Fire Service Project Manager in Leicester

Prime Purpose: Serve as a primary contact to meet our customer needs, to manage new installations, planned visits or reactive response calls. The individual is responsible for the effective and successful completion of the visit to improve our customer experience and meet our customers' high expectations.

The Role Key Result Areas:

• To improve the quality of our customer experience to Secom customers, ensuring programme of works, first time fix rates and replans are improved.
• Ensuring PPMs and critical works are carried out within the required timescales.
• Communicate with all relevant employees and clients to ensure delivery times are met.
• Utilise Secom's Operating platform and field app always, to ensure workflow is followed correctly.
• Responsible for uploading all documentation onto Secom's operating platform.
• Commercial awareness to ensure hours on jobs are not expensed due to non-productivity.
• Understand and respond to all customers SLA's and KPI agreements.
• Responsible for logging onto and off client's portals and platforms.
• Delivering a first-class customer experience to improve retention and growth of key accounts.
• Manage client SLA/ KPI.

Key Tasks Workflow:

• On shift and off shift must be used on the operating platform to ensure the correct information is carried onto engineer's weekly performance sheet.
• En-route must always be selected along with ETA for Secom to update our customers electronically.
• Parts selected are the responsibility of the engineer to ensure the correct parts are ordered via Central stores.
• Install paperwork must be uploaded and completed on the Secom operating platform.
• Follow the workflow on Secom's field app to ensure the correct information is collected and invoiced correctly.
• To communicate with all departments on the progress of each job via the Secom operating platform and Field app.
• Responsibility of the engineer to collect parts from PUDO or Royal Mail pick up point.
• To attend any Secom customer site as instructed by NSB or Management.
• To ensure daily targets are achieved.
• To successfully log onto and off clients portals and Control & Command.
• The responsibility of the employee is to ensure registration across all Secom platforms, HR, Payroll, ASC, mobile and Fleet.
• Planning of diary and route with NSB to meet companies and client's expectations.
• To maintain inventory stock control of vehicle stock levels and record monthly for financial auditing purposes.
• Complete vehicle and ladder inspections weekly.
• To successfully mobilise new contacts into the business, managing transition phases from existing suppliers.
• All staff within the Operations function have role guides and clear objectives against which you will be regularly appraised.
• To deliver and adopt the necessary business changes to processes and systems to ensure Secom meet our client's expectations.
• Service and Installation organisation must follow the effective and efficient process for ordering parts and delivering them to site as required.
• Health and Safety, enforcing standards, work safely.

The Person:

The field engineer will have a proven track record of success in a Fire & Security Customer delivery role, including being part of a large field team. He or she will be highly numerate, and have a driven, can do approach. Experience of the Fire and Security Industry is preferred along with engineering acumen.

The competency profile for this role is summarised as follows:

• Setting Business Direction: Customer awareness - who is the customer (internal or external), what are their needs, how are they best met.
• Analytical: Breaks down problems/challenges into their essential parts.
• Commercial: Impact of their actions to the UK Operation.
• Achieving Business Performance: Concern for excellence - focus on high quality outcomes for all – externally and internally.
• Initiative: Actively seeks opportunities and resolution to problems without direction from others.
• Critical information seeking: Actively seeks key information for decision making.
• Result focus: Sets targets and expectations for self and others.
• Self-Management Goals: Set clear goals and develops strategies to achieve these efficiently and effectively.
• Flexibility and Adaptability: Works effectively in a variety of situations, appreciates different perspectives.
• Assertiveness: Strongly pushes forward and overcomes obstacles where necessary.
• Self Confidence: Belief in one's own ability to achieve a successful outcome.

Top Skills and Proficiencies:

• Engineering skills
• Customer care/facing skills
• Accountability & Responsibility
• Fault finding skills
• Decision making
• Deadline orientated
• Planning and organising
• Communication Skills
• Influencing and Leading
• Team work
• Adaptability

The Company:

SECOM Plc is a leading provider of customised security and fire solutions, and part of the global SECOM Group headquartered in Japan, operating across 22 countries. We are committed not only to protecting people and property, but also to supporting our employees with a strong benefits package, excellent career development opportunities, and access to the SECOM Rewards Programme, which offers exclusive discounts at over 900 UK retailers on groceries, travel, utilities, and more. Our commitment extends beyond our people to the planet, with sustainability at the heart of our operations. We've earned a Gold rating from EcoVadis for our sustainable practices and are actively working towards achieving net-zero emissions. With a 4.3 out of 5 rating on Glassdoor, SECOM is recognised for fostering a positive work environment where employees are valued and supported.

The Benefits:

• Employee Assistance Programme
• State of the art IT equipment
• Volunteer days
• Flexible Working
• Private Dental Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• EAP & Counselling Services
• Discount on Gym Memberships