Estates Contract Manager (Soft FM)

UKAEA Special Techniques Group; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 49,000

Job description

• Salary: £48,376 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
• Division: B&FM
• Confirmed Grade: Level 5
• Department: Buildings & Facilities Management

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.

The salary for this role is £48,376, and onsite working is expected for 4 days each week; however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

Job Description

This role can be based at any of the following sites: Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Estates Contract Manager (Soft FM), you will play a pivotal role in contract management of business-critical Estates related soft services contracts, through direct management or management within your Estates team, to ensure these soft service FM contracts are managed in line with Government Property Standards 004, Estate and Property Management and UKAEA's own strategic goals.

The post holder is required to ensure that the Estate services being delivered meet the needs of the growing campus.

Contract Management within this position directly or oversight of are, Estates Grounds and Associated services, Biodiversity, Forklift Vehicles, Tree Surgery, Pest Control and Locksmith Services.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Procuring and managing contracts for a number of Estates related FM Soft Services provided in alignment with Government Property 004 Strategy, Estates and Property Management.
• Ensuring compliance of UKAEA and Contract Management procurement and management of service contracts.
• Ensuring Estates Contracts have sufficient change control processes implemented to adapt Campus 2050 Vision and carrying out regular stakeholder engagement with Campus to ensure collaborative working.
• Understanding and being able to implement dynamic management of Biodiversity, incorporating the imperative link to Net Gain Banking for the future of Culham Campus.
• Ensuring contracts represent good value for money and monitoring spends against budget to keep within the budget set and ensuring there is sound justification for spend over budget.
• First line Manager for staff within the Estates Team responsible for recruitment, setting and managing workloads, monitoring work and attendance, motivating and guiding the team, completing the APS process, setting, and reviewing personal goals and dealing with any performance issues promptly. CPM to Agency Supplied workers.

Qualifications

• Government Commercial College Contract Management qualification (UKAEA would support if GCC Qualification was not held), or proven equivalent experience within Facilities Management.
• Membership of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM).
• Significant experience in Soft FM contract procurement and management of FM contracts ideally within a government organisation.
• Demonstrable experience in writing contract tender documents and an understanding of contract terms and conditions.
• IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Experience of Horticultural and Arboriculture practices.
• Experience of Biodiversity and the link to Net Gain Banking.
• Good understanding of the General Data Protection Regulations.

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and take steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [emailprotected] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.