Site Manager (Facilities Management)

Robertson; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Site Manager in Facilities Management, where you will lead a dedicated team to ensure a safe and clean environment at a school. This role is pivotal in training staff, managing subcontractors, and overseeing maintenance programs, all while adhering to health and safety regulations. With a commitment to excellence and a focus on teamwork, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the school’s facilities. Enjoy a rewarding career with a family-owned business that values diversity and inclusion, offering a range of benefits including generous leave and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Private pension

Life assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounts at restaurants and retailers

Annual flu vaccine

Free Health & Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to liaise with various stakeholders.
• Experience in managing subcontractors and ensuring compliance.

Responsibilities

• Train and deploy caretaking staff for site maintenance.
• Monitor plant and equipment for maximum efficiency.
• Prepare risk assessments and ensure safety compliance.

Skills

Communication Skills

Subcontractor Management

Health and Safety Compliance

Maintenance Background

Supervisory Experience

Job description

Overview

People. Initiative. Pride. We see more than just service.

Site Manager (Facilities Management)

Location: Hull - Winifred Holtby & Tweendykes School

Working hours: 38.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Relationships. Results. Success. At Robertson Facilities Management, we see them our way. We’re professional enough to make every collaboration count. Driven enough to deliver the very best service to everyone we work with. Friendly enough to make sure any environment we manage is as enjoyable as it is safe. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services businesses. And as a Site Manager for Robertson Facilities Management, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the partners we work with, and for a truly sustainable future.

Your new role

What you’ll do:

• To effectively train and deploy the school’s caretaking staff to ensure that they keep all areas of the site clean, safe, and secure.
• To draw up an annual planned preventative maintenance programme (including estimated costings), outlining priorities for the maintenance and development of the site including pool management, and to ensure the plan is implemented.
• To monitor plant and equipment, to ensure maximum efficiency, including operating / supervising the operation of the school’s heating and ventilation systems.
• To engage subcontractors where necessary, to address problems / recommend solutions.
• To supervise and undertake minor refurbishments, building work, repairs and replacements where possible within contractual obligations.
• To ensure the school environment and immediate perimeter is kept free of graffiti and litter daily.
• To prepare risk assessments relating to caretaking duties and other noncurricular activities, to ensure legal requirements are met and safe working practices adhered to.
• To monitor the performance of contractors to ensure that all work is of an acceptable standard and liaise with contractors to remedy any shortfall in performance.
• To ensure that the school inventory is kept up to date so that equipment, materials and stock are accounted for.
• Ensure the performance management of the site team thereby providing best value and relevant training needs of the team are met.
• To ensure that the facilities and services operate in compliance with Health and Safety legislation and procedures at all times and to report all accidents and incidents as and when required.

What you’ll need:

To be successful in your application, you will have excellent communications skills with the ability to liaise with school personnel, external authorities, colleagues, and contractors, maintaining professionalism at all times. You will have experience with managing subcontractors, including induction, H&S compliance, and pool management. Ideally from a maintenance background, you will be able to handle some maintenance and minor works. Previous supervisory experience is preferred.

The successful candidate will require an Enhanced DBS Check before starting in the job.

Who we’re looking for:

People are at the heart of everything we do and achieve at Robertson. To fit right into the team you’ll be friendly, professional and care about the job you do; listen to customers and work with your colleagues to support them as a team; follow procedures that keep you and our customers safe and help us maintain high standards; share our pride in making a real difference.

What's in it for me

Working the Robertson Way

Joining us isn’t just about seeing things our way. It’s also about working the Robertson Way too, by bringing our 5 guiding principles to life. Here’s what that means…

We listen

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.

We are professional

Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.

We take responsibility

Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.

We are determined to succeed

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.

We are one team

We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.

What’s in it for you?

In addition to the annual salary, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits including:

• 33 days annual leave
• Private pension
• Life assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts at restaurants, retailers, cinema and more
• Annual flu vaccine
• Free Health & Wellbeing and Life Management Support for you and your family

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. We’re a company with strong family values and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. That’s why we’re working to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can feel welcome, included, and where we can all be our authentic selves.

Apply now

If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, to find new perspectives, and to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, we’d love to meet you.