Salary £34,756.80
Location Plymouth
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The Vacancy
Hours per week - 40 hours per week across 5 days, Mon-Sat, with a requirement to work one Saturday in 5 on a rotating rota
Reports to - Estates Manager
Contract type - Permanent
Join our team at Theatre Royal Plymouth as a Estates Engineer – Plumbing General and be responsible for the day-to-day plumbing or general mechanical welfare of the Theatre and the Production and Learning Centre (TR2) and be able to maintain, repair and develop the buildings facilities, provide advice and alternative solutions in an expedient and effective manner. Be able to provide support for colleagues and co-ordinate contractors and in-house projects.
Principal Responsibilities
Responsible for all plumbing systems and fixed equipment both at the Theatre and TR2
Shared responsibility for the maintenance and repair of all the Theatre and TR2 plumbing or mechanical equipment
Utilise the Building Maintenance software to its full capabilities
Play a proactive role in delivering our objective of increasing energy efficiency
Ensure the organisation remains up to date with best practice and current legislation including Health & Safety, for use by employees and the public
Assist the Head of Estates and Estates Manager to ensure all statutory inspection and certification are current and always updated
Minimise response times and communicate effectively with all colleagues, contractors and internal customers
Embrace the TRP’s values: collaboration, creativity, quality, and diversity
Principal Tasks
Building Maintenance and Repair
Provide prompt responses to day-to-day maintenance and repair requests
Manage contractors engaged to provide services including adherence to statutory obligations and best practice
Diagnose faults in plumbing or mechanical engineering plant and equipment and decide on remedial works required, taking into account the required life expectancy and associated costs
Manage the plumbing or mechanical service contracts and devise repair strategy for breakdowns ensuring that a quality service is provided
Provide advice on plumbing or mechanical engineering matters to the Estates Manager and other colleagues and occasionally prepare written reports with feasibility and cost information
Manage allocated projects including preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings.
Check and certify plumbing contractor’s quotes ensuring value for money and good workmanship
Effectively use the planned maintenance software programme and log specific requests for support, maintenance, and projects
Ensure all equipment and plant is maintained and operated in order to comply with best practice and statutory requirements and ensure records are maintained
Operate cooling tower systems effectively to best practice standards and statutory requirements
Perform maintenance of the buildings fire, security, electrical, mechanical, piped and building fabric services as required
Programme and operate the Building Energy Management System to control mechanical and electrical systems including air handling units, boilers and ventilation, effectively and efficiently
Assist the Estates Manager with creating and managing plant equipment assets register with a view to providing clear information for expected dilapidation with plant life expectancy and capital replacement costs
Assist the Estates Manager with developing, administering and when appropriate project managing any building refurbishment works or plant replacement to achieve best value
Ensure maintenance, downtime and projects are planned efficiently and in conjunction with other departments
Health and Safety
Aid in the implement of the organisation’s Health and Safety policy, best practice and current legislation to all work and to help protect themselves, other staff and customers within the current requirements
Assist the Estates Manager to ensure all statutory inspection and certification are current and updated at all times
Operate machinery and systems and handle chemicals safely with respect to the safety and statutory legislation
Assist the Estates Manager to maintain and further improve fire detection and fire-fighting systems and other emergency systems and equipment.
Undertake safety audits including risk assessments for specific jobs
Inform the Estates Manager of any Health and Safety issues or concerns
Undertake training and development to update skills and knowledge to ensure the effective and safe running of the building
Communication
Report and communicate effectively with all colleagues, visitors and customers
Update Estates Manager with daily events, incidents and operational requirements
Compile detail and input where required into Estate’s computer software packages
Undertake regular walk-arounds working with colleagues including other Departments to improve communications and identify maintenance issues
Policy and Planning
Inspect and survey building and electrical equipment assisting with updating the dilapidation records, make recommendations for works to be included in the annual programme and advise priorities
Place orders and assist in controlling the budgets
Comply with all Company policies and procedures
Environmental
Establish energy efficiencies wherever possible
Ensure waste is disposed of in an environmental way in accordance with current legislation
Person specification
We are committed to our core values of quality, diversity, creativity and collaboration. Everyone who works here, no matter what their function in the team, is expected to deliver their job and work with colleagues bearing these values in mind.
In addition, for this role, we hope to find someone with the following attributes:
Quality:
Taking pride in achieving excellence. We take responsibility for and pride in what we do, recognising each other’s good work. We set consistently high expectations and ensure that everyone has the skills to achieve excellence.
Is accountable for own work ensuring it meets expectations and agreed standards
Work with colleagues to deliver the highest possible standards
Enjoys exceeding expectations of customers and colleagues
Proven mix of mechanical and electrical knowledge and experience
Passion for and practical experience of wide-ranging DIY skills
Collaboration:
Valuing each other in the way we work, communicate and spend time together: We communicate regularly with each other, listening to and understanding people’s needs. We value and respect the relationships we have with colleagues and partners and we celebrate shared successes.
Is friendly and welcoming
Proactively seeks information to do their job well involving others
Works effectively with others inviting and appreciating contributions
Contributes to own department’s achievement of objectives
Creativity:
Being imaginative in everything we do: We use our knowledge, experience and judgement to explore doing things differently. We aim to empower everyone in the organisation to adopt a flexible, open-minded and imaginative approach.
Adopts a flexible approach to their work taking the circumstances of others into account
Willingly contributes ideas to team discussions, listens and ask questions to improve knowledge
Ability to utilise the IT systems effectively
Continually reviews own ways of working and considers where improvements can be made
Diversity:
Embracing the diversity among our people and community: We embrace and value difference and individuality treating everyone as equally important. Together we are stronger and more effective.
Confidently welcomes and embraces people from all areas of the community/backgrounds
Treats people fairly and generates an environment of trust
Adapts communication to suit individual needs and listens with empathy
The Company
As the largest and most well-attended regional producing theatre in the UK, we present diverse productions on our three stages: The Lyric, The Drum, and The Lab. With a regional audience of over 2.1 million, we employ over 300 dedicated staff, including leading artists and craftspeople, and attract over 300,000 annual audience members.
Theatre Royal Plymouth is a registered charity, inspiring a lifetime of creativity for audiences, artists and participants throughout Plymouth and the wider region. As the principal home of performing arts in the South West, we engage and inspire many communities, creating memorable experiences for people from all backgrounds.
We do this by creating and presenting a breadth of shows on a range of scales, with their extensive creative engagement programmes, by embracing the vitality of new talent and supporting emerging and established artists, and by collaborating with a range of partners to provide dynamic cultural leadership for the City of Plymouth.
Inclusion & Diversity
We are committed to cultivating a culture of inclusion at TRP with a workforce, participants and audiences that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.
The collective power of each team member’s life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent creates the very best environment for us to achieve our ambitions and lead the sector.
In recruiting for our team, we recognise the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
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