Minor Capital Project Manager

at  Team Horizon

Team Horizon is seeking a Minor Capital Project Manager for a contract role in Kilkenny.
The role will involve managing the client’s interests on it’s Capital Minor works and Maintenance programmes, including increased scope of shallow retrofit energy works. A critical objective for the involves optimising the existing Estate value and delivering best value for money. The successful applicant will assist in managing and monitoring both the construction programme and cost plan with a view to minimising the impact on same of any variations to the project.

• Planning and supervision of the execution of major & minor capital works throughout the area of responsibility this is in addition to managing specific Minor & Major projects within the program
• Assist in the preparation of comprehensive brief for the proposed major and minor capital projects in consultation with services and estates personnel and advisors
• Prepare budgets for the carrying out of the proposed Minor & Major Capital work programmes and ensuring that projects are within agreed budgets.
• Be responsible for Minor Works lists, selection of contractors for bid purposes and recommendation of tenders for acceptance for all projects.
• Ensure compliance with EU procurement and financial regulations.
• Supervise staff and contractors in the implementation of the agreed programme.
• Provide Technical Support role to service personnel and other estates personnel as required.
• Preparation in consultation with appropriate officers and advisers, programmes for the maintenance of buildings, services, and equipment (under their control):
• Defining in accordance with overall guidelines, maintenance requirements of all buildings, services, equipment, major & minor capital works, fire precautions and risk management schemes and proposing priorities in the allocation of resources.
• Preparing budgets for the carrying out of the proposed programmes
• Defining the staff or contract resources necessary to discharge agreed programmes and preparing action plans for carrying out same
• Drawing up, or in appropriate circumstances, to arrange for the development of plans and contract arrangements for the implementation of approved maintenance programmes:
• Assisting in defining requirements for all equipment and building, especially in seeking ease of maintenance and operation
• Recommending awards of maintenance contracts to outside contractors where for economical or practical considerations such is considered desirable
• Developing proposals with selected contractors
• Supervising staff and contractors in the implementation of the agreed programme
• Ensuring that buildings, services, and equipment under their control are adequately maintained in accordance with approved maintenance programmes.
• Assist in defining requirements for all equipment and building especially in seeking ease of maintenance and operation.
• Comply with regulatory requirements including permission, licences, certificates and approvals.
• Working with and supporting the activities of the Property Manager to ensure compliance with Property Transaction Protocols and other relevant property related task when assigned such as:
• Wok with the Property Manager to develop and implement a property management strategy and local property plans in collaboration with other key personnel and advisors
• Work with the property manager to ensure that all property transactions conform to statutory requirements
• Assess the physical infrastructure of the property portfolio including purpose, state of upkeep, capacity, suitability, space utilization and security
• Ensuring that adequate fire prevention and safety measures and standards are devised and applied in association with Fire & Safety Officer
• Evaluate environmental infrastructural risk issues & develop procedures to manage risks.
• Evaluate the intended performance and operation of healthcare buildings, their actual performance, and to seek continuous improvement through investigation, communication, training, maintenance and review procedures.
• Advising on facilities and environmental matters in conjunction with services personnel and other estates personnel, and advisors as required by:
• Assisting as necessary in assessing facilities and environmental risks.
• Co-operating with Fire and Safety Officers, Services Managers, Health & Safety, Risk Management, Occupational Health and Infection Control Staff in addressing facilities improvements with regard to legislative compliance.
• Support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, water and waste initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient service.
• Developing Registers of Opportunities and provide project development support for a pipeline of retrofit projects.
• Work closely with and support existing Green Teams and Energy Teams.
• Providing professional technical advice and guidance and most specifically in the area of Energy performance and Energy Efficient Design (EED) approaches and programmes and guidance in the area of decarbonisation and support of the wider sustainability and decarbonisation agenda.
• And any other duties as assigned.And any other duties as assigned.