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Asset Manager (Tech Services/Hard FM/Property)

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

As Asset Manager working within our Technical Services team at Colchester, you'll develop and maintain an accurate, compliant and detailed planned maintenance programme and asset register, giving due consideration to Sodexo’s, contractual and legislative requirements and utilising the deployed Management Information System.

You'll be called upon for expert technical advice and to provide technical specifications and scopes of works for pricing purposes, to support and deliver projects and variations etc  You'll also provide technical audit capability within the technical services department

Colchester PFI is one of the most ambitious PFI projects undertaken, Merville Barracks is the home of the 16 Air Assault Brigade with 3500 military personnel on site. We are the showcase and benchmark for Sodexo global defence, helping to lead on strategy and vision for the future An exciting showcase TFM contract which offers soft and hard services. 

We are a key partner to the Ministry of Defence, running services at major UK and overseas military bases which improve quality of life for our military personnel. The impact of change and uncertainty as consolidation occurs throughout the armed forces, set against a backdrop of today’s rapidly changing world, makes the preservation of high standards even more important than ever. We are dedicated to delivering the best quality as well as cost-efficiency in the delivery of infrastructure, facilities management, catering, retail and leisure services to the armed forces community

 

Role Responsibility

  • Contribute towards the Estates maintenance strategy and subsequent implementation.
  • Ensure that all assets are accurately captured within the management information system
  • Produce an accurate asset register utilising all available information including operations and maintenance manuals
  • The updating of the asset data in a timely manner as required following completion of projects, lifecycle replacement or works
  • Provide authorisation for Life Cycle perusal.
  • Identify and develop business cases for technical project and life cycle replacement works.
  • Develop technical specifications for projects work.
  • Production and maintenance of a task library that takes into account all available information including but not limited to; statutory requirements, operation and maintenance manuals, manufacturer’s recommendations, Industry best practice, SFG 20 and other mandated sources
 

*Please see attached job description for further details

The Ideal Candidate

  • Relevant Technical Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
  • Familiarity with Building & Civil Engineering
  • Experience in scheduling and programming planned maintenance activities
  • Familiar in utilisation of CAFM systems.
  • IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent
  • Familiarity working within JSP 375 Safe Systems of Work
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to all levels within the organisation and with customers and clients
  • Ability to be an effective team player within a management team
  • Flexible with the ability to work under pressure
  • Capable of working on own initiative and without supervision
  • IT literate with experience of Microsoft Office
  • Authorised Person in a relevant discipline (Desirable)
 

Package Description

Competitive salary of up to £45,000 + benefits including pension and option to 'buy' additional benefits such as holidays.

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a flexible benefits scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs which includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave to name but a few.

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to further engage ex-forces personnel and reservists.  Those applying for roles with us who meet the essential criteria advertised under the ‘ideal candidate’ on the vacancy advertised are guaranteed to progress within the selection process.

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