Qualifications
 Education, Training, Experience, etc.

Each candidate shall have:

1. Attained a good standard of general education.
2. A satisfactory working knowledge or experience of

• Building Construction and Maintenance
• The Building Regulations.
• Electrical, mechanical and security systems.
• Computer based systems.
• Safety, Health & Welfare at work.
• Supervision of Staff.
• Supervision of contractors including Security contractors.

3. Hold a current Safe Pass Card.
4. Hold a full clean Driving Licence and access to own transport for travel incurred at work.

• Supervision of buildings facilities staff (Porter, Cleaning staff and any other staff assigned).
• Supervision of contractors
• Ensuring contractors adhere to Health and Safety legislation and SSWP.
• Read and implement improvements based on H&S surveys
• Read and understand schematics/ building drawings
• Generating paper work including tech details where applicable to establish requests for quotation, Quick single supplier quotes and tenders up to a value of €5000
• Management of hard & soft facility requests within County building and its confines.
• Monitoring of contractors on items related to statutory compliance including:      

•   Safe Electric
•   PSA                       
•   RGI
•   Mechanical items
•   Building Regulations (TGD's)                                                                                     

• To undergo such training, as may be deemed necessary from time to time by the Local Authority (either on the job or any training or educational institution)

• Responsible for oversight of maintenance/ cleaning/ security/ housekeeping) in County Building.

• Manage daily morning checks (Housekeeping/ Intruder Alarms/ Fire Alarm/ BMS /CCTV/ Access Control/ Lifts/ Toilets, etc.) in County building
• Review all CRM maintenance (System Pending) requests daily and allocate works to contractors or direct labour.
• Update CRM maintenance records daily.
• Keep records (Timekeeping/ Sick Leave/ Annual Leave)
• Form an Emergency Response Team to deal with emergencies (evacuations etc.)
• Conduct Fire Drills (minimum twice yearly).
• Conduct daily fire safety inspections before other council staff commence work.
• Conduct weekly user testing of fire alarm systems when buildings are unoccupied.
• Undertake weekly controls measures for the control of Legionella as part of any water hygiene programs.
• To be available for overtime

• Carry out any other duties that may be assigned by Facilities Manager.
• The person appointed may be required to drive a vehicle supplied by the County Council in the course of their duties or be required to drive a motor car and for this purpose provide and maintain a car to the satisfaction of the Council in consideration of which a fixed car allowance to be determined on the basis of a three month mileage log will be payable.
• The person appointed may be required to use a mobile phone, supplied by Wicklow County Council, in the course of their duties.
• The person appointed may be required to attend for duty in certain circumstances outside of normal office hours and to be on-call.
• The person appointed may be required to undertake structured overtime on a weekly basis, including weekends, to carry out fire safety inspections and fire alarm testing when County Building is unoccupied by staff.

Application forms and further particulars including qualifications, duties and competencies for this post are available on our website at http://www.wicklow.ie