Asset Manager

Our client, a private healthcare provider are seeking an Asset Manager who can join their team on a permanent basis.

You would be responsible for managing the following within their estate:

Technical Management

• Responsibility for the effective technical support of the Asset team.
• The development and growth of the staff under direct control.
• Develop relationships with all parts of the estates department to enhance operational delivery.
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly performance reports
• Attendance at various meetings as required.
• Contribute to the overall management of business and commercial risk.
• Recommend improved ways of working to achieve continuous improvement
• Responsible for the setting of maintenance standards.
• Delivery of contract SLA’s and KPI’s
• Deliver an integrated planned forward maintenance register including 3rd party vendors.
• Accountable for accurate measurement and auditing of operational services.
• Development and implementation of a Business Continuity and Risk Mitigation plan.
• Present monthly and summary technical data for comment and discussion.
• Create specialist 3rd party supply chain business focussed delivery in liaison with the Maintenance Manager
• Maximise infrastructure Uptime.
• Maintain a monthly operational risk register across the portfolio.
• Maintain 100% availability of all critical systems and plant.
• Review Life Cycle Asset Assessments annually.
• Ensure Asset Condition surveys maintained in accordance with guidelines.

Health & Safety

• Contribute to the development and implementation of all management systems.
• Ensure that all staff are suitably trained and aware of relevant H&S systems.
• Ensure that all aspect of the service are delivered in a safe and controlled manner
• Ensure full compliance with all relevant H&S legislation and documents
• Maintain an operational H&S plan relevant to all engineering systems.
• Operate a Safe Systems of Work at all times.
• Integrate maintenance with the College’s H & S policy.
• To Be Appointed AP Working from Height and Confined Spaces

Service Levels & Customer Satisfaction

• Contribute to the development of innovation and best practice standards.
• Organise & attend monthly meetings
• Overall responsibility for maintaining accurate and key site documentation
• Undertake periodic Quality surveys.
• Maintain an accurate categorised database of all equipment and assets
• Produce a monthly scorecard of key agreed technical KPI’s.

Team Development

• Develop and accept ownership in all areas of responsibility.
• Provide management support in improving business efficiency.
• Ensure good teamwork and high morale is maintained.
• Develop staff through an associated training plan.
• Ensure all staff have development plans linked to SMART objectives.
• Develop a documented succession plan for the team of direct reports.
• Create and manage a training matrix to maintain adequate Appointed Persons.

Essential Criteria

• HND/C Building Services, or Degree in Construction related subject or trade qualification plus supervisory experience plus significant contract management experience
• Educated to Degree level in a Buildings Services qualification
• In depth Knowledge of the Property & Facilities Management industry.
• Knowledge and understanding of engineering operations within Critical Environments.
• Sound technical and environmental awareness.
• Technical Management of greater than 80 staff and value of circa £8m p.a
• Permit to Work and Authorisation processes.
• A self-motivated person who has the ability to create budgets and achieve targets.
• Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of managing multiple services across a range of buildings.