Facilities Management - Bristol, United Kingdom - Office for Students

Office for Students

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Bristol, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £22,032 - £22,777

We are an ALB rather than Civil Service. If you join us from the Civil Service, your pension will carry with you but your continuous service and holiday accrual will not.

Job grade:

Administrative Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
Facilities Management
Type of role:
Estates
Working pattern:
Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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BS34 8SRAbout the job

Job summary:

Are you ready for an interesting role, with plenty of variety in every day? Come and join the Office for Students (OfS) as an FM Assistant within our friendly Facilities Management (FM) team.

As the independent regulator for the Higher Education sector in England, the OfS is an interesting place in which to put your skills into practice and develop them further.

We are focused on ensuring the best possible outcomes for all students, and the FM team is at the heart of this work.

Taking responsibility for the safe functioning of our buildings, they enable OfS to get on with the important job of delivering even better opportunities for England's students.

Job description:

As an FM assistant, you will often be the face of the OfS for staff and visitors to our Bristol site, taking on a variety of duties to ensure that our offices, facilities, and equipment are operating safely and effectively.

From handling front-of-house services and setting up meeting rooms through to addressing potential health and safety issues, you will be part of a team who are passionate about their work.

While some maintenance activities will be planned, the team also work reactively, responding quickly to issues as they emerge.

This means every day will present you with a range of challenges, and you will have the scope to work closely with colleagues from all departments.

We are keen to help you put your skills into practice and put you on a fascinating career trajectory.

You will therefore find plenty of development opportunities here at OfS, with scope for specialist training, plus a genuinely supportive workplace in which colleagues will really appreciate your input.

Front of house duties

Greeting and inducting visitors and staff to site
Receiving deliveries and liaising with a variety of FM contractors

Delivering FM services

Working as part of a team to deliver agreed service standards for the OfS across the site
Responding appropriately to site queries, requests, or complaints
Undertaking regular procedures and checks
Carrying out reactive tasks as required
Maintain consumable stocks across site (tea, coffee, stationery etc.)
Distribution and collection of mail
Setting up meeting spaces by arranging tables and chairs
Occasional printing requests
Assisting with furniture moves

Health, safety, and the environment

First aid and fire marshal duties (training will be provided)
Electrical inspection and testing (PAT training will be provided)
Maintain compliance with H&S policies across the campus, following agreed procedures and recordkeeping
Identification and reporting of potential H&S risks/issues

Stakeholder engagement

Effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders, always acting professionally

Team working

Working effectively with other team members to achieve departmental tasks.

Person specification:

What is required to succeed in the role?

To make the most of this opportunity you will need:

the ability to problem solve and identify when something needs to be done and react accordingly

- to be able to listen, take directions and provide feedback
- to be a team player who is friendly, personable, and keen to respond to work requests
- good organisational and IT skills
- ability to prioritise your own tasks
- a good basic level of numeracy and literacy
- ability to safely assess and move loads (training will be given)

The following are also desirable (but not essential):

Facilities Management related qualification
Experience with FreshService or similar customer service ticket management software
Previous health and safety training

Please note that this role is fixed at 37 hours with a work pattern of Monday-Thursday and Friday The role does not have any remote working and is 100% office based.

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details:

The OfS regulates the higher education sector on behalf of all students. We value diversity and the wealth of perspectives, experience, and ideas that it brings to our work, and we strive to embed equality of opportunity in everything we do.
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