Facilities Co-Ordinator

Are you looking to start your career within Facilities Management (FM) or looking to expand your current FM skills within a new environment? Do you want to make a positive contribution to your local community? if so, we may be able to help you fulfil your aspirations as a Facilities Co-ordinator within Sussex Police.

The Facilities Co-ordinators form part of the wider Facilities Service Delivery Team working within the Estates & Facilities Department, supporting officers and staff working in operational roles. You will be responsible for a wide variety of tasks, ranging from administrative items such as purchasing, and ordering a variety of goods, to carrying out regular checks of our sites, identifying issues and where possible carrying out minor repairs. You will also be responsible for assisting contractors and ensuring that all aspects of health and safety legislation within our sites is complied with. You will assist in delivering pro-active and pre-planned building improvement projects (including site refurbishments, redevelopment, and decommissioning activities) which will add value and enhance the working environment for all staff.

You will be mainly based out of Sussex Police’s Lewes Headquarters but will also have the opportunity to undertake works across other properties within the Sussex estate. Therefore, an essential requirement for the role is that you hold a full driver’s licence, including group B, and have the ability to pass a basic Police driving assessment.

You will be self-motivated with excellent planning and organising skills, be able to manage your scheduled workload whilst having an ability to adapt to changing priorities when required. Excellent communication skills will be key to successfully delivering this service to our colleagues.

We take pride in our working environment and a sense of ownership and personal responsibility are vital in maintaining and improving the standards for everyone.

We are keen to invest in your career development and offer our staff, FM based training, as well as Force and Departmental specific courses., We are seeking individuals with the following skills, knowledge and/or experience:

• Experience of working in the Facilities field would be of benefit but not essential.

• Practical experience of minor maintenance activities, including repairs, painting, and decorating in the home or a work environment.

• Ability to work as part of a team and be self-motivated to work independently with remote line management

• A desire to undertake relevant Health and Safety training to enhance knowledge and develop skills.

• Experience of contributing towards team goals, whist having the ability to use your initiative making dynamic and informed decisions to meet the needs of the Organisation.

• Knowledge and experience of Microsoft software including, Outlook, Word and Excel.

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, We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression

• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)

• generous annual leave allowance

• discounts for everyday spend

• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs

• generous and supportive parental leave

• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support

• discounted contributory healthcare scheme, 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

For further information, please contact Marc Holt (Facilities Manager) at

marc.holt@sussex.police.uk