JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Manager to manage the asset management/maintenance program for all containment facilities across the Weybridge science estate including agreement and scheduling with the business.
The priority of the role will be to improve Defra’s current approach to maintenance by developing a client driven asset management system and working with the Facilities Management (FM) supplier to provide assurance that assets comply with applicable standards and best industry practice. Moreover, such maintenance systems shall improve asset performance and reduce downtime to the business through more efficient/effective planning and delivery.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Responsibilities

• Working in partnership with the User (APHA) and the FM service provider to agree a long term plan for scheduled maintenance for all buildings, facilities and supporting infrastructure at Weybridge and the Regional Laboratories
• Developing building and facility specific maintenance regimes that cover all of the assets in each, linking to the asset register and to condition surveys
• Managing and coordinating a comprehensive set of SOPs for the operation and maintenance of building assets
• Managing the development and implementation of a quality assured asset management system, including the maintenance of all assets
• Ensuring that maintenance work is planned in advance, that the right amount of time is set aside for it and that issues that come up during maintenance are dealt with effectively, escalating any issues that affect the business
• Ensuring that plans are in place to resolve any issues found during maintenance (known as PMCs), either during the maintenance periods or scheduling as appropriate
• Attending the pre-maintenance, during maintenance and post-maintenance meetings with FM Service Provider and the business to ensure that communication is maintained, standards are in place and the work is comprehensively planned
• Integrating maintenance with the Forward Maintenance Register (FMR) to ensure that assets either outside, or imminently outside their support life, are identified and plans can be established
• Developing and implementing strategies for reducing equipment downtime and increase reliability
• Acting as a lead on various working groups for utilities provided to science such as Water and Steam to ensure that systems are managed effectively across site
• Conducting Regular inspections of the facilities to identify maintenance needs, hazards and potential risks
• Liaising with other departments, contractors and suppliers to ensure the smooth running of maintenance operations
• Ensuring that all maintenance activities are carried out in compliance with health and safety regulations and industry standards and HSE
• Keeping up-to-date with new maintenance technologies and techniques; and
• Acting as an Operations lead/Senior end users for the site wide infrastructure of the Critical works program at Weybridge providing technical advice and guidance to projects.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Ability to prioritise maintenance tasks. How they have managed unplanned emergencies.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Working in partnership with the User (APHA) and the FM service provider to agree a long term plan for scheduled maintenance for all buildings, facilities and supporting infrastructure at Weybridge and the Regional Laboratories
• Developing building and facility specific maintenance regimes that cover all of the assets in each, linking to the asset register and to condition surveys
• Managing and coordinating a comprehensive set of SOPs for the operation and maintenance of building assets
• Managing the development and implementation of a quality assured asset management system, including the maintenance of all assets
• Ensuring that maintenance work is planned in advance, that the right amount of time is set aside for it and that issues that come up during maintenance are dealt with effectively, escalating any issues that affect the business
• Ensuring that plans are in place to resolve any issues found during maintenance (known as PMCs), either during the maintenance periods or scheduling as appropriate
• Attending the pre-maintenance, during maintenance and post-maintenance meetings with FM Service Provider and the business to ensure that communication is maintained, standards are in place and the work is comprehensively planned
• Integrating maintenance with the Forward Maintenance Register (FMR) to ensure that assets either outside, or imminently outside their support life, are identified and plans can be established
• Developing and implementing strategies for reducing equipment downtime and increase reliability
• Acting as a lead on various working groups for utilities provided to science such as Water and Steam to ensure that systems are managed effectively across site
• Conducting Regular inspections of the facilities to identify maintenance needs, hazards and potential risks
• Liaising with other departments, contractors and suppliers to ensure the smooth running of maintenance operations
• Ensuring that all maintenance activities are carried out in compliance with health and safety regulations and industry standards and HSE
• Keeping up-to-date with new maintenance technologies and techniques; and
• Acting as an Operations lead/Senior end users for the site wide infrastructure of the Critical works program at Weybridge providing technical advice and guidance to projects