Vacancy Information
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst remaining two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.
Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.
Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowances and hours.
Division / Department - Estates and Facilities Management
Grade - Surrey Police Grade H / Sussex Police Grade 11
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £38,064 - £45,058 / Sussex Police £39,813 - £43,920
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Surrey Police Headquarters, Guildford
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
Chief Constables' Message
We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.
We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.
We wish you all the very best with your application.
Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner
The Role & Key Responsibilities
About us:
The Facilities team form part of the wider Estates and Facilities department, responsible for managing the built environment within the police owned estate, ensuring that the buildings remain compliant, safe and support the effective delivery of policing in Surrey and Sussex. The Facilities teams are responsible for ‘front-end’ service delivery of a wide range of Facilities Management (FM) services on behalf of both Surrey and Sussex Police Forces, supporting our operational officers and staff in delivering their respective services.
The role:
We are seeking an experienced Area Facilities Manager to lead our Surrey based FM teams and deliver a comprehensive range of soft FM services and oversee some hard FM activities. You will play a key role in ensuring that the working environments are compliant and safe; supporting the officers, staff and partners to deliver our core business of policing. You will be self-motivated to lead, develop and support your team of two Facilities Managers and sixteen Facilities Co-Ordinators. The team will work across a complex and diverse property portfolio where, working closely with your teams, you will lead by example, setting performance and cultural standards for them to follow. Overseeing the successful delivery of our ‘outsourced’ hard FM contract, you will develop an excellent working relationship with our service provider and contractors making sure that security and health & safety compliance is achieved at all times.
You will be responsible for compiling reports and data relating to you and your teams’ activities and performance, the built environment, health & safety compliance and other FM related activities.
Based in Surrey, you will become a member of our newly collaborated team supporting both Surrey and Sussex Police Forces and will work alongside two Area Facilities Managers in Sussex. You will play a pivotal role in developing and refining our FM services across the collaborated teams and will be responsible for reviewing our existing activities, processes and procedures to ensure that we develop consistent ‘best-practice’ procedures across all areas.
Key Accountabilities
• Lead, develop, coach, mentor and inspire staff to reach their full potential.
• Deliver a professional and efficient FM service to all those that interact with the police service.
• Drive consistency and best practice processes and procedures across all teams
• Provide safe, compliant and well-presented workplaces meeting the needs of our various stakeholders.
• Undertake regular site reviews and audits, identifying opportunities for investment, re-active and pro-active maintenance tasks and any health & safety non-compliances.
• Lead and promote a culture of health and safety, security and environmental compliance and best practice.
• Support the delivery of Capital projects (refurbishments, re-developments and disposals)
• Monitor team expenditure and financial forecasts across all FM budget lines. For full information about the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Skills & Experience
We are seeking someone who is positive, forward thinking and innovative with proven management skills who is ready to take on this exciting role and help us deliver the goals of the recent collaboration. The geographical spread, varying age and condition of our sites across both Surrey and Sussex requires you to have excellent communication, planning and organisation skills to strike the right balance of remote management whilst ensuring you are visible and accessible to all staff.
Ideally you will have:
• Experience of managing multiple sites
• An ability to prioritise own and team’s workload.
• Co-ordinate projects and business as usual activities
• Experience of effectively managing staff resources to meet the needs of the organisation.
• An ability to adapt and respond to changing priorities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and customer service skills to influence and inform staff and officers of all ranks.
• Knowledge and understanding of technical FM relating to buildings and related assets.
• Relevant management and FM qualifications (as detailed within the JD). Training will be available for the right candidate if you do not already hold the qualification.
Why Work With Us?
This is an opportunity to work in a unique environment which will allow you to develop your FM skills, knowledge and experience in a public service. We are enthusiastic and proud to support operational policing through the provision of workplace environments that enable our officers and staff deliver their service to the public residing in Surrey and Sussex.
Benefits include:
• Competitive salary – with annual incremental rises within salary banding.
• Call out rota (Surrey only)
• Local government pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Training and career development
• Discount schemes
• Access to Financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• Sports, social and network groups For more information on the benefits of working for Surrey and Sussex Police please access these links. Surrey / Sussex
Further Information
For further information or to discuss the role please contact Dan Uwins, Facilities Service Delivery Manager via email: daniel.uwins@sussex.police.uk
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.
Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;
- vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
- vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
- if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment
Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
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