Building Fabric Supervisor

Mitie; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A facilities management company in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a Maintenance Manager to supervise building and fabric services across hospitals. The role involves managing contractors, ensuring maintenance standards, and conducting property surveys. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in facilities management. This position includes shift work from 8am to 4pm.

Qualifications

• Recognized fabric/building apprenticeship.
• Appropriate BTEC, City and Guilds qualifications in a building/fabric discipline.
• Hospital experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage specialist sub-contractors providing maintenance services.
• Supervise Building Fabric Tasks and ensure smooth workflow.
• Conduct surveys of hospital properties and report conditions.

Skills

Fabric/building apprenticeship

Technical knowledge of building fabric

Good verbal and written communication skills

Basic IT skills

Education

BTEC, City and Guilds qualifications in building/fabric discipline

HNC or HND in relevant discipline

Job description

Job Purpose: To manage building and fabric both sub-contracted and In-house services within the Mitie Estates department across 2 hospitals to deliver pro-active and reactive maintenance services. The role will include shift working 8am-4pm.

Responsibilities

• Manage specialist sub-contractors providing planned preventive, reactive maintenance and minor works to the buildings within Newcastle hospitals.
• Act as group leader and deploy staff, requisitioning stores, materials and transport and arranging for security of stores and materials.
• Achieve excellent standards of productivity, workmanship and discipline.
• Encourage co-operation, teamwork and versatility including liaison with other disciplines and hospital staff. This will include where necessary resolving complaints by Trust staff.
• Supervise all Building Fabric Tasks in progress to ensure a smooth flow of work is maintained.
• Manage and undertake the maintenance of fire doors.
• Undertake surveys of hospital properties and report on the condition thereof.
• Maintain and improve work carried out on PPM basis.
• Make regular checks on all equipment/machinery being used by staff under their supervision.
• Carry out the general administration of their section.
• Interpret and work from all daily works orders, instructions, general drawings and specifications without supervision.
• Diagnose and repair faults in building fabric, to deal with new situations as they arise and pass on knowledge to others.
• Understand the working of the building fabric and instruct others in the aspect of this works.
• Liaise with the projects team to ensure the continuity of work for the team, and plan work in advance.
• Work to relevant standards and legislation including but not limited to H&S legislation, relevant Health Technical Memorandum, British Standards and good industry practice.
• Manage the lifecycle redecoration programme by organising future works, logging and reporting completed works and ensuring materials and equipment are fully stocked.
• Any other duties as reasonably required by the role or requested by Mitie management.

Knowledge Skills & Experience

• Recognised fabric/building apprenticeship.
• Appropriate BTEC, City and Guilds qualifications in a building/fabric discipline.

Desirable

• HNC or HND in relevant discipline.
• Hospital Experience.
• Operational FM experience.
• Post apprenticeship including supervisory experience.
• Supervisory management.
• Technical knowledge of building fabric.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic IT skills.
• Able to provide concise written reports.