About the role

A new opportunity has arisen for a Site Facilities Officer to join the Property Services Site Facilities Team primarily based at our offices in Histon, just outside Cambridge, occasionally at our headquarters, New Shire Hall in Alconbury Weald and regularly working at CCC’s sites throughout Cambridgeshire.

We are looking to appoint a committed and self-motivated professional to support the CCC Facilities Management and Property Services team. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring the preventative and reactive maintenance cycles, minor repairs, liaising with building contractors and the property services helpdesk, security of keys, building checks, overseeing visitor parking, collection and deliveries, working on the set-up of some corporate events and ensuring our buildings are safe, secure, clean, tidy and fit for purpose.

You will need to have some experience of working in a building facilities and customer service environment as part of a busy team. Ideally you will have undertaken some formal training in property and facilities related subjects covering the health and safety of yourself and others.

The successful candidate must be proactive and able to work under their own initiative, as well as contributing to team working. You will be an ambitious and innovative individual who is focussed on providing good customer service, with excellent communication skills to deal with customers and colleagues at all levels. A full driving licence and the ability to work flexibly are essential for this role.

For informal enquiries or a discussion about the job role, please contact our Facilities Manager, Richard Panter on 07584 490239 or by email at: Richard.panter@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or our Site Facilities Manager, Gavin Barber on 07823 553729 or gavin.barber@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

What will you be doing?

Overall purpose of the job

To monitor, manage and assist in ensuring that all CCC corporate properties are fit for purpose, are safe for our customers and staff to utilise daily and our contractors adhere to the internal processes set out within our service level agreements with specific attention to adherence to health and safety whilst working within an operational building.

• To check, oversee and carry out small building repairs, where possible and when required be responsible for budgetary expenditure to facilitate repairs.
• Monitor and oversee the cleaning, security, waste management and grounds maintenance contracts at all our corporate sites throughout the county for compliance to standards.
• Manage contractors while on site, assisting with agreeing site access and ensuring that internal processes are always adhered to ensuring safety and compliance within an operational working building.
• Audit and report on maintenance issues through the appropriate route
• Performance and Risk management issues are recorded requiring good IT skills to use the FM Concerto system.

To provide leadership and support to colleagues within Property on all matters relating to building maintenance, access, security, Councillor support and civic duties throughout the corporate Property Portfolio.

(main accountabilities are listed in the attached Job description)

About you

Qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience

The ideal applicant will have good communication and organisational skills, the ability to work individually as well as part of a team.

Full details of requirements for qualifications, skills and experience are detailed in the attached person specification.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.