Building & Maintenance Manager - Woking

This role reports to the Theatre Director and is responsible for the Maintenance Assistant at the New Victoria Theatre, Rhoda McGaw Cinema and Nova Cinema in Woking. The Building & Maintenance Manager will be a part of the venue management team, providing leadership to the team and building expertise. The post holder will act as a lead Risk Champion in our venues.

The Building and Maintenance Manager is responsible for the planning, organising and coordination of all building projects and repairs, maintenance contracts and planned preventative maintenance. They will be a strong leader and ensure that our venues are maintained in excellent condition for all visitors, performers and staff. The Building and Maintenance Manager is responsible for the general upkeep and maintenance of the building to ensure it meets Health and Safety, licensing and any relevant legal requirements. As well as overseeing all the maintenance, they will be responsible for keeping an electronic database (Meridian) up to date with all compliance documents and registers of works required and completed. Please note, your role may involve working with children or vulnerable people.

Key responsibilities

• Property Support contractor visits, ensuring work briefs are adhered to and appropriate inspections are carried out in a timely and effective manner.
• Prepare a yearly preventative maintenance plan which takes into account all periodic inspections, routine maintenance tasks, the venues lease obligations and any minor works required.
• Oversee annual maintenance inspections for all areas where these are necessary, ensuring compliance with all legislation, company practice and that records are kept.
• Undertake and/or ensure projects and maintenance tasks are completed to timescales agreed, to the highest possible standards and within agreed budgets.
• Liaise with the Technical Manager ensuring that the lamping and general maintenance of the lighting across the venues is carried out in an efficient and timely manner.
• Maintain an overview on the general standard of housekeeping in the building.
• Ensure the painting and decoration of the venue is maintained to a high standard, performing any repairs necessary in a manner suitable to the style and history of the building.
• Source information and quotes for work requiring the use of contractors, and ensure that the job brief is complete and comprehensive for any work needing to be carried out.
• Work with other departments to enable them to maximise their effectiveness.
• Ensure that the online property register and Meridian safety compliance software is kept up to date.
• Be available on call for emergency maintenance assistance and alarm activations outside of normal working hours.
• Support and lead on venue CAPEX requests for your department.
• Lead, alongside the Technical Manager, on the Contactor Management System (Gatekeeper).

Risk Management

• Take the lead on all aspects of the ATG Risk Management System (RMS), as the lead Risk Champion.
• Lead, with our external consultants on our Fire Risk Assessment and actions from it.
• Implement and comply with the company Risk Management Policy, maintaining the safest possible environment for your colleagues, visiting companies and customers.
• Act as Legionella representative for the venue, ensuring that regular inspections are completed and paperwork updated.
• Complete a monthly maintenance inspection, looking at all aspects throughout the building to ensure that the highest standard is attained at all times.
• Complete and submit incident reports, near miss reports and accidents reports to venue management as and when they occur.

People Management

• Provide day to day management of the Maintenance Assistant.
• Ensure that all necessary documentation is completely accurate and submitted to venue management as required.
• Ensure that employee performance is monitored and reviewed accordingly.
• Ensure that staff are kept fully up to date with maintenance procedures and working practices through a structured multi-skilling training programme.
• Attend meetings as necessary to support the Management Team.
• Attend training courses as required to further self-development for you and your team.
• Ensure all the company's policies and procedures are adhered to.

Your skills, qualities, and experience

• IOSH Qualification.
• Full, clean drivers licence.
• Technical or recognised trade qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Experience of the management of Health and Safety at Work in an environment comparable with a theatre or entertainment venue.
• Proven hands on maintenance experience and knowledge (carpentry, plumbing, decoration, electrical etc).
• Ability to manage a varied and complex workload.
• Good knowledge of building services and systems.
• Strong spoken and written communication skills.
• Good IT skills, including the use of MS Office, Word and Excel.
• Flexibility to work unsocial hours and weekends to meet business requirements where necessary.

Values and Attributes

• Quality is at the heart of the job you do.
• A leader with the ability to direct tasks but request assistance as required.
• Committed to promoting and offering equal opportunities.
• A 'can-do' attitude and a positive, flexible approach to the job role, work colleagues and peers.
• A strong project delivery focus and a genuine desire to deliver an excellent result, every time.

About Us - Our values

ATG Entertainment's values set the tone for how we work, how we treat one another, and the culture we continue to build across the UK and the wider organisation.

Our Corporate Social Responsibility pillars include Inclusion, Sustainability, and Next Generations.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace.