Facilities Manager

About the role

Balfour Beatty are currently looking for a Facilities Manager to join our team based on site in Aberystwyth University Student Accommodation

Main Purpose of the Job:

• Maintain a safe and secure working environment for all staff, students and members of the public
• Manage the day to day planned and reactive maintenance( Hard Services) activity together with the allocation of work to the on site technical team
• Manage and operate the annual, monthly Look Ahead and statistical reports for the planned maintenance programme (PPM)
• Act an as Authorised Person for Low Voltage systems and in accordance with Balfour Beatty’s Electrical Safe System of Work
• Verify, approve and manage all PPM Activity supply chain providers and subcontractors activities.
• Maintain Statutory Compliance for systems, activities and associated documentation within contract scope.
• Prepare Risk Assessment and Method Statements (RAMS) for all maintenance tasks, validate and authorise RAMS information from supply chain.
• Manage and oversee all electronic office, technical, operational, financial operating systems
• Continuous improvement of all service delivery issues.
• Manage audits, monitor SHEQ and utilities.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

• Management of Services and Resources in accordance with Contract and legislative requirements .
• Comply with the project/company Health and Safety Management System and Statutory Compliance for all maintenance activities
• Act an as Authorised Person for low Voltage systems and in accordance with Balfour Beatty’s Electrical Safe System of Work
• Manage CAFM and BMS Systems.
• Act as the Responsible Person (RP) for all L8 activities and documentation management
• Manage Authorised Person (AP) resources.
• Operate as Competent Person (CP) to supervise works and setting people to work
• Manage the digital and paper based permit-to-work system.
• Supervise and instruct colleagues and subcontractors.
• Ensure safe use and storage of tools, equipment and materials.
• Implement H&S Management System in compliance with H&S legal requirements and industry best practice ensuring OHSAS 18001 certification and other accreditations are maintained.
• Provide energy management

Who we're looking for

Personal Characteristics:

• Ability to work on own initiative/ good technical problem solver
• Ability to create strong working relationships.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Commitment to Balfour Beatty Investment Information Security Policy.
• Commitment to Balfour Beatty Values of Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence and Respect.
• Commitment to Balfour Beatty Zero Harm Agenda.

Professional Profile:

• Experience of managing Hard Services in a FM Contract environment
• Electrically Qualified
• Experience of managing a Preventative Planned Manintenance (PPM ) programme
• Good IT skills.
• Experience of working in a PFI contract.

Why work for us

Student Accommodation

Partnering with colleges and universities, we deliver infrastructure that supports growth and enhances the student and faculty experience.

Balfour Beatty Investments is a leader in the higher education market, delivering a broad portfolio of infrastructure projects in the UK. These projects include student accommodation and academic facilities. We take a global approach to the higher education sector, with our bid teams around the world collaborating on design, service approaches and financial structuring.

Our clients benefit from the close working relationship between the investment, construction and management service teams, throughout the design/build process and into the operations and management stage. The integrated nature of the Balfour Beatty service offering means we can offer customised solutions that address the unique needs of each university or college and their student population. Working with various higher education institutions, local communities, and local supply chains, we deliver high-quality, sustainable accommodation that enhances the student experience, whilst also offering full-service residential property management.

Penglais Farm Student Accommodation, Aberystwyth University

Aberystwyth Student Accommodation is a 32-year concession which Balfour Beatty designed, built, financed, and now maintains. The 1,000 student study bedrooms were primarily built to accommodate undergraduate students.

Fferm Penglais houses around 1000 students split between 22 blocks: 20 blocks containing en-suite rooms and 2 containing studio flats. Each block has either 6 or 9 self-contained flats comprising of 6 or 8 single bedrooms. Residents will have access to their own en-suite bathroom as well as a shared kitchen and soft seating area.

The maintenance aspect of the contract provides a range of hard and soft services which includes, M&E, planned and reactive maintenance, lifecycle, soft services encompassing Grounds and Gardens, Window Cleaning, and Pest control.

About us

Background to Balfour Beatty Investments

What we do

We develop, finance, manage and operate public and private infrastructure projects.

We are responsible for raising and structuring finance to help customers achieve goals that might otherwise be unattainable. We also invest directly in infrastructure assets, particularly where there are opportunities to manage the project upon completion and enhance operational efficiency.

We work closely with other SBUs to secure and deliver these projects, accessing the wide range of expertise and the strength of Balfour Beatty’s balance sheet to maximise the value from each opportunity.

In the UK, we manage and operate a substantial portfolio of infrastructure projects covering a wide range of sectors including healthcare, highways and street lighting, student accommodation, residential/PRS, energy and transmission, waste and biomass.