Technical Services Manager

Technical Services Manager

Edinburgh

Salary £53k plus depending upon experience

Car/car allowance and bonus

Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Manager who has extensive PFI experience to assist in leading a contract and team in Edinburgh. This is a fantastic opportunity with a leading facilities management company.

The Role

• You will lead the team of technical managers, supervisors and operatives in providing the technical service delivery on the contract.


• Ensure the provision of healthy and safe working conditions and that both clients and Company health and safety policy and process is effectively implemented


• Lead and support agreed technical safety working groups


• Responsible for the technical performance and maintenance of standards


• Drive digitalisation and modernising working practices which demonstrate industry leading best practice.


• Maintain compliance is fully up to date from technical managers


• Delivery Monthly KPI's Evidence & Promote harmonised team working


• Allow Technical Managers (Elec, Mech & Fabric) to run and concentrate on BAU, being the lead interface between client communications


• Ensure contract is staffed by fully competent teams, ensuring post holders are fully competent, and that effective succession planning arrangements are in place.


• Working with their reports to ensure the collaborative development of the business, effective teamworking, and support to colleagues.


• Provide leadership in both the context of the technical services team on site and the wider region if required


• Manage, organise and control the resource available to ensure that the mechanical and electrical engineering and building fabric services are delivered in line with contract requirement and client expectation


• Ensure that financial targets are met for each budget year


• Actively seek out opportunities to grow the business


• Ensure safe systems of work are in place and used at all times.


• Manage continuous improvement activities to deliver improved service delivery year on year.


• Manage all aspects of the performance of technical services team


• Ensure adherence to all Statutory Standards and Regulations and Department of Health requirements.


• Attend Union meetings, Health & Safety forums, Employee Forums and other regular meetings with staff and the client on a regular basis


• Delegate when required for the Head of Technical Services


• Responsible for participating in the 'on call' rota, after suitable training and relevant experience is gained.


• Ensure that staff performance is managed as required through for example, performance appraisals, disciplinary proceedings and grievances


• Ensure that the Technical Services Team have a customer focussed and service delivery culture.


• Liaise, co-ordinate and support other managers to ensure that cross service and wider contractual requirements are met


• To proactively manage the professional development and training needs of the department.


• Support other sites and business development activities as and when required


• To work as an Appointed Person (AP) in line with department requirement, personal skills and experience


• To undertake any other duties reasonably required by management.

Qualifications & Experience

• HNC in an engineering discipline; building services related or relevant.


• Extensive technical competence in Electrical and/or Mechanical disciplines.


• Experience of PFI/PPP


• Previous management experience leading technical services delivery in a healthcare or critical services environment.


• An understanding of alternative maintenance regimes.


• Carrying out technical monitoring, audits, and reviews.


• Preparation of technical reports.


• Managing a planned preventative maintenance system.


• Experience of the Management of sub-contractors.


• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent.


• Degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, HV Electrical, Water Management

If you are interested in this role, please apply immediately.