Vacancy -- Regional Facilities Manager (South)

Cadw is the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, working for an accessible and well-protected historic environment for Wales.

We do this by:

• Helping to care for our historic environment for the benefit of people today and in the future.
• Promoting the development of the skills that are needed to look after our historic environment properly.
• Helping people to cherish and enjoy our historic environment.
• Making our historic environment work for our economic well-being.
• Working with partners to achieve our common goals together.

This role sits within the Properties in Care branch and is responsible for operational management of property and site maintenance services to ensure sites are safe, accessible and attractively presented to the public, and fit for purpose for all staff. The post holder will be responsible for the safe and efficient deployment of contractors and the supervision of Facilities Management (FM) projects in the south Wales region.

The post holder will report to the Head of Facilities & Asset Management and will be responsible for the Cadw Properties in Care for south Wales working closely with the relevant Regional Conservation Manager as part of the wider Properties in Care branch.

• Assist The Head of Facilities and Asset Management in the effective and efficient management of all sites with particular emphasis on modern interventions in Wales.
• Attend regular meetings with the Facilities Management providers and act as the main point of contact on a day to day basis. Meetings will be to monitor progress, reconcile monthly accounts and budget control, agree change orders and manage health safety welfare and environmental issues.
• Oversee the timely delivery of FM project and planned programmes in conjunction with the relevant conservation and custodian teams.
• Regularly inspect sites to ensure cyclical maintenance regimes are effective (eg. grounds maintenance, site and premises cleaning, mechanical and electrical servicing, statutory testing of plant and equipment, etc.) and take action as required, including reporting instances of damage or faults.
• Advise on planned maintenance and help formulate and implement effective, targeted cyclical maintenance plans.
• Prepare specifications and documentation for remedial call-off or contract works (eg. for property maintenance and adaptations, facilities management, small development improvement works, grounds maintenance services, cleaning and waste management, pest and vermin control, energy conservation, site security, etc.) and supervise and certify their fulfilment. Ensure adherence to WAG/Sell2Wales procurement rules and practice as necessary.
• Work with colleagues across Cadw to ensure the safe running of events, including compliance with all health and safety and associated regulations as well as ensuring protection of monuments.
• Make assessments as a result of reported accidents at monument sites or other Cadw locations and report findings and any recommendations for action to management. This should be undertaken in consultation with the Cadw Health and Safety Manager and the regional conservation managers.
• Assist in the supervision of external contract works as required.
• Receive and evaluate Method Statements, Safety Plans, and Risk Assessments as required, and ensure correct health and safety practice is adhered to on site at all times. Report breaches to management promptly.
• Assist with regular inspections of monuments in regional area, in conjunction with conservation managers, and report instances of damage or decay.
• As directed, to work across geographic areas covering periods of absence and/or regional work variations.

 

Cadw encourages staff to pursue opportunities for continuous professional development as well as supporting specific learning and development activities linked to business needs.

You will work within an integrated team of conservation and property professionals caring for, presenting and promoting some of Wales’s finest example of built heritage.

05/02/2020, 16:00

Posts recruited to as part of this recruitment campaign are broadly open to UK nationals, those with right to remain and work in the UK and those that meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules only. Check your eligibility here:

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Prior to appointment, all successful applicants will be required to produce original, acceptable documents as part of the pre-employment checks. If it becomes apparent at a later stage in the process that you aren’t eligible to apply, your application will be withdrawn, or offer retracted.

The Welsh Government is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. This is underpinned by the Equality Act 2010 and will be adhered to at each stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure that these commitments are also embedded in our day-to-day working practices with all our customers, colleagues and partners.

We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and increasing diversity in the Welsh Government by removing barriers and supporting all our staff to reach their potential. We are committed to recruiting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and disabled people who are currently under-represented in Welsh Government.

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, marriage and civil partnership (both same sex and opposite sex), impairment or health condition, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender identity or gender expression.

We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Level 3 (Leader) organisation. Key to supporting this work and providing peer support are five Board sponsored Staff Networks (Disability Awareness and Support (DAAS); Minority Ethnic Support Network (MESN); Mind Matters (Mental health and well-being); PRISM (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex +) and Women Together.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Welsh Government is a bilingual organisation and Welsh language skills are considered an asset to the organisation. We encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills in the workplace. 

The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment by the line manager on behalf of the Welsh Government of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this particular post.

In Welsh Government, the relationship between the employer and trade unions is based on social partnership. We believe our goals can best be achieved by management and trade unions working together.

Our 3 recognised trade unions are:
•         PCS
•         Prospect
•         FDA

This relationship is underpinned by a partnership agreement. This sets out how our unions work with Welsh Government on issues such as:
•         pay
•         terms and conditions
•         policies and procedures
•         organisational change.

Our Welsh Government trade union colleagues work together to give their members a real say in the workplace. They make sure that the interests of their members are promoted and protected. They also help reduce inequalities and improve terms and conditions.

The Welsh Government has an excellent track record of working in partnership with its trade unions. We encourage staff to get involved. We support you to join a recognised trade union, to ensure your voice is heard in the workplace. and to learn more about trade unions and partnership working.

• Unless stated otherwise in ‘actual starting salary’, all candidates will start at the minimum of the pay scale being appointed to (this includes existing civil servants).This is not negotiable.
• Unless stated otherwise in ‘type of opportunity’, this recruitment advert is not open on a Loan or Secondment basis.
• For more information on the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions for Loan and Secondment positions in Welsh Government, please see external recruitment candidate guidance.
• Unless stated otherwise in ‘Location of Post’ the role/s recruited to via this campaign can only be worked in the UK, not overseas.

All applications for this vacancy should be made online via the Welsh Government's online application system.  If you have a disability which would prevent you from applying on-line, please e-mail SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales to request an application pack in an alternative format, or to request a reasonable adjustment related to a disability in order to submit your application.

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If you’d like to apply for this vacancy in Welsh, please use the ‘Newid Iaith / Change Language’ link at the top of this page, to take you to the Welsh version of this advert, from which you can apply in Welsh.

For further information regarding the Welsh Government recruitment process, please see the Recruitment Guidance for External Candidates (link).

When evidencing your suitability for the post, it is recommended that you refer to the Civil Service Competency Framework (link)

Anyone who believes they have been treated unfairly, or has a grievance or complaint, about how the process was conducted should either write to the Head of Resourcing, Welsh Government, Cathays Park 2, Cardiff CF10 3NQ or email SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales.  If you are unhappy with the outcome of the complaint raised with the Welsh Government and feel that the principles of appointment on merit through fair and open competition have not been met you have the right to pursue your grievance with the Civil Service Commission.