OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.
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Days of Working: Monday to Friday - 07:30 to 16:30
Job Purpose:
To deliver individual or multiple building services related to extra works within allocated budgets and defined programmes, ensuring that all aspects of CDM responsibilities are adhered to.
The role will be to lead and have overall responsibility for extra works and minor projects across Siemens Energy UK portfolio.
Ensuring safe and compliant delivery of multi trade extra works in accordance with both client and business processes.
Responsibility for the profitability of all works in line with the commercial contract and agreed margin expectations.
Duties / Responsibilities / Accountabilities / Deliverables:
Working closely with both the client and customer to prepare full specifications and requirements of the works to be undertaken
Follow the contract and OCS procurement processes and policies ensuring integration with both procurement and finance teams
Manage quotation submission to client and gain approvals / purchase orders
Prepare budget costs and ongoing budgetary control
Appoint and manage consultants and other specialist contractors
Attend regular approval meeting with Client interface
Manage work through to effective completion and submit for invoicing
Ensure all works are managed in accordance with OCS standard operating procedures and Health and Safety regulations. Must be willing to undertake company standard internal training workshops.
Ensure all RAMS are suitable and sufficient whether work is subcontracted or delivered by an in-house team and are in place and adhered to, carrying out regular site inspections
Liaise with the FM operational team regarding organising any out of hours or weekend working including the control of sub-contractors and ensuring both site security and the client are aware of any out of hours works. This work includes the inspection of permits to work issued to sub-contractors and ensure they are operated correctly.
Manage projects from input to design specification, tender, installation to commissioning, practical completion, handover, and invoicing
Co-ordinate the procurement and resource planning within the requirements of the contract needs
Ensure that all OCS quality control systems and procedures are implemented and maintained
Ensure appropriate record keeping is maintained and available for audits
Develop and maintain good working relationships with clients, colleagues, subcontractors, and suppliers
Manage all Health and Safety matters (CDM) in accordance with OCS procedures and current relevant legislation
Resource Responsibilities:
No direct reports, responsible for coordination of site operational teams and management of sub-contractors
Proven and extensive experience within a similar role
Operational and technical experience with demonstrated potential
Technical expertise, qualifications or apprenticeship in a craft skill or engineering discipline would be an important pre-requisite of the role
Proven experience in extra works Management
Ability to plan and organise their work effectively to meet changing environments and needs
Proven track record to the successful delivery of multitask building services related extra works
Ability to liaise with and supervise contractors
Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and safe working practices
Demonstrable skills in dealing and working closely with internal and external customers and suppliers on complex and interrelated issues on an ongoing basis
Experience in large industrial sites, specifically relating to energy management and de-carbonisation works would be an advantage
To be able to communicate at all levels, with excellent written and oral skills
To be self-motivated and to be able to motivate others, to be reliable and to be able to act with responsibility
IT skills required with specific reference to the Microsoft suite of packages
Hold sufficient Health and Safety (CDM) experience that allows the effective running of extra works.
Good understanding of budgeting, forecasting and general P&L management (with commercial / finance support)
Proven experience in developing minor works scopes of work, estimating project costs and project management delivery.
A solid working knowledge of structures and assets such as – Plumbing, electricals, HVAC, building fabric as well as legislation such as Building Regs,
Qualifications
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