monthly walk rounds with the Cleaning Contract Manager


• Space and Health & Safety coordination of activities and events held at the Hubs


• Update occupancy reports on a daily basis to assist with space planning requirements.


• Act as Fire Marshal and First Aider, coordinating the rotas

• Building and statutory maintenance, planned and reactive, including minor repairs


• Building compliance, reporting and implementing action plans


• Planned and reactive maintenance of mechanical and electrical systems


• Routine procedures and checks on ancillary equipment


• Monitoring of building management systems, identifying and rectifying issues


• Ad-hoc monitoring and testing of systems and equipment


• Recording of maintenance and performance information, updating records and systems accurately


• Operating heating and cooling systems for the comfort of the hubs' occupants


• Weekly compliance testing at all hubs


• Refurbishment of hubs


• Procurement of materials and services in line with established protocols, systems and value for money principles, including timely renewal of contracts to avoid operational and/or business interruption


• Support on environmental aspects of Facilities Management


• Sourcing and maintaining adequate supplies of consumables


• Creating purchase orders


• Cleaning regimes, planned and reactive, internal and external


• Arrange contractors and sub-contractors to conduct works to the buildings


• Hubs access control, including the issuing, deactivation and tracking of identity badges


• Arrange and provide hub induction tours for colleagues


• Building Health and safety, including risk assessments, risk control, safe ways of working


• Adverse weather regimes to ensure people safety

About you:

• We are seeking a candidate who has previous experience in a similar role and a qualification in Facilities Management, or working towards a qualification and hold an IWFM Certification.


• Knowledge of health and safety legislation, including IOSH, COSHH, Risk Assessments and safe working practices.


• IT literate and knowledge of how to use Microsoft office


• Proven ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team


• Ability to undertake manual handling tasks, minor repairs as required


• Able to establish and maintain excellent internal and external customer relationships


• Ability to work at pace in a fast-moving live environment, prioritise and deliver to deadlines


• Professional and positive can-do attitude and flexible approach, adapting to situations and differing needs as they arise


• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written


• Excellent organisational skills


• Excellent problem solving skills


• Ability to travel to various locations as necessary, including out of hours and weekends on an on call rota


• Understand inclusion and diversity


• Hold a Full UK Driving License

For more details on this role and to apply, email Prakash at prakash.panchani@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208967.