Estate and Facilities Manager

Job Summary
Salary:
£43,570 - £47,665
Vacancy ID:
102204
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Full time
Number of hours per week:
37 hours per week
Job Share:
No
Employment Location:
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
Closing date:
1 Jun
Further Information
A vacancy has arisen for the role of Estates and Facilities Manager. This presents an exciting opportunity to utilise your skills and experience to shape and influence the future direction and provision of estates services.

The role is central to the management and delivery of Facilities Management (FM) services across the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service estate. The post holder will provide a strategic lead, ensuring that the estate is fit for purpose and is effective in supporting the front line activities of the Service.

The post holder will be required to lead on the outcomes of a recent estates and facilities review to include:
• Ensuring that the estate is demonstrably compliant to all relevant legislation
• Leading on the development and disposal of property assets, including capital schemes,
acquisition and leasehold negotiation
• Planning for asset management and developing and implementing key performance
indicators to evidence the progress and benefits of this
• The development and implementation of processes, policies and systems to underpin
the delivery of an integrated FM service
• Leading on a review of existing and the development of new FM services both in-house
and outsourced

The post holder will also be responsible for the management of the Estates and Facilities support team based at Service Headquarters in Birstall, ensuring that it develops and maintains a customer centric approach.

Applications are invited from candidates that fulfil the required criteria including being able to demonstrate significant experience of managing hard and soft FM across a range of building types.

Hybrid working may be considered for this role.

Closing date: 1 June 2022
Interview Date: 29/30 June 2022

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, generous leave entitlement plus public holidays, public sector pension (subject to pension scheme rules), on-site gym facilities, free onsite parking, access to an emergency services discount card and use of our occupational health unit. You will also be supported with further training as required.

You will automatically be enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), this is a tax approved, defined benefit occupational pension scheme. Your contributions are based on your earnings and you can choose from different income options when you retire.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Furthermore, we want to create a work environment where everyone feels safe, can be themselves and can perform their roles to the best of their abilities. We have signed up with a number of nationally recognised organisations that promote equality, diversity and inclusion and we are working with them to help us achieve our objectives. These organisations include:

• Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI)
• Department of Works and Pension’s Disability Confident scheme
• British Sign Language Charter
• Asians in the Fire Service Association (AFSA)

Pension Considerations

Annual Allowance- Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.

Lifetime Allowance - Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any Lifetime Allowance implications. A breach in the Lifetime Allowance threshold will result in a Tax charge. Further information on Lifetime Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.