Building and Estates Maintenance Support (fixed term for one year)

Benefits:

Salary:  £25,979 – £29,777 per annum, Grade 3

Hours: time 37 hours per week with flexible working hours fixed term for 12 months. 

Location – Service Headquarters, Calcot, Reading

Excellent annual leave allowance of 25 days, flexible working, onsite gym, parking facilities and a Local Government Pension Scheme are available.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is seeking proactive Estates and Building Support Maintenance team to join our Team in maintaining and improving our estate.

We have a reputation for excellence and we invest in our employees’ development and wellbeing. The flexible working hours allow our employees to achieve a good work life balance

If you are a highly motivated and focused individual with a practical approach to minor building, plumbing, carpentry tasks and building refurbishment works to a high standard we would be keen to hear from you.

As part of the role you will be responsible for providing both a reactive repair and assisting with our EDI and Contaminants projects across the service in order to give improved facilities across the estate. This is a great opportunity to work for a public service provider who engages their team within a diverse and inclusive environment.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, this is predominately an internal facing role which involves liaising with internal stakeholders and third-party contractors. The successful candidate will be inspired to demonstrate and promote behaviours in line with the Job Profile and our Behaviour Competency Framework as attached.

• Support the Estates Department in maintaining and improving the RBFRS estate by carrying out minor repairs, project works and maintenance work.
• Completing minor building, plumbing, carpentry, decorating and other associated tasks in maintaining the RBFRS estate to a high standard.
• Maintaining accurate records of work for all defects work undertaken.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders and third party contractors to complete relevant repairs and maintenance activities that are determined out of scope of skill set.
• Investigate reported defects to determine the appropriate action to complete repairs on a daily basis and planning corrective action.

• Full UK Driving License.
• Good understanding of general building maintenance such as decorating, plumbing, carpentry and basic repairs to fixed assets.
• Ability to make decisions within own area of responsibility, demonstrating strategic thinking skills and to effectively cope with conflicting and complex building repairs.
• Excellent self-management, with good planning and organisational skills to work on own initiative.
• Ability to analyse and identify possible causes of problems and implement solutions to minimise future occurrence.

The successful candidate will demonstrate and promote behaviours in line with the Job Profile/Person Specification and our Behaviour Competency Framework as attached.

The Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. The behaviours detailed within the job profile will be assessed throughout the selection process.

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Please see the link to the Job Profile/Person Specification.

Appointment is conditional upon undertaking a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Rechecks will be required in line with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy.  

For further details about the role or to simply discuss any adaptations or adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or with our recruitment process please contact Michelle Halliwell, Facilities Manager at halliwellm@rbfrs.co.uk to arrange an informal discussion..

Please note we do not accept applications via Agencies or CV’s without an accompanying application form.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Friday, 2 August 2024.

Anticipated start date: Late August/ Early September 2024

It is anticipated that the interview/assessment process will run week commencing 12 August 2024

Please note that is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying / accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge.

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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service values your individuality, your diversity and your dignity.  All are welcome here. Inclusion, diversity and equality are principles which guide our decisions and will be visible throughout the Service, and we will continually work to improve in these areas. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture of dignity and trust where everyone feels safe and comfortable to bring their whole self to work.

Simply: The communities we serve are varied and diverse, we should be too.

Applications are welcome for job-share or part time arrangements please enquire on application.

All applications are considered on merit alone. We are a Disability Confident Leader – if you meet the essential criteria of the role, you will be guaranteed an interview if you choose to opt into the Offer of an Interview Scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme).

To find out more: https://www.rbfrs.co.uk/your-service/about-us/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/