Key responsibilities

Maintenance and Facilities Management

• Maintain high standards of maintenance, hygiene, safety, security, and presentation across all SDT sites.
• Coordinate the programme of maintenance, being prepared to assist and lead maintenance work directly.
• Provide supervision to repairs, refurbishments, and renovations.
• Manage aspects of the maintenance budget, working at all times to keep running costs down whilst enabling SDT to make smart long-term investments.
• Prepare indoor and outdoor spaces for events and community activities (e.g., Southmead Festival).
• Collaborate with the Customer Experience Manager to ensure high standards of service and space utilization.
• Support the provision of excellent staff workspaces and resources.

Utilities, Procurement and Assets

• Manage utilities (water, gas, electricity, sewage, waste and recycling) including procurement, contracts and efficient usage.
• Coordinate procurement and supplier contracts for facilities and maintenance.
• Oversee all site storage areas, ensuring they are organised, safe, compliant and used efficiently across all teams. Oversee stock controls.
• Ensure safe and compliant systems are in place across all facilities, including COSHH, Food Hygiene, fire safety and other regulatory requirements.
• Ensure sites are fully equipped, including maintenance of physical IT and telecoms infrastructure.
• Manage outdoor green spaces in line with charity objectives, business need and the Community Climate Action Plan.

Health, Safety, and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation through preventative and reactive maintenance, training, and excellent record keeping.
• Lead on-site accessibility improvements and compliance with relevant standards
• Conduct and update risk assessments.
• Manage First Aid stock and record keeping.
• Serve as a named contact for fire, security, and major incident callouts.
• Act as Designated Premises Supervisor (when required) and lead on licensing.

People and Contractor Management

• Line manage the maintenance team effectively.
• Support volunteer involvement.
• Coordinate external contractors and suppliers.

General Responsibilities

• Follow all Southmead Development Trust policies and procedures.
• Actively demonstrate and promote our values: Positivity, Integrity, Excellence, Welcoming, Entrepreneurial.
• Work independently and take initiative to solve problems.
• Engage in training, development, and team activities.
• Support a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment.
• Collaborate effectively across teams and with the community.
• Be flexible to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Carry out other duties as required to support the Trust’s work.

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• Proven experience in property maintenance.
• A skilled and versatile handyperson, by training and/or experience.
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of the skills and materials needed for a range of property maintenance tasks and how to source these.
• Be commercially informed and good at controlling outgoings.
• Ability to line manage and assign responsibility to others.
• Understanding of the essential health and safety, accessibility, data protection and safeguarding requirements of a charity with busy public buildings working frequently with vulnerable adults and children.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to site and facilities management, including general risk assessments, COSHH, fire safety, asbestos.
• Experience in managing maintenance contractors.
• Strong understanding of energy and resource efficiency, and other sustainability issues.
• Confident and empathetic communicator with strong relationship management.
• Team-working skills; flexible, collaborative and supportive.
• Good IT skills, ability to understand and utilise computer-based systems.
• Commitment to and understanding of the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion.

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• A relevant trade or property maintenance qualification (plumbing, electrics, joinery, masonry, etc.).
• An IOSH or NEBOSH qualification or certificate.
• Experience of a maintenance role in a large public building.
• Understanding of the principles of community development.

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