Lift Contract Manager
Salary: Band 11 - £44,428 - £48,474 p.a.
Permanent
37 hours per week
Role is office based however you will need to travel as required between PCC Assets in Portsmouth, Havant, Gosport, Fareham and Winchester
We are seeking a Lift Contracts Manager to join our newly formed Compliance service within Building Services of the Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services Directorate. The scope of the role extends to nearly 200 lifts across our stock of 17,000 HRA dwellings and Corporate Assets with Landlord repair responsibility
The role will hold responsibility for the overall management of all mechanical and electrical servicing and repair contracts, ensuring that contracts are suitably procured and managed, delivering a high service, providing value for money, whilst continually seeking to delivery service improvement.
The role will provide technical advice in relation to servicing and repair issues, providing practical solutions and ensuring that works are undertaken to a high standard. The role will also oversee the provision of capitals projects in relation to major repair, upgrading, replacement or new lift installations.The role will also assume responsibility for ensuring relevant statutory responsibilities are met with the safety of residents, members of the public, staff and our buildings being maintained.
What is the role?- To ensure the robust management of Term Service Contracts in relation to Lift servicing and repair to HRA dwellings and General Fund, Corporate Assets.
- To monitor expenditure, assess valuations and ensure value for money for PCC.
- To review, inspect and audit servicing and repair works to ensure quality of work, compliance is achieved and validate expenditure.
- To lead monthly contract meetings with the Term Service Provider to review all service areas under the contract and strive for 100% compliance in all service areas.
- To ensure that PCC meet its statutory compliance duties to the service area and to link with PCCs external insurers to ensure that statutory inspection for insurance purposes are completed.
- To develop service measures and through review, work to continually to improve the service.
- To remain up to date with changes to legislation and the wider industry to ensure that PCC are meeting its statutory duties, ensuring the ongoing safety of residents, members of the public and staff accessing its Buildings.
- To work with the Head of Asset Management & Head of Compliance to inform where servicing and repair compliance demand may inform capital works programmes.
- To procure Term Service contractors to undertake servicing and repair activities.
- To procure and manage as necessary specialist Design Consultants to prepare design packages for new lift installations, lift replacements or major renewals/refurbishment of existing lifts.
- To provide technical advice to contractors and other technical staff and clients within PCC around lift servicing, repair and renewal.
- To ensure that compliance certification and documentation is accurate, robust and suitably stored to evidence compliance.
- To ensure robust management of staff and service budgets within your area, c.£2m per annum.
- To recruit, manage and develop staff as necessary for your service area.
- To develop, implement, monitor and review policies and procedures in relation to compliance activities within the scope of the role.
- To liaise with relevant stakeholders in relation to works that may impact service areas to ensure robust management process are in place to minimise impact to building users.
Who is the person?
The ideal candidate is someone who will:
- Have a relevant HNC/NVQ Level 4 qualification in engineering or specialist area. Where candidates hold lower qualifications, they should be able to demonstrate substantial relevant experience in a similar role.
- Have experience in either repair/maintenance of lifts or management of lift maintenance and servicing contract.
- Have excellent technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical areas within the scope of the role, being able to identify statutory requirements, assess quality of works and be able to provide professional advice to others.
- Have experience of the management of service contracts, ideally with knowledge of the NEC4 Term Service Contract suite and in particular Option E - Cost Reimbursable.
- Have experience of the procurement of service contracts including the development of scope of service documentation, contracting models and evaluation of bids in line with Public Procurement Regulations
- Have experience of managing budgets including monitoring and cost control techniques to ensure services are delivered within available budgets.
- Excellent practical knowledge of relevant legalisation and technical guidance, including, the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), Requirements for Electrical Installations 18th Edition, The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, The Building Regulations and relevant Approved Documents.
- Have experience of preparing and developing strategies, policies and guidance documents to ensure compliance with statutory functions.
- Have knowledge and experience recording and analysing compliance data on relevant compliance IT systems, using measures to monitor performance and inform service improvement.
- Have experience of leading and managing teams and services, including continual improvement of both staff and service delivery.
- Experience of working with and communicating effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Personally demonstrate, develop and lead your service area in accordance with the value and behaviours set out in the PCC Behaviour Framework.
- Have a driving licence and provide a car for work to be able to effectively travel to assets as necessary.
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Closing date: Monday 22nd July 2024Shortlisting & notification of progression to assessment centre: Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Assessment Centre: Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an Assessment Centre in Portsmouth on Tuesday 30th July 2024
Final Interviews: Successful candidates from the Assessment Centre will be invited to an interview to occur on 1st or 2nd August 2024, date and time to be agreed with candidate.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- A generous pension scheme
- Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
- We offer flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependant on the role and service needs, exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
- A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
- Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Potential to purchase additional annual leave
- Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans
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Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk