Deputy Facilities Manager

Job Introduction

HMP Bronzefield are recruiting for a Deputy Facilities Manager.

You will be required to deliver a high quality professional Facilities Management service which supports the needs of the Director of HMP Bronzefield in ensuring that the Prison remains secure, effective and fit for purpose on a day to day basis and that statutory and contractual compliance is maintained.

Reporting to the Head of Facilities Management at HMP Bronzefield, you will take lead responsibility for the day to day operational delivery of Hard and Soft Services through in-house teams and specialist contractors.  The Deputy FM will also be responsible for the reporting and delivery of all major Asset Life Cycle, Capital Expenditure and Business led projects.

HMP/YOI Bronzefield is a closed local prison serving courts across the South of England. Our mission is to deliver quality of life services which make a meaningful difference to women in the criminal justice system by supporting them to change their lives for the better. To achieve this we focus on providing needs-based services and programmes to rehabilitate and improve the well-being of our women. 

We house up to 572 women (approximately 14.5% of the national female prison population). The women in our custody have a diverse and complex set of needs and range from mothers and babies, young offenders, life and long term sentenced women, short to mid-term sentenced women, foreign nationals and women on remand. 

We have been awarded a bronze accreditation by Investors in People for our commitment to our staff, their development, engagement and investment in a sustainable future.

Role Responsibility

• Ensure all agreed Statutory Compliance, Planned Preventative Maintenance, Life Cycle, Capital Expenditure and FM led Business projects are delivered on time, to budget and to the agreed quality standard in accordance with Sodexo Justice Services and contractual requirements.
• Support the HMP Bronzefield Head of Facilities Management in ensuring that the Prison is kept in good structural and decorative order, external areas are safe and presentable, all works and maintenance activities comply with current statutory legislation and codes of practice.
• Compliance with ISOQAR 9001 and 14001 for Facilities Maintenance and Environmental Assurance is maintained.
• Ensure safe working practices are implemented and take corrective actions where required.
• Demonstrate a genuine interest in the rehabilitative aims of the Prison.
• Assign PPM and reactive work orders to members of the team and monitor progress.
• Conduct a quality check of 10% of works undertaken by the team each month, implementing corrective actions as necessary and recognising successes.
• Carry out repairs and preventative maintenance to electrical systems and mechanical assets where suitably trained within the establishment.
• Assist in the maintenance of accurate records of all preventative maintenance and repair work carried out by the team and report in detail any substandard or defective equipment.

The Ideal Candidate

• Have experience of successfully managing people and services in a Total Facilities Management delivery model.
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Possess IT literacy in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Outlook.  Ability to grasp and use BMS, CAFM and other in-house software packages following appropriate internal training.
• Demonstrable experience of successfully managing complex operations and projects within tight timeframes.
• Proven experience of working with a Health and Safety culture
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Demonstrable interpersonal skills and the ability to work with colleagues at all levels.
• Knowledge of commercial electrical repairs on HVAC, AHU, controls and BMS systems an advantage
• Experience working in a 24/365 operational environment an advantage (eg. hospitals, universities, prisons, etc.)
• A dynamic and flexible approach to the delivery of objectives

Package Description

Up to £36,000 per annum plus London weighting, excellent benefits including season ticket loans, free meals, free parking, subsidised gym membership, group discount schemes, pension and 20 days holiday plus bank holidays.

For more information on Sodexo Careers and Sodexo Justice please visit Sodexo Careers and Careers in Justice

About the Company

Sodexo Justice aims to change lives for the better by reducing reoffending and improving the quality of life for those under our supervision and in our care. We deliver safe, effective and innovative custodial and community rehabilitation services that challenge offending behaviour, protect the public and offer individuals the opportunity to change their lives for the better. We deliver the total operation of five prisons within the UK and own six Community Rehabilitation Companies in partnership with crime reduction charity Nacro.

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.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying ;for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

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.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 3 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.