Maintenance Officer

Cpl Life Sciences; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated individual to manage and enhance divisional infrastructure and safety. This role involves leading core facilities, ensuring compliance with safety procedures, and overseeing building projects. You will work collaboratively with various teams to maintain high standards and address any issues promptly. If you are a proactive problem-solver with strong leadership skills, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Join a team committed to excellence and safety in research and laboratory operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing infrastructure and safety in a laboratory environment.
• Strong project management skills with a focus on compliance and safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day problems related to infrastructure and safety.
• Lead core facilities and ensure high standards are maintained.
• Plan and oversee building improvement projects and equipment installation.

Skills

Team Leadership

Project Management

Problem Solving

Safety Compliance

Communication

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Building Management Systems

Safety Equipment

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Managing day to day problems relating to the Divisional Infrastructure & Safety (including managing equipment maintenance across the Division).
• Team lead for core facilities, working with the broader community of laboratory and research staff to ensure that core facilities are maintained to a high standard and dealing with any problems in a timely fashion.
• Planning, specifying and overseeing major and minor building and improvement projects (including purchase and installation of equipment).
• Issue of keys, passes, and maintaining building security.
• Working closely with Estates, deal onsite with emergencies such as floods and power failures, liaising with team members as necessary to manage adequate resources and sustainability of workload.
• Assist with physically setting up and clearing down stages for delivery/ collection/ clearance and other manual handling of instruments and equipment within Divisional Buildings.
• Working with the team lead for Procurement and liaison with academic staff and suppliers regarding the purchase of new equipment, including managing infrastructure requirements and delivery arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with Divisional safety procedures such as radiation reports, GM modification reports, Fire Safety Inspections, annual access reviews.
• Line management of Operations Assistants, both administratively and technically.
• Work with colleagues to deliver staff and student Safety Inductions, ensuring they are carried out in a timely fashion prior to full building access being afforded.
• Contribute to team objectives such as the development and management of health and safety policies, procedures and objectives.
• Manage and support in the implementation of laboratory and other moves across the Division including manual handling.
• Provide out of hours call out cover for emergencies.
• Other duties as identified by line manager and discussed at 1:1 meetings.

Other Duties:

The postholder will be flexible and collaborative in their approach, working to support their line manager and team, as well as support and work collaboratively with all other staff in the Faculty as well as across more widely.

The post holder will carry out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager, and any other appropriate colleagues.