Building Services & Compliance Officer

The Perse School, Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Perse School Cambridge invites applications for a Building Services and Compliance Officer to support safe, efficient and compliant operation of the school estate. You will oversee building services, minor upgrades and ensure records are well ordered to support end-user requirements.

You will manage contractors on site, undertake compliance inspections, implement remedial action plans, and contribute to safeguarding through appropriate procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support safe, efficient and compliant operation of the school estate.
• Provide proactive and reactive support and supervision of planned upgrades.
• Undertake compliance checks and complete associated repairs where suitable.
• Manage contractors on site to ensure compliance in specialist areas.
• Create action plans for remedial work and ensure evidence and record keeping of estates compliance.

Job description

An interesting opportunity has arisen within the Perse School Estates Department for a Building Services and Compliance Officer. The purpose of the Estates Department is to ensure that the School sites provide a safe, attractive and well-maintained environment for pupils, staff and visitors by ensuring the real estate is routinely enhanced and kept in safe working order. We aim to undertake all of this to the highest standard and keep quality and safe work at the forefront of our approach.

This post is designed to support the safe, efficient and compliant operation of the school estate and promote quality in building services, minor works and compliance. The successful candidate will play a large part in ensuring various building services support end user requirements and are effectively serviced and maintained. This will include proactive and reactive support and supervision of planned upgrades.

The post holder will be further expected to support this via undertaking certain compliance checks, completing associated repairs where suitable, managing contractors on site to ensure compliance in more specialist areas, creating action plans where remedial work is required and ensuring evidence and record keeping of estates compliance is clear and well ordered.

The Perse School Cambridge is one of the country’s leading independent co-educational day schools for children aged 3-18.

Our aim is to be a leading employer of choice. This means we strive to be a school where staff say they are proud and excited to work, and feel valued, respected and motivated.

We are committed to providing a very competitive salary and benefits scheme at the same time as offering a wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development. We want our staff to feel engaged and purposeful so that they, in turn, help pupils to be happy and successful.

Closing date: Monday 21st September at midday but applications will be considered as they are received; The Perse School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date.

The School actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

Safer Recruitment

The Perse School recognises that an important element in safeguarding our pupils is a robust recruitment process that incorporates measures to deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children, or who are otherwise unsuited to work with them. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including: references from previous employers, a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the enhanced level, as well as eligibility to work in the UK (in compliance with UK immigration regulations).All work carried out at the School on a regular basis amounts to regulated activity. This role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone's responsibility. The School is committed to acting in the best interests of the child so as to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. The School requires everyone who comes into contact with children and their families to share this commitment. Interviews will be conducted in person, and they will explore candidates’ suitability to work with children.