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ABOUT YOU

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Hard Services Manager with a strong background and significant experience in Technical Facilities Management. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of Health and Safety regulations, including asbestos, water, and fire management, ensuring a compliant and safe built environment.
You should be skilled in managing budgets, collaborators, staff, and contractors, fostering positive relationships and delivering an excellent customer-focused service.
Technical expertise in building services and their legislative requirements is essential, along with experience in a customer-facing role. This role offers opportunities for career progression, skill enhancement, and occasional travel (and overnight stays) within the UK, to other BGS leased sites including Cardiff, London, and Wallingford.
There will be an opportunity to contribute significantly in our journey to Net-Zero – this will give you experience of working with the project team to specify and maintain the associated projects.
You will gain experience in the operations and maintenance of a world leading research institute and be able to contribute to the delivery of the facilities required to deliver our leading science programmes.
Please note – you will be required to have the appropriate level of security screening/vetting required for the role. UKRI reserves the right to run or re-run security clearance as required during your employment.
The specific essential and desirable skills criteria for this post will be assessed at Shortlist (S) stage, interview (I) stage, or both (S&I).

ABOUT US

The British Geological Survey (BGS) is an applied geoscience research centre that belongs to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and is affiliated to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). It is a world leading geological survey whose core mission is to advise government of science related to the subsurface and to undertake applied research to solve earth and environmental issues, both in the UK and globally. It is funded directly by UKRI, as well as through research grants and private sector contracts.
We strive to promote equality and diversity across our organisation in order to continuously improve our scientific and organisational efficiency! As such, we aim to have a workforce with employees from all backgrounds with people who are passionate about earth science and who share our dedication to work for the good of the environment and the benefit of society. BGS became a signatory of the Technician Commitment in July 2022.

The BGS Estates & Facilities Management Team has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Hard Services Manager to join our world leading research institute. Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead all aspects of hard FM services to ensure organisational statutory compliance and provision of an effective physical environment. This will include the review, preparation, implementation and control of systems and processes.
• Responsible for both the in-house and contracted resource – you will be required to run operations, maintenance, repairs, improvements to fabric and replacement of engineering services to deliver a safe, cost effective and timely service.
• To monitor conditions of assets on site and use the information to handle a strategy of works, including preparation of annual funding bids.
• Understand the Health & Safety requirements of the specialism – working with the BGS Health & Safety Team to review and implement effective processes to ensure site safety is assured and the legal requirements of the organisation are met.
• Drive delivery and customer focus – to lead by example, managing the FM Helpdesk Team to ensure delivery of a professional, timely and customer focussed service to users and contractors. To ensure continued development and full use of the CAFM system.
• Monitor performance and delivery, reviewing service standards to ensure continual improvement.
• Manage the service budget – to ensure delivery of service within the budget provided, seeking cost improvements where possible and reviewing/ recommending use of energy saving technologies.
• Undertake a range of tasks and projects as advised by the Deputy Head of Estates.
• Line management of two Deputy Hard Services Managers, two Site Support Operatives (and their associated facilities).
• Principle owner of the TFM contract performance, management and operation of our outsourced maintenance delivery.