Estates Officer

Job Introduction

We have an exciting new role for an Estates Officer to join our Sodexo team onsite in Colchester. This is a truly hybrid role where you will be responsible for the efficient and profitable delivery of Sodexo's contractual obligations, including the delivery of projects inline with budgets, ensuring continual compliance, technical inspection, and providing support for our onsite facilities. 

This is a great opportunity to work across a large site in a truly varied role, managing several different types of assets where you will be able to utilise your skillset and further advance your career progression with the support and encourachment to develop professionally. 

If you are proactive, capable of delivering in a high pressured environment, while handling multiple, changeable projects, with a fleiable and adaptable approach, we would like to hear from you! 

Role Responsibility

• Responsible for delivering latent defect related and other, projects and supporting this process with key stakeholder engagement – Client, Authority, Sodexo, 3rd parties
• Responsible for certain Planned, Reactive functions, both Statutory and Non- statutory relating to the Estates assets for example Grounds, Waste, Infrastructure, Structure, Facilities etc. on time, to budget and specification, and in line with contract KPI’s
• Minimising / mitigating liabilities to Sodexo
• Ensure the completion of contract reactive tasks within permitted time frames so that punitive deductions are minimized
• Ensure the timely updating of the Management Information System (QFM/Cobra) with work completion data
• Managing the coordination of building access /projects work with the stakeholders
• Ensuring that the delivered service is deemed value for money in terms of time quality and cost
• Identify innovation and best practice with view to implementation

Please see the attached job description for further information regarding the role responsibilities. 

The Ideal Candidate

​​What we are looking for

• Facilities Management/Technical qualifications in a relevant discipline demonstrating a wide and developing knowledge base within all areas /disciplines  
• Proven professional experience handling the end-to-end management of projects
• Experience working within a PFI framework and operating Safe Systems or Work
• Excellent communication skills with strong people management skills, and the ability to interface at all levels within the organisation including customers, clients and suppliers
• Ability to be an effective team player within an Estates/Technical Services team
• Flexible and adaptable, able to remain calm under pressure, and capable of working to own initiative,  demonstrating a high level of self-management
• IT literate with experience of Microsoft Office. Experience with using CAFM systems and data management systems.eg QFM/Global Maximo

Where we can be flexible

• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent and a good understanding of managing H&S
• Prince 2 certification or equivalent 
• Experience of building a team would be desirable

Package Description

Up to £41,500 + excellent benefits package 

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their age, disability, gender, transgender, marital or family status, race or ethnicity, religious belief of sexual orientation are welcome to and included within our business. We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process