Senior Maintenance Officer

Could you be our Senior Maintenance Officer, supporting the Facilities leadership and operational management of property and facilities across Your Place.

Your Place has one simple mission - to solve homelessness one person at a time. We are a small but high achieving charity that is making life-changing differences to single adults who have experienced homelessness.

By joining us, you will be helping hundreds of people each year regain their self-belief and rebuild their lives.

About the role

Based within the facilities team, this person is responsible for the building PPM's, reactive building works, renovation and repair of the building. Working as a senior member of the maintenance team under the supervision of the Facilities Manager.

This role will use a wide range of skills, including but not limited to electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, gardening and administration.,

• To ensure that day-to-day repairs and planned maintenance to Your Place (owned or sub leased properties) are efficiently and effectively carried out


• Supervise and manage directly employed operatives and sub-contractors. Monitor the performance of internal operatives and contractors dealing with responsive and planned maintenance to ensure compliance with completion targets, quality health and safety and productivity


• Working with the Facilities Manager to deliver the Compliance & Risk Register


• Monitor budgets, commitments and expenditure. With the Facilities Manager generate contract and specification documentation taking a lead role in the supervision and monitoring of partnering contracts ensuring compliance with H&S and budgets.


• Post-inspect completed works with Facilities Manager and check works in progress to ensure all work is carried out to the required quality. Undertake tenant consultation exercises and satisfaction surveys.


• Scrutinise completed job tickets/invoices for accuracy and value for money and to deal with any irregularities prior to authorising payment
  
  Maintenance coordination role, management of PPMs, Health & Safety Management


• IOSH, Food Hygiene Training Level 2, PAT qualification,


• Ability to work under own initiative and as a member of a team


• Ability to interact and communicate with a wide variety of people at all levels, maintaining professional boundaries


• Able to carry out instructions and work in an organised and methodical manner


• Natural leadership and supervision skills (team and third parties)


• Flexible approach to work


• Friendly, calm and creative


• Experience of similar work is preferred - desirable but not essential