Estates Manager

Ensuring our staff have the right facilities to stay safe, support their wellbeing and ensure we can deliver the very best services to our communities is essential.
The Estates Manager is required to ensure our buildings meet the needs of a modern and high-performing emergency service. This means ensuring our current buildings are managed effectively and that we continue successful delivery of our Estates Development Programme supporting the delivery of new build and refurbishment projects., The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering RBFRS' ambitious 10 year Strategic Asset Investment Programme, will lead a highly motivated and talented team and make a real difference to the experiences of staff and the residents of Berkshire.

This role reports directly to the Head of Assets who is responsible for Estates, Fleet and Equipment.

The key focus of this role (Key Responsibilities and Deliverables) is:
- Leading and managing the Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service (RBFRS) Estates Function which includes Facilities Management and Property Capital Projects. This post is central to developing the estate to ensure fit for purpose workplaces for a modern and forward-thinking Fire and Rescue Service.
- Leading and overseeing the delivery of Capital Projects as described in the Fire Authority's Strategic Asset Investment Framework (SAIF) and ensuring the maintenance, compliance, and development of the wider estate.
- Identify, develop and create appropriate policy, procedures and processes with regards to the management of the RBFRS Estate.
- Report to, and when required to do so, deputise for the Head of Assets in matters relating to the estate
- Work collaboratively across RBFRS and, where applicable, with external agencies and organisations with regards to the estates and facilities management.

RBFRS is a high performing, diverse and inclusive employer and we require a high performing individual for the role of Estates Manager. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in delivering against strategies and a proven track record of realising tangible benefits and improvements., (Formal degree qualification (Level 6 or above) in a property, construction, facilities related profession or, attained a NVQ Level 5 qualification, or equivalent with recent relevant experience in a property, construction, facilities related profession.
- Effective Management of significant budgets demonstrating actions to deliver improved value.
- Experience of delivering property related projects/programmes successfully.
- Management of contracts and the contract terms and conditions in the delivery of works, service and supply contracts.
- Knowledge and understanding of navigating procurement processes to deliver excellent value, including the drafting of technical specifications and using frameworks and other strategies where appropriate.
- Ability to manage effective working relationships with external contractors and internal departments to ensure excellent value and customer service.

Application and selection process

The successful candidate will demonstrate and promote behaviours in line with the Job Profile/Person Specification and our Behaviour Competency Framework as attached.

The Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. The behaviours detailed within the job profile will be assessed throughout the selection process.

Please see the link to the Job Profile/Person Specification on application.

Appointment is conditional upon undertaking a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Rechecks will be required in line with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy., Disability Confident
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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) is a progressive and community- focused organisation that works as one team to deliver services to the people of Royal Berkshire. We have an engaged and dedicated team of some 700 diverse and talented individuals, an inclusive culture as well as a commitment to the training, development and wellbeing of our people.

Our estate consists of 17 buildings ranging from modern tri-service blue-light bases to aging fire stations and training facilities. We operate from these to ensure our staff can deliver response, prevention and fire safety services to the people of Royal Berkshire.