Facilities Management Officer

Are you looking for a rewarding new customer focussed role that offers flexible and family-friendly working options? You’ve found it – and plenty more. We are looking for a Facilities Management Officer to work in the Facilities Management (FM) Team providing facility services and compliance checks to the council community and other corporate buildings.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

About the role

You will work in a fast paced mobile environment in various buildings across the borough of Reading as part of the wider Facilities Management Team.

This role would be ideally suited to someone with experience of carrying out building compliance and other checks, some basic repairs in a corporate type buildings with great customer care attributes and an eye for detail or someone who would like to broaden their skill base into something different.

Your main duties will include

To be carrying out compliance and building checks in community centres and other council buildings and either be trained or willing to undertake this training

To carry out health and safety and other checks and lead in emergency situations such as first aid

Provide inductions to visitors and contractors on site to provide access and facilitate specialist repairs are carried out safely.

To provide customer care to hirers and building users.

About you

We are looking for someone with experience of working with the public and a strong commitment to excellent customer care. You will bring compliance or safety-related experience, along with a solid appreciation of the importance of Health & Safety, including practical experience of carrying out statutory compliance tasks in corporate buildings.

The role also requires the ability to undertake basic repairs and maintenance work.

Flexibility is essential, as you will need to work across different sites and hold a clean driving licence. The role may also involve some evening and weekend work on an overtime basis.

As some tasks are physically demanding, you should be comfortable with manual work. A commitment to further training and development is also important for this position.