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On behalf of The Ministry of Justice, we are looking for an Area Property Operations Manager (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract based in Aylesbury & Bullingdon area.

Job Purpose:

The MoJ Property Directorate is a customer focused organisation that exists to enable our customers to perform to their very best. We do this by providing high quality, easy to use services, and working environments that our customers want to work in, which support them to deliver their individual outputs efficiently. Our job is to manage one of the most diverse and complex estates in Government – hosted by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The MoJ Property Directorate brings together a property portfolio including Prisons, Probation, and MoJ HQ and Arm’s Length Bodies. We also provide property services on behalf of the Home Office.

Area Property Operations Managers work on a varied portfolio across the Ministry of Justice providing property services to HM Probation Service which includes a range of Reporting Centres & Residential properties.

Area Property Operations Managers (APOMS) are responsible for working directly with clients and suppliers, including regular site visits, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of hard and soft Facilities Manager (FM) services for their portfolio.

This is a key contract management role requiring specialist knowledge, with responsibility for overseeing the delivery of the contract and works projects, defining projects and for technical and statutory assurance.

The properties and account allocated to the role can sometimes be altered over time to meet business demand, providing excellent development opportunities for the post holder.

As an Area Property Operations Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• To understand and comply with statutory, regulatory and professional requirements.
• Clear demonstration of FM skills in both meeting customer needs and managing stakeholder relationships
• To lead on stakeholder engagement, performance and assurance programme management.
• Undertake delegated responsibilities for H&S, technical, financial and commercial activities.
• Act as focal point for MoJ wide queries.
• Liaise with MoJ Property, managing issues to resolution and escalate where necessary to RPOMs
• MoJ, industry partner and customer engagements.

You'll have:

• You should have strong experience in property and FM disciplines and be able to demonstrate compliance with statutory, regulatory and professional requirements in previous roles.
• Managing FM services (both hard and soft)
• Commercial and financial disciplines
• Asset management, maintenance and contract & supplier management

Qualifications

• IWFM
• Hold a IOSH or National Examination Board Occupation ln Safety Health – National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety qualification

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Ministry of Justice guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Ministry of Justice guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".