View Vacancy - FJS - Lead Maintenance Technician, AO

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Estates

Main purpose of job:

The Corporate Services Department of the British High Commission requires a Lead Maintenance Technician to assist with the effective maintenance and running of the High Commission’s estate. The position holder must be highly responsible, reliable and trustworthy. In addition to having proven technical ability in construction, mechanical, electrical, air handling and water purification work, he/she must be able to lead and manage the technical team, supervise the running of a workshop and stockroom,  liaise with and supervise contractors and ensure works carried out in accordance with set UK standards. The Lead Maintenance Technician will be required to provide regular reports to the Estates Manager. The Lead Maintenance Technician will also need to have extremely good customer service delivery skills and be able to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing.

Technical Skills:

  • Assess works requests and make decisions on how to address them, ie whether to use internal resources or outsource.
  • Provide technical advice and carry out works in relation to building, mechanical and electrical works.
  • Inspect sites as necessary to determine extent and type of repair work required.
  • Consult with contractors to trouble shoot structural, electrical and mechanical problems.
  • Attend to emergency call outs and carry out on the spot repairs to emergency standby systems.

Supervision of facilities maintenance team:

  • Provide day to day supervision of the maintenance team and ensure that the team is effectively deployed and  work is of a consistently high standard.

Works Requests:

  • Review works requests on a daily basis, prioritise tasks and issue instructions to the maintenance team.
  • Coordinate repair work to ensure that the level and quality of service are high and all work orders are completed in a timely manner.
  • Supervise contractors on site and inspect their work.
  • Maintain an electronic database for all maintenance requests and scheduled maintenance register.

Preventative Maintenance:

  • Contribute to the developing, planning and implementation of a maintenance program for the whole estate.
  • Plan and schedule works in line with preventative maintenance program.
  • Advise Estates Manager on best course of action regarding maintenance and upkeep requirements.

Health and Safety:

  • Lead on Post health and safety requirements including evacuation, incident and hazard reporting.
  • Implement procedures for the ongoing identification of hazards, assessment of risks and the implementation of necessary control measures.
  • Take actions to correct recommendations made in Health and Safety and property inspection reports

Administration/ Resources:  

  • Ensure accurate requests for materials are submitted to ensure a sufficient level of stock in the stores.
  • Ensure the effective deployment of Estates vehicles.

Record Keeping

  • Maintain an effective filing system for all written documentation and email correspondence with regards to maintenance requests, contracts and service specifications & tools/machinery inventory.

Reporting:  

  • Report regularly to Estates Manager, progress on work requests and the maintenance program.
  • Report regularly to Estates Manager on team performance.

Other:

  • Be the first point of contact and be available to attend out-of-hours emergencies (an on-call allowance will be given). 

Language requirements:

  • Language: English
  • Level of language required: Excellent

Essential on arrival:

  • Excellent command of spoken and written English
  • Excellent people management skills, teamwork and  interpersonal skills
  • Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g Word, Excel, and Outlook)
  • Apprenticeship trained
  • 3 year diploma holder in a technical discipline
  • Proven experience working on emergency standby systems and generators
  • 3 years proven supervisory experience
  • Clean Police Report
  • Medically fit to perform the role
  • Valid driving license

Desirable:

  • 5 years post qualification experience
Changing and Improving, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together
21 September 2022
Administrative Officer (AO)
Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
38
Asia Pacific
Fiji
Suva
British High Commission
1
FJD
2387.92 monthly
7 November 2022

Open to Fiji citizens, permanent residents. Interstate applicants will be required to meet their own travel and relocation expenses.

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position.

Staff recruited locally by the High Commission are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Fiji employment law.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.

Learning and development opportunities:

BHC Suva offers support for the successful candidate to take advantage of professional learning and development opportunities inside and outside of the organisation. We would expect the successful candidate to embrace continuous learning to maintain their skills and our service levels at their best. 

L&D Opportunities include:

  • First Aid
  • Fire Safety Training
  • Other development opportunities on discussion with line manager. 

Working patterns:

Normal working hours are from 08:00 - 16:15 from Mon-Thurs and 08:00 - 13:00 on Fridays. 

Requests for flexible working are considered on a case by case basis but the jobholder should expect the majority of the working week in the office. There will be the occasional requirement to work outside normal working hours at times for which overtime will be paid. 

A probationary period of three months, extendable to six, will be used to ensure that the successful candidate is able to deliver this unique and flexible role and that we as an employer meet the candidate’s expectations.

Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline."

Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.

We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the online application form completely including the employment and educational details, experience, professional skills and behaviour based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the applications and incomplete form in any respect may not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.

For inclusivity and diversity, please remove the following personal information when uploading your CV: name, address, email address, age, date of birth, gender, and nationality.

The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.