VIVO, a 50:50 joint venture between Serco and ENGIE, has been awarded places on the Defence FM and Housing Maintenance framework contracts.

VIVO embodies both experience and innovation. It combines Serco's comprehensive track record delivering engineering, technical and FM services to the UK MOD for over 55 years with ENGIE's market leading FM, energy, asset optimisation and regeneration capabilities.

Location: Dale Barracks, Chester

Permanent/ Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Facilities Manager to join our project team at VIVO. This is an existing role in a new business, formed to deliver infrastructure, asset and facilities management services into the UK Defence Sector. VIVO is a 50:50 Joint Venture between Serco and Engie. Working within a local team. Reporting to Built Estate Manager.

Key Accountabilities:

Technical

• Oversee the effective, compliant and timely delivery of maintenance and response works in accordance with statutory legislation and MoD Mandatory requirements, complying with all Health and Safety and Environmental standards and policies.
• Monitor Supply Chain work teams to ensure suitably qualified and experienced operatives are directed to relevant tasks and ensure that all operatives have appropriate vehicles, equipment and skills to perform relevant tasks.
• Monitor Supply Chain service delivery, value for money, quality and safe working to ensure all performance indicators are consistently achieved.
• Review Risk Assessments and Method Statements to ensure they are to an acceptable standard and, where required, act as Method Statement Coordinator to ensure a consistent approach at site.
• Record all tasks against the appropriate assets in the CAFM system, including work in progress and completed job inspections, and ensure all documentation relating to maintenance and response works is completed, recorded and distributed in a timely manner.
• Review site risk registers, following maintenance and management processes and notifying Management of any defects on equipment or systems.
• Ensure, as far as reasonably practical, that all persons on site observe the requirements of JSP 375, work closely with the Mobile Authorised Persons team to ensure compliance and, where required, deliver the requirements for Working at Height and/or Confined Spaces appointments.
• Ensure compliance with the Asbestos register and management plan and, where required, take on the duties of Asbestos Responsible Person.
• Ensure compliance with the Legionella management plan and, where required, take on the duties of Legionella Responsible Person.

P eople

• Support management in providing optimal solutions to customer requirements including acting as a single point of contact (SPOC) to resolve end user issues.
• Understand operational priorities of the HoE, develop and maintain close working and effective relationships with Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and end users to pro-actively support estate activities and provide professional and technical advice as required.
• Support end users in the development of new work requirements including the provision of formal Additional Works project submissions.
• Assist in the resolution of complaints in a timely and satisfactory manner.
• Support the Helpdesk in responding to requests for professional and technical advice.
• Provide sufficient and timely supervision, assessment and coaching to ensure teams are performing to agreed service levels, ensuring effectiveness and value for money.
• Coordinate the day to day activities of the site team, monitor the safe working of Skilled Persons, and ensure all operatives follow the requirements for JSP 375.

Commercial

• Contribute to data gathering and forecasting for billable works.
• Manage costs to ensure value for money.
• Ensure operations are delivered, efficiently and economically in order to promote a profitable business for VIVO.

Essential Skills

Experience of supervising site operations, including:

• Planning, directing and controlling activities

• Agreeing scope and priorities of work

• Proactive performance management

• Ability to solve problems and make decisions

• HNC, or equivalent, level qualification in a Building/Civil Engineering or Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience

• Management level qualification in H&S and Environment (e.g. SMSTS)

What makes this role unique?

Significant practical experience in Construction, Property Maintenance or related field including:

• Experience of operating in an MOD environment

• Working knowledge of CDM regulations

• Experience of the Asbestos at Work Act, DDA, energy performance, Sustainability etc.

• FDIS contract requirements

• Familiarity with geography and establishments within area of responsibility

Please note, in order to be considered for this position, you must be able to pass BPSS security clearance and hold a full current UK Driving Licence.

VIVO Defence Services

The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and ENGIE. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, ENGIE and Serco during the recruitment process.