Buildings And Estates General Manager Jobs in Reading, Wokingham
Location Home based, with travel throughout England
An exciting opportunity for a motivated person to join the Trust and play a key role in securing the future of a number of nationally significant historic chapels.
Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) has an international award-winning reputation in heritage conservation and regeneration for its own estate. For this reason CCT has been contracted to deliver a programme of work for Historic Chapels Trust (HCT). HCT owns and cares for 20 of the most significant Nonconformist and Catholic chapels no longer in regular use by their congregations, all listed at Grade I and Grade II*. Key to the project is management of the assets, funded by the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) through their Cultural Assets Fund (CAF).
You will have previous experience in the field of historic buildings maintenance, repair or property management. You will be an effective communicator, be able to plan and deliver your own workload and also work as part of a team. As you’ll be working at chapels throughout England it is essential you have a full driving licence.
If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our vacancies pages to find out more and begin your application.
Please submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining why you’d like to apply and how you fulfil the person specification for this post, so you’ll need to refer to the job description.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Monday 8th April 2024.
The interviews will take place in Birmingham on Wednesday 17th April 2024. Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours 36 hours (net) with evening and weekend working
Location Home-based within 45 minutes travel time of Evesham (WR11), looking after churches in Herefordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire
We’re looking for a Community Engagement Officer to join a talented team to inspire and empower communities to support their historic places of worship. This is a fundamental role within our West regional team, internally the role is known as Local Community Officer.
Churches Conservation Trust works with communities to look after 357 historic churches, over two million visitors annually and hundreds of events both private and public. These ancient, listed sites are among the most beautiful locations in England.
You’ll be visiting sites in your patch regularly, encouraging new supporters, holding local meetings, and raising funds to meet each building’s unique needs. Sharing progress through a growing church plan for each of the 22 churches in your area, you’ll ensure these buildings thrive as beautifully maintained visitor attractions, as venues for events and as central parts of village, town or city life.
You’ll be supported by our team of experts, including fundraising, conservation, and learning and by our large network of church supporters.
If you know how to build and sustain community projects across a wide area, whether that’s in towns, cities or remote areas, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our vacancies page, where you will be directed to our online recruitment system. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining how you fulfil the person specification for this post.
Please note direct applications via email cannot be accepted for this role, only applications submitted through our recruitment portal will be considered.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Thursday 4th April 2024.
Please note there is a two-stage interview process. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a familiarisation visit on Tuesday 16th April 2024 in Evesham. This will be followed by interviews on Friday 19th April 2024 via Teams. Please note that the interview dates have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please email us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
- Position Title: Fire Safety Advisor
- Department/Division/Faculty: Fire Safety/Central Safety
- Location: London campuses (travel required to other campuses)
- Reports to: Fire Safety Manager
- Supervisory Responsibilities: None
- Internal Relationships: Building Managers, Senior Project Managers and Engineers, Maintenance Team, Faculty & Campus Safety Managers, Departmental Safety Officers
- External Relationships: Enforcing Authority Inspecting Officers, Building Control Bodies, external Regulators, Fire and Rescue Services, Architects.
Would you like to join a small team led by the Fire Safety Manager as a safety Champion?
You will be part of a small team dedicated to ensuring the college fulfils its legal requirements, providing the adequacy of future construction projects, and fosters a culture of continuous fire safety improvement. In this role, you will be conducting fire risk assessments throughout the college estate to ensure compliance with current fire safety laws.
As Fire Safety Officer your everyday tasks will include:
- Conducting, documenting, and reviewing fire risk assessments for college buildings across all campuses and offering improvement & implementing recommendations as needed.
- Providing legislative and technical fire safety advice to senior managers and appointed personnel.
- Offering technical and legislative guidance for college projects, liaising with project managers, architects, and building control bodies.
- Conducting fire safety audits and inspections.
- Developing and implementing fire safety policies and codes of practice.
- Coordinating with Enforcing Authority Inspecting Officers during inspections, addressing concerns and collating relevant documentation.
- Developing and reviewing emergency plans for college buildings and implementing fire drill programs.
- Investigating fires and fire alarm activations, establishing causes and making recommendations to mitigate future occurrences.
- Providing technical advice for personal emergency egress plans and supervising hot works permit applications.
- Planning and delivering in-house fire training, compiling statistics on fire safety incidents, and producing associated reports.
- Liaising with event planners regarding conferences and events held on College premises.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant College policies, including Financial Regulations, Equal Opportunities Policy, Health and Safety Policy, and others.
As Fire Safety Officer your attributes, skills & Experience will include:
- Possession of a Level 3 professional qualification or equivalent, such as the NEBOSH National General Certificate, coupled with relevant experience in a comparable position.
- Proven comprehension of fire safety laws, relevant technical standards, guidance documents, codes of practice, and practical fire safety management.
- Proficient in intermediate IT skills, encompassing Microsoft/Office 365 Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and familiarity with cloud-based storage systems, with delegated access to emails and calendars.
- Capable of analysing fire risks and devising appropriate, often technical or intricate, mitigating or control measures with minimal need for referral.
- Skilled in interpreting architectural and engineering plan drawings and offering constructive feedback on proposed designs.
- Extensive and up-to-date background as a full-time fire safety specialist, consultant, or authority inspecting officer, operating in diverse major premises.
- Notable proficiency in fire risk assessment, employing PAS 79 methodology, across a spectrum of large and intricate premises with various risk scenarios.
- Hands-on experience in implementing fire safety legislation, management strategies, and fundamental principles of fire engineering.
If your experience aligns with the requirements above and the role appeals , please apply without delay.
The closing date for application for this position is March 28th, please apply with your CV.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.