Buildings Compliance Manager
- Recruiter
- NATIONAL TRUST
- Location
- Llandeilo
- Salary
- 32304.00 GBP Annual + . Final salary offering dependant on qualifications and experience
- Posted
- 11 May 2019
- Closes
- 29 May 2019
- Sectors
- Travel & Tourism
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Summary
- Do you feel motivated by a role that is varied and diverse? Do you love the idea of working as part of a top-class team of consultancy professionals, on a variety of very special places?
- This is an exciting opportunity to oversee the planning, coordination, delivery and reporting of priority buildings compliance work in Wales.
- You'll work closely with our Lead Building Surveyor and Operational Risk Business Partners, as well as with consultancy and property colleagues, to make sure this essential work is completed.
- You will travel across all property portfolios throughout Wales working on Mansions, the Residential Let Estate and a varied portfolio of In Hand buildings.
The salary range for this role is GBP32,304 - GBP34,366. Final salary offering dependant on qualifications and experience.
Assessment and Interview date Friday 7 th June.
What it's like to work here
The National Trust Consultancy is the home to specialists in every field of our work. A national consultancy, where resources are shared across disciplines and boundaries, it's proving to be a great repository of skills, talent and experience. The diversity and quality of expertise within the Consultancy will enable our properties and places to benefit from an extraordinary range of creative and innovative thinking, as well as deep expertise in all matters relating to our twin purpose of caring for the nation's heritage and landscapes, and making these accessible to all.
The Wales portfolios comprise a blend of Let Estate, In Hand buildings and Mansion Houses ranging from Tredegar House, to Ysbyty Ifan, and T?? Mawr Wybrnant. Our building stock is rich in culture, historic significance and folklore with varied Buildings compliance obligations.
What you'll be doing
We're looking for the ultimate in organisational skills. We need someone who will get to grips with the breadth of actions required to bring all the properties in Wales up to the required Buildings compliance standards, particularly focusing on any priority Buildings compliance areas identified by the region. These areas may change over time and you will need to be able to adapt to changing priorities.
Working with our Lead Building Surveyor, Consultancy Managers, and Property colleagues, you'll come up with a sensible plan for how we get on with the work - planning and scheduling as well as looking at opportunities for packaging up work. You'll then make sure we have the right people assigned to get the work done, so there may be some external contractors to procure. You will support Building and Property staff with the liaison and coordination of External specialist Contractors.
Buildings compliance works have been underway across Wales over the past few years, organised both locally through Property and Building staff, and regionally via the Buildings compliance working group. This new role has been introduced to provide an oversight on progress of works, starting with the highest priority works, and ensuring that these are clearly analysed and reported on to meet national and local requirements. It will be important for you to monitor and manage how the work is progressing, ensuring the region is kept up to date.
You'll need to be a confident communicator, building the relationships you need to get the job done. You'll need to be able to influence people across different levels to make sure this work is a priority for them and to support them to achieve this.
You will be happy to work at a detailed level, but have the ability to take a high level holistic view to ensure both regionally and nationally that Wales is meeting its Buildings compliance targets. You will be comfortable to analyse and display data/information in support of monthly/quarterly and annual reporting to help us better understand any 'gaps' and then to work with staff to target and prioritise resources to meet our legal and corporate needs.
The role will support the roll-out of the new Property System which will become the database to plan regular maintenance and Buildings compliance tasks and keep essential records across the National Trust in support of wider Property and Buildings compliance.
The roll will support the adoption of categorised cyclical tasks by the Consultancy and our Operational colleagues. Our cyclical tasks are categorised as being Red (to be organised by Buildings profession) and Blue (to be organised by Property/Estate). Work is underway in Wales to harness this approach and the successful candidate will work with the Consultancy and the Operational line to embed and empower this way of working.
You'll report to and be supported by the lead building surveyor in Wales. You'll also be welcomed into the Consultancy community in the region, who can share their professional experience and provide support.
You'll focus on the delivery of:
You will also be responsible for ensuring buildings compliance task management information is up-to-date and managed appropriately through our Property System and Vantage.
You will be working alongside other professionals as part of the National Trust Consultancy using your expertise to provide advice in an enthusiastic way and as a champion of best Buildings compliance practice and data management excellence.
Who we're looking for
To be successful in this role you will need to have:
- Developing a schedule of Buildings compliance tasks specifically relevant to each GM portfolio.
- Identifying any outstanding task items requiring immediate attention.
- Developing a complete understanding as to what each Building compliance tasks entails and sense checking that need against the actions of the existing task owner to establish gap analysis.
- Business as usual in dealing with those cyclical Buildings compliance tasks, and monitoring performance delivery measures for regional contracts, and reporting to General Managers on a quarterly basis.
- Revisiting task owner relationships and auditing their performance.
- Tendering regional contracts and scoping out potential for new regional contracts against latest Buildings compliance measures.
- MRICS or equivalent membership e.g. MCIOB/BIFM etc.
- Experience of holding this exact position as a Buildings Compliance Manager is not necessary, but applicants who have a background as a Building Surveyor would be specifically of interest.
- Great communication skills with the ability to build relationships quickly, influence and negotiate.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Health and Safety procedures relevant to Building Compliance matters.
- A knowledge and understanding of conservation principles and working in a heritage environment.
- A clear client focus and excellent client relationship management skills.
- The ability to work as part of a team but also be self-motivated.
- Extensive experience of being an excellent organiser with good planning skills.
- The ability to manage changing priorities and conflicting demands.
- Excellent data analysis of existing spreadsheets and experience in the creation of powerful visual presentations.
- An ability to identify external and internal barriers to Building compliance and offer solutions to ensure progress is maintained.
- Understanding and interest in new and evolving systems of Buildings compliance tracking and reporting.
- Due to the nature of this role a full driving licence is essential.