If you’ve got excellent and significant experience in asset and property management with a strong commercial awareness to provide a turn-key solution working client side, we can offer you a rewarding role with a difference.
We are looking for a Regional Facilities Manager with experience in asset and property management to join our strategic Estates Team. This is a full-time position, which requires an experienced and forward-thinking individual to deliver an efficient and proactive property management service.
The Caretech Group provides care and education to both children and adults in registered and supported living services to over 5000 service users in over 700 sites nationwide, including Wales and Scotland. The care provided is across several Operating divisions, including Children’s, Children’s Education Services, Adult Care, day care provision, and Specialist Services incorporating Mental Health Services, ABI, and other specialist provision.
About the Regional Facilities Manager role:
To oversee the Facilities Management of the Adults Specialist Services Division properties, including overseeing capital improvements, maintenance, and management of both site maintenance teams on larger sites and mobile maintenance teams for smaller sites.
Responsibilities include:
* Managing Capex & R&M budgets and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
* Dealing with around 20 sites, varying from smaller domestic-type properties to sites with multiple buildings.
* Assisting in ensuring a well-maintained, safe built environment for adults with a range of needs, including learning disabilities, mental health issues, autism, and neurological conditions.
* Working closely with our Operational teams to align site and operating requirements with budget, communicating on planned and reactive works, and working with external suppliers/contractors as necessary.
* Assisting the Divisional Facilities Manager and the Director of Facilities Management with the management of the Group’s Specialist Services Adults Division properties.
* Supported by an administrative assistant to assist with CAFM system, raising and closing jobs, invoicing, and liaising with contractors.
* Working with the development team where necessary to assist on larger capital spends at the education sites.
Candidate profile:
* Highly organised and a great communicator, resilient with a flexible approach.
* Appropriate academic qualification to degree level or equivalent professional qualification is preferable.
* A relevant estates management background.
* Liaising, instructing, and managing external contractors and professionals as necessary.
* Evidence of achieving agreed financial targets.
* Experience of analysing building defects and specifying required repairs.
* Evidence of managing and delivering projects from inception to completion, including managing contractors.
* A relevant education or care background would be beneficial but not essential.
* Experience of contracts, writing schedules of works, and the tender process.
* An analytical mind, methodical approach, keen attention to detail, and proficiency in Excel.
* Good prioritisation skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
* The flexibility to travel across the location, staying overnight where needed; a car driver is essential.
Note: Successful candidates will need to meet the person specification to be offered this post. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. CareTech is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the Adults, Children, and Young People that we support.
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