Job Description

RLB have been appointed to undertake condition surveys for the Department for Education, covering 7300 properties across England over 5 years between 2021 and 2025. The Data Collection Programme (CDC2) will provide a comprehensive picture of the condition and nature of all school buildings. The Programme will help make funding fairer and more effective through better targeting and provide data to monitor changes in condition at local and national level. The commission is one of the largest of its kind ever undertaken across Europe and follows on from the success of its predecessor commission (CDC1), to which RLB were also appointed.

The role involves visual assessment of HVAC and Electrical installations, with data captured live on site via a tablet application.

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

• Degree qualified in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or similar technical discipline
• Health & Saftey experience or training is essential
• Strong technical delivery experience
• Membership relevant to a professional body
• Track record of working with stakeholders
• Client facing, ensuring a high standard of technical delivery
• Able to build long-term relationships
• A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines
• A team player, outgoing, flexible, enthusiastic and ambitious

Personal Specific Requirements

• Require 3 years’ post qualification experience assessing HVAC and Electrical installations element condition.
• For resources without formal qualifications, relevant experience must be evidenced detailing features that are aligned with the competencies required for this commission and timescales of the project/commissions, the scale of the project/commission and the individual’s role in service delivery.
• Enhanced DBS Clearance (can be undertaken on successful application).
• IT literate and capability to use tablet-based data collection technologies.
• Willingness to travel/ able to stay away for short periods – although majority of sites aim be chosen within a circa 60 a mile radius of a candidate’s residency.
• Own transport & driving licence
• Experience with Asset Management surveys, Condition surveys & Lifecycle Reports

Desirable

• Experience of working across the educational estate, PDS or CDC1 commissions.