Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!
We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
Introduction
Lead and promote a positive working environment where the team provides responsive and professional advice to achieve excellence in service delivery.
Provide leadership and effective performance management to develop and maximise individual, team and organisational capabilities.
To directly line manage reports ensuring regular supervision and professional development takes place in line with the People Management Framework
What’s the role ?
Responsible for the management of London Borough of Lewisham statutory responsibilities in relation to all forms of heating throughout our stock, this includes gas and non-gas heating Leading, managing, and motivating the Heating Technical Officer to ensure full compliance with all statutory and regulatory obligations, including the development and management of an effective risk management approach.
You will client manage external contractors delivering on budgets and capital work projects. Communicate and liaise with stakeholders, internal teams, managing the day-to-day service with the team to include testing, maintenance, and servicing, ensuring a comprehensive approach is taken. Working with the Head of Compliance to deliver a forward-thinking service that responds to the needs of customers and stakeholders, whilst being efficient and effective. To deputise for the Head of Compliance.
Responsible for the managing of Lewisham statutory responsibilities in relation to all types of water hygiene stored and boosted services to include waste water and sump discharges as detailed within Lewisham water hygiene policy.
What’s in it for you?
Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:
- Generous holiday allowance
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Season ticket and bicycle loans
- A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
- Supportive staff networks
What we’re looking for
Ensure all activities in designated areas of responsibility are managed in accordance with best practice, with appropriate strategies, policies and monitoring in place in order to manage and minimize risk and maximise the use of resources.
Responsible for the management of relevant budgets and compliance with financial procedures.
Comply with all Lewisham policies, including but not limited to contractual standing orders, financial regulations and all HR policies and procedures including Health & Safety and Equality & Diversity. Always ensure compliance with employment law and regulatory requirements.
Location
The job is primarily based in Laurence House, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.
Special conditions
- Relevant Gas qualification's is needed
- The job is subject to an basic DBS check
The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.
Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.
For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Peter Whittington - [email protected]
Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification
Salary
£64,938 to £69,660 per annum (SMG1N)
N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.
Diversity
Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply
The Council has a dedicated employment support service, Lewisham Works, which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email [email protected] and an advisor will be in touch with you.
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