About the role:

London and South East Academic Trust is looking for a Regional Facilities Manager to lead the Statutory Compliance and Preventative Planned Maintenance Operations throughout The London and South East Academies Trust (LSEAT).

As a member of the Facilities department, the Regional Facilities Manager is responsible for ensuring that a professional Facilities operational service is delivered to the Academies. This includes providing operational management for all estates, hard and soft facilities management services and designated projects ensuring that appropriate legislative, health and safety and other mandatory compliance requirements are met.

To undertake and assist in undertaking all relevant activities to deliver estates services in line with our SLA standards and operation targets and frequencies.

To deputise on behalf of the Assistant Director Facilities Management Operations in their absence - in relation to the Academies -, to coordinate and manage the delivery of all estates services/activities to achieve not less than 95% statutory compliance.

The successful candidate should demonstrate a similar level of expertise and experience in ensuring that:

• All works are carried out in accordance with appropriate guidance, legislation, directives and regulations, including Building Regulations, Building Controls, CIBSE. Electricity at Work Act, IEE regulations, Health and Safety at Work Act, and any other Act or EEC Directive that may be implemented for time to time.
• All Statutory Compliance is aligned with SFG20 standards and BSRIA recommendation.
• Health and Safety expertise to NEBOSH National General Certificate level or equivalent.
• Work which is undertaken using CDM regulations is carried out as guided by the HSE codes of practice.

The candidate should demonstrate strong resilience, high level of diplomacy and confidence in managing individuals, comfortable in delivering multiple tasks, projects, and conflicting priorities. Ultimately, self-confident, highly visible to all academic stakeholders, offering an outstanding customer service. This role also involves frequent travel to the academies and therefore a driving licence will be required.

About You

About Us

London South East Academies Trust

London South East Academies Trust currently comprises 12 schools, providing high quality education for 5-19-year olds across the boroughs of Bromley and Bexley. Our schools, all rated Good by Ofsted, include a mainstream primary alongside special and alternative provision.

Formerly known as Bromley Educational Trust, our expanding multi academy trust was renamed in 2016, reflecting our aim to develop excellent education across the wider region.

Benefits

Benefits The benefits package includes annual leave of 27 days (excluding bank holidays) plus 3 efficiency closure days during Christmas, up to 2 additional College closure days, and leave for volunteering (pro rata for part time staff). There are excellent pension schemes, including employer contributions (Teachers' Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Staff also have access to our Employee Assistance Programme, free onsite parking, salary sacrifice cycle to work/bike loan scheme and annual season ticket loan. You will have access to onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in inhouse restaurants and hair and beauty treatments.

Equal Opportunities

London South East Colleges is fully-committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer, and creating a diverse and inclusive workspace, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status and/or marital/partnership status.

As a Disability Confident - Committed employer, we will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meet the minimum job role criteria.

If you have accessibility needs and/or require any adjustments for the application and interview process, please let us know.

If a suitable applicant applies, we may close the advert sooner than the closing date.

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As the Trust supports a number of children and vulnerable adults, all staff are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Accordingly, all staff will be subject to an 'Enhanced' DBS (formerly CRB) check, along with a Children's Barred List check if in regulated activity. Any offers of appointment may be withdrawn if these checks prove to be unsatisfactory to the Trust. Self-disclosure will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you fail to make a full disclosure or provide sight of your DBS certificate then your offer of employment is likely to be withdrawn. The Trust's DBS policy covers the recruitment of ex-offenders which is available upon request.