Senior Facilities Co-ordinator

Summary We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Facilities Co-ordinator. 
As Senior Facilities Co-ordinator you'll be responsible for providing an efficient, effective, and flexible facilities management service across your site, ensuring the highest standards are delivered and maintained.
Interviews will be held week commencing 29th January.  What it's like to work here Uppark forms part of a wider portfolio of properties including Hinton Ampner and Winchester City Mill. Whilst this role is based at Uppark, the Facilities and Support Services team spreads across the whole portfolio. 
It’s an exciting time to join us as we embark on some very interesting facilities update projects across Uppark. This is an ideal role for someone who has a passion for the preservation of history and the skills and attention to detail to support the teams on the ground to deliver positive change. There are plenty of opportunities to develop your skills through National Trust training courses.
Click here for more information on this location.  What you'll be doing

Working within the appropriate Trust procedures and conservation guidelines, you'll ensure your site is always maintained to a high standard. You'll promote health & safety awareness across the property and for ensuring effective environmental management is sustained.

The role is fixed term for 2 years 37.5 hours per week.  You’ll be reporting to our Facilities & Support Services Manager and Building Surveyor, you’ll work alongside our Business Services Coordinator. You’ll collaborate with external contractors to help us keep the property well maintained and will build and lead a team of volunteers to provide us with maintenance support. 

Day to day, you'll be coordinating our facilities management which could mean monitoring and arranging the servicing of our private water treatment plant, biomass boilers heating system, Fire management systems and sewage system. Arranging urgent minor building repairs and working with our Building Surveyor on larger projects updating our facilities to keep our operation running smoothly behind the scenes and ensuring our compliance. Also managing smaller projects including redecorating our secondhand bookshop.  You’ll be a people person with excellent customer service skills, able to build strong relationships with anyone from Staff & Volunteers & Residents, Consultants or Contractors.   

Please also read the full role profile attached to this advert.

Who we're looking for

We'd love to hear from you, if this sounds like you; 

• Understanding of facilities and / or building management, maintenance & provision of services, supported by relevant professional qualification or equivalent level of vocational experience)

• Strong knowledge and experience of health and safety, emergency Procedures, fire and Security procedures and legislation

• Experience of records management and information systems and good IT skills (Microsoft Office)

• Ability to work as part of a team with experience of supervising others

• Ability to effectively communicate at various levels, including influencing and negotiating

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Tax free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Perks at work discounts i.e. gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Employee assistance programme

• Free parking at most locations

• Independent financial advice

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.