Senior Site Technician

Location: Birmingham

Reporting to: Regional Facilities Manager

As part of our continued growth, the opportunity has arisen for a Senior Site Technician based in Birmingham.

• Responsible for the maintenance, presentation, and security of the school building and site.
• Management of team members – organising work rotas to cover the clients’ requirements for core business hours – along with some weekend cover for access and egress.
• First point of contact for school staff escalation. Attend regular site client meetings to discuss school operations and requirements.
• To assess team training and upskilling, advising the RFM on training needs.
• Monitor and manage internal/external PPMs via Concerto
• Open and close premises to meet the requirements of the building users.
• First point of contact for the client regarding site issues/ tasks/reactive jobs.
• Responsible key holder, attend the site in emergencies, take appropriate action in the case of break-in, theft or fire, including arranging boarding up of broken windows and doors and re-setting alarms. (Following notification from Cava Guard Security)
• Manage and monitor contractors on site and inform the Regional Facilities Manager of any issues.
• Responsible for the general maintenance and cleanliness of the site in order to provide a safe, secure and healthy environment for pupils, staff, parents, visitors and other users.
• Maintain general areas of the building (signage and appearance of the building) including external entrance and car park.
• Carry out any routine and planned maintenance tasks including health and safety checks of the building.
• Ensure all assigned PPMs and remedial works are completed within rectification periods.
• Ensure measurable KPI faults are completed on time.
• Ensure necessary paperwork is in place i.e. Method statements, Risk Assessment, Permits, COSHH etc.
• Hands-on assistance when required to carrying out re-lamping, school requests, exam set ups etc. and other manual labour.
• Assess any faults or damage and prioritise any works to be carried out, in consultation with the Regional Facilities Manager.
• Operate the building energy systems to specified standards ensuring conservation measures are taken.
• Carry out Porterage duties including room setups, deliveries and any other duties which may arise.
• Ensure smooth handover to external lettings provider including checking facilities in preparation for the start of the school day.
• Perform occasional non-routine cleaning tasks such as spillages where necessary.
• Ensure that all external areas, including school playgrounds/car parks are cleaned and maintained, including removing leaves, surface weeds, litter and other debris.
• Ensure that external paths, steps and entrances are clear of debris, snow, water, leaves or other hazards and that the site and grounds are cleaned and maintained to a high standard.
• Maintain a safe working environment by ensuring health and safety standards are met and ensuring compliance in line with legislative and company health and safety requirements.
• Assist in undertaking health and safety risk assessments on the premises, making appropriate recommendations for change or improvements to the Regional Facilities Manager.
• Assist in maintaining appropriate records, manual and digital, for all maintenance and repairs, ordering of stock and equipment on the site.
• Work occasional overtime to cover the duties of the other caretaker due to sickness, holidays etc.
• Comply with all Bellrock policies and procedures at all times.

• Good communication skills both written and oral.
• Basic Electrical/Gas/Plumbing & Fabric repair skills desired.
• Demonstrate excellent levels of customer service.
• Team leading essential
• Excellent timekeeping and reliability are essential.
• Ability to ‘think on your feet’ and act as the first point of contact on a wide range of issues involved in the running of the building.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Flexible approach to working hours which include early mornings, late evenings and possibly weekends.
• Full Driving Licence essential
• Enhanced DBS – essential for the role.

In addition to this Bellrock also offers the successful candidate employer contributed pension scheme and a Company Retail Discount Scheme.

If you are interested in applying, please submit your CV and covering letter via the link or directly to recruitment@bellrockgroup.co.uk

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.