View Vacancy - Deputy Corporate Services Manager (Estates)

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

Main purpose of job:

Management of the estate and estate team including staff and contractors. Lead estates projects, operations and supplier management to ensure a safe and compliant estate for the One HMG platform. Responsible for health and safety policy and operation at post.


Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:


Estates Management 35%

  • Lead and manage local estates teams and operations, in line with the local staff charter.
  • Monitor and forecast estates budgets.
  • Update local leadership team on estates matters, escalating to the corporate services manager as required.

Governance 30%

  • Plan, measure and monitor estates performance at post against set targets. Produce reports for quarterly leadership committees such as PMC.
  • Ensure that a proactive risk management approach is taken to all work, ensuring compliance with local and UK standards.
  • Respond to any audit and assessment requests, ensure compliant record keeping.
  • Ensure Estates procurement is effectively managed and compliant with global policy, working with the Procurement Hub and Corporate Services Manager.
  • With regional procurement hub, tender, manage and oversee all Estates suppliers to ensure service level agreements are met.

Technical 10%

  • Plan, manage and oversee Estates projects, preventative and reactive maintenance using the forward maintenance register and global account managers accordingly.  
  • Provide local technical expertise, escalating to technical works officers where required.
  • Maintain high (preferably 100%) PCA scores.

 

Housing 10%

  • Oversee the sourcing of properties, lead negotiations and make recommendations to the post housing committee (PHC).
  • Play active role in PHC responding to all Estates queries and concerns.

 

Health & Safety 10%

  • Ensure the post maintains a safe, compliant (to UK and local standards) working environment for all staff and UK based families.
  • Oversee health and safety activity at post, owning policy and monitoring standards.
  • Act as post fire safety manager and health & safety officer, running post H&S committee.
  • Lead on sustainability plans at post to meet global targets.

 

Team Support 5%

  • Support other members of the corporate services team as required.
  • Participate in post crisis activity.
  • Deputise for the corporate services manager during periods of absence.

Essential on arrival:

  • At least 3 years experience in Estates management
  • Customer service skills
  • Experience in managing maintenance teams
  • Resilient; able to deal with pressure and work flexibility to deal with competing demands
  • Project management experience.

Must have the right to work in Peru


Language requirements:

Language: Fluent Spanish and English a necessity.




Desirable:

  • UK Health and safety knowledge.
  • Electrical knowledge.

29 November 2020
Executive Officer (EO)
Fixed Term, Full-time
37
24 months
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Peru
Lima
British Embassy
1
S/. 7,786
11 January 2021

Global Estates Manager training and mandatory training courses


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