Estates Technical Associate
- Civil Service
- Full Time
- Porton Down
- 30,741 - 35,088
Job Description
Job summary
In the role of Estates Technical Associate, you will be responsible for providing technical administrative support to the Estates Group. This includes support to the Technical Leads, Facilities Managers and Permit Co-Ordination Office (PCO). The administrative support, which spans key areas such as Health and Safety (H&S), Assurance, Rural Estate and Facilities Management, will require technical knowledge of the Estates Group and ultimately contribute to Dstl having a safe, secure and legally compliant estate.
The post holder will work within a low-high security environment and must comply with all Health, Safety and Environmental legislation, policies and procedures. Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be provided where required.
Why Join Us?
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
Job description
What You'll Do
- Support in the planning, presenting and note taking of Estates chaired meetings such as the Requirements and Siting Boards.
Distribute Q-Pulse reports to the relevant FM/dFMs.
Maintain, record and chase actions resulting from H&S inspections.
Work alongside the Soft Services Team to provide resilience with soft FM suppliers.
Raise purchase requisitions.
Assist in the management of the FM planned service scheduling, planned maintenance schedule and reactive works ensuring they are carried out in line with contractual requirements
Person specification
What We're Looking For
- Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental Protection standards in Facilities Management
Competence in using Microsoft Office software products, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Proven track record of successfully engaging in contract and supplier relationships in a complex shared service environment.
Excellent customer service skills
Good time management and the ability to prioritise competing demands
Effective communication and assertiveness skills
Important Information
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
