About the job

Job summary

This position is based Nationally

Job description

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.

Ministry of Justice

HM Courts and Tribunal Services

Job role: Regional Technical Manager

Grade: Grade 7

Location: National (Regular travel will be required throughout the UK)  

Appointment term: Permanent

This position is available for external applicants as well as existing civil servants on level transfer or promotion. New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum. For an exceptional applicant and under exceptional circumstances, managers have discretion to set starting salaries above the pay range minimum.

Enhanced pre-employment checks by way of security clearance apply to this post and there is a requirement to obtain security clearance for the post holder prior to being appointed. The required level of security clearance will be stated in the offer of employment letter.

About us:

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice.  We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people’s lives in delivering justice.

HMCTS is a continually changing organisation. Strong leadership is a critical element in this being successful. As a leader and manager within HMCTS you must provide clear direction and focus and visibly champion the changes which deliver greater efficiencies. HMCTS Senior Management Team expects all leaders to operate in a culture of openness and honesty, demonstrating a commitment to change through involvement and empowerment, and by delivering results.

 If you’re interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.

About the role:

An exciting and fresh opportunity awaits you as you become a part of our dynamic and welcoming team within the HMCTS Property Directorate.

The Regional Technical Manager provides expert specialist and professional building and engineering technical expertise and oversight of all buildings and systems across the HMCTS estate to ensure they are compliant with relevant legislation.

Your role as the Regional Technical Manager encompasses several key aspects (but not limited to):

• Support the Capital and Revenue (Resource) Maintenance Plan by reviewing the technical solutions within the forward maintenance register to ensure they are in line with HMCTS’s objectives and aims, and with legislative compliance. Challenge solutions proposed by suppliers to ensure value for money and provide alternative technical options where required.

• Support the managers in the FM work-stream in discharging the HMCTS duty holder responsibilities. This role will be responsible for providing technical advice and support of FM operations through the management of internal and external professional advice.

• Ensure appropriate compliance reporting systems deployed by Suppliers are operated and audited across all contracts to ensure Statutory Compliance is achieved and maintained. Ensure the appropriate logging of technical activity and information through the FM Helpdesk to ensure proactive resolution to technical issues in a controlled and managed way.

For a comprehensive description of the role, please refer to the attached role profile.

Person Specifications:

The ideal candidate for this position should demonstrate:

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• Qualified or working towards IWFM (previously known as BIFM) – Level 4 Certificate/Diploma or equivalent; with progression to Level 5 Diploma.
• Experience in engineering or building fabric maintenance including sufficient, knowledge, training, and experience to support the duty holder role.
• Experienced as a property and facilities management professional, with in-depth knowledge of asset and risk management strategies.
• A good understanding of the costing and practical delivery of works.
• A deep understanding of the issues involved in managing a large operational and administrative estate, including customer management and supply chain management.
• Successful experience of leading, motivating and managing in-house and outsourced teams through a period of significant change.
• Experience of managing crisis situations in relation to asset management functions.
• Experience of working at a senior level and providing oral and written briefings.

Desirable

• A member of a professional technical institute RICS, IET, CIBSE or equivalent.

• Degree/HNC in an engineering related discipline.

Further details:

To enable you apply for this role, you must hold a full UK Driving Licence. The nature of the role will require regular travel throughout the UK which means you must possess a valid entitlement to drive unsupervised, at the point of commencement of your duties. Remuneration will be applied in line with organisational policies. Once you have passed your 6-month probation period you will be eligible to apply for a vehicle under our corporate leasing scheme.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to discuss and agree their preferred base location with their line manager at onboarding stage.

Proud to Serve. Proud to keep justice going.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £54,358, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £15,165 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.