ESTATES MANAGER , Northern Engineering Works Limited

1. ESTATES MANAGER

REPORTING TO: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Responsible for ensuring that the building is maintained to the highest possible standards and that a number of key projects are effectively.
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• Ensure that the building is maintained to the highest possible standards at all times and that the building infrastructure and fabric are robustly protected and cared for
• Provide effective management of staff operating within the Estate
• Planning effective cleaning schedules throughout the entire company
• Upkeep of the grounds, gardens, roadways, paths and parking lot
• Management of the Cleaning, Maintenance and Grounds Staff
• Responsible for Managing the building maintenance budget
• Ensure that cost effective support and maintenance arrangements are put in place and regularly reviewed, using internal resources and  external contractors where appropriate
• Anticipate future developments with the building, its grounds infrastructure, décor and  other features in advance, ensuring that adequate planning and budgetary provision is made for maintenance and  repair works and  that continuity of service is optimized
• Ensure regular emergency equipment checks including fire and intruder alarms, emergency lighting and fire extinguishers are completed
• Support the development and implementation of key operational and building management procedures to ensure that they are effective, represent best practice and are properly adhered to across the Company
• Managing building contractors when on site ensuring that they operate safely and in line with Company procedures
• Support the development and implementation of Business Continuity and
• Emergency Disaster Planning
• Review future office space requirements and develop and implement a management plan
• To carry out any other duty as directed by the line manager in accordance with the level of the post

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree - Qualification in Construction Management and Facilities Management.
• Health and Safety
• Ability to understand, interpret and communicate complicated technical issues and to liaise with a wide range of stakeholders
• Practical and  hands-on, with the  ability to manage maintenance issues in-house where appropriate
• Negotiating skills for establishing contracts of work
• Budget management and  planning
• Good IT skills
• Keen awareness of environmental pressures and agendas, energy conservation, carbon friendly initiatives and  other green practices
• Ability to priorities and  plan workload efficiently
• Ability to manage simultaneous projects and  to co-ordinate a safe and  efficient operating environment
• Managing health and safety issues in the workplace, including management of contractors, fire safety, security systems
• Experience in managing a complex and modern building and its infrastructure systems, including good working knowledge of management and  maintenance of buildings, mechanical, electrical and  other infrastructure systems
• Financial management, including budgetary control and  planning

Behaviours/characteristics:

• Ability to prioritise and  plan workload efficiently, with a thorough and meticulous approach
• Ability to manage simultaneous projects and to co-ordinate a safe and efficient operating environment
• A ‘service driven’ and ‘can do’ attitude
• Interest in the visual arts and understanding of the aims and objectives of NE

The position will attract a competitive salary package, which will include excellent benefits.

Applicants are invited to submit their Application Letters, Resume’s, Copies of Certificates and other credential certificates (indicating the position title in the subject) via e-mail to:

Apply to:
Human Resources and Administration Manager
P.O.BOX 7026
ARUSHA.

Email to: HR@newl.co.tz,  or By hand delivery at NEWL Offices
Deadline – 13th May 2016
Northern Engineering Works Limited  has a strong commitment to health and safety .

Northern Engineering Works Limited   offers equal employment opportunities to qualified men and women.

If you are not contacted by Northern Engineering Works Limited Twenty (20) days after the closing date, you should consider your application as unsuccessful.  Short listed candidates may be subjected to any of the following:  competency assessment; physical capability assessment and reference checking.