Total 3 job vacancies by House of Commons

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Working at the UK Parliament offers a unique and rewarding career at the heart of the UK's democratic system.

With a wide range of roles available, our impartial colleagues enable the day to day running of the House of Commons, House of Lords and Joint Departments. Together, we make Parliament happen.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Health and Safety Business Partner role sits within the House of Commons Health & Safety Team within Governance Office. The Health and Safety team provides services to both the House of Commons and House of Lords and takes a holistic approach to managing the Estate using a Strategic Vision to ensure the Estate is safe.

The Health & Safety Team comprises a number of safety professionals who are collaborating closely with stakeholders across the estate to develop local arrangements aligned to ISO45001 and to maintain compliance to the corporate safety management system. They also provide assurance to senior stakeholders that the system is appropriate, effective, implemented and compliant with relevant health and safety legislation. Systems must be proportional and appropriate for all services provided including construction and maintenance operations.

The Role

The post holder will be one of a team of Health and Safety Business Partners within the House of Commons safety team and will report to the Senior Health & Safety Business Partner. This is predominantly a business support role and will assist in the development of effective arrangements across construction activities, including assurance. The role is essential given the number of projects and construction related maintenance undertaken simultaneously, the nature of work and the live environment in which work is carried out.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Follow the principles of health and safety regulatory requirements and internal governance arrangements outlined in the Parliamentary Combined Health and Safety Policy and associated supplements. This also includes the Safety Centre of Excellence and the associated protocols, Local Arrangements and House policies, procedures and guidance relevant to your work.
• Conduct monitoring arrangements to support the discharge of applicable statutory duties e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act etc.
• Compile evidence, reports & dashboards etc. describing how compliance obligations are met e.g. (CDM 2015).
• Advise duty holders and risk owners on construction health and safety requirements & issues.

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Qualifications:
  • NEBOSH General
  • Tech IOSH, or similar and equivalent membership.
• Experience of successfully managing a variety of safety issues and non-compliances, effectively adapting to changes in scope and project schedules or sudden events.
• Experience of identifying solutions to complex situations with conflicting priorities and / or stakeholder requirements.
• Able to use a range of persuasive techniques to influence behaviours of Senior Stakeholders, managers, staff, contractors and consultants to ensure their adherence to H&S policies and procedures etc.
• Experience of effectively explaining complex, technical verbal and written safety information and advice in a way that is understandable and meaningful to a range of lay and technical stakeholders. Equally able to support cultural change programmes influencing stakeholders to develop positive safety attitudes and behaviours.
• Understands the need for working successfully within a team, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with a 500 word limit.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

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House of Commons

The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Property and Asset Strategy (PAS) team lead the strategic development of an integrated property and asset management approach for the estate, managing the lifecycle of the buildings, day-to-day corporate property management and providing advice to the Project Delivery and Maintenance groups.

The Role

In the role as Building Surveyor Apprentice, you will be involved in a number of different areas. You will work closely with the Building Surveyor on the management of Quadrennial Inspections (QIs) across the estate. The QIs informs us of the condition of the estate and are the couduits to a number of workstreams and projects. To contextulaise the importance of the QIs, it retains the structural historical significance of the historic estate and was the mechanism for the recent Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) multimillion pound project.

As part of this role, you'll undertake a Chartered Surveyor Apprenticeship at Level 6. This is the academic equivalent of a degree. We will enrol you onto the apprenticeship shortly after you join, and it will typically take 60 months to complete for the degree element plus 18 months for the end point assessment. The degree will be delivered via day release at London South Bank University. For more information on the programme, please click here.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Support the team in the delivery of surveys/ inspections and data analysis to identify and programme necessary capital and BAU (business as usual) works, including financial and budgetary forecasting and management.
• Support the team in the management and administration of professional consultancy contracts.
• Work closely with professional consultants during specialist surveys and inspections.

Skills and Eligibility

It is an essential requirement for the successful candidates to obtain either one of the following qualifications:

• A Level BBB or;
• BTEC National Diploma DDM or;
• Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions 21 Merits or;
• Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 128 UCAS points

In addition, you must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).

If you hold an equivalent level 6 qualification in the same subject or hold a degree or higher qualification or equivalent, you will be ineligible to apply.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Ability to undertake varied tasks independently and in a team and be able to identify problems and come up with solutions. Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, including promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Have a willingness to learn new things related to this apprenticeship; this includes developing IT skills on Microsoft and other programmes.
• Be a confident communicator with good team-working and collaborative skills and a willingness to develop presentation skills. Possess confident written and verbal communication skills.
• Have a keen interest in building design, surveying, asset management and construction and commitment to maintain your RICS membership.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• Application Form - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application providing evidence against criteria 1-3 in the Job Description.
• In no more than 1000 words please upload a word document that explains what your favourite building is and why. It doesn't have to be related to Parliament! This piece of work will assess criterion 4.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Contact Details

For more information about the role please contact Apprenticeships team

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House of Commons

The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year). 
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. 
• Access to training and development. 
• Flexible working. 
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Strategic Estates (SE) team in Parliament takes great pride in caring for and improving the buildings and services that Parliament relies upon. Strategic Estates is part of the House of Commons service; however, it provides services to the House of Lords as well. The team operates on a working World Heritage site which attracts visitors from all over the world, in a challenging stakeholder environment where conservation and the need to innovate and build for the future coincide.

The Property and Asset Strategy team manages the lifecycle of the buildings together with providing advice and assurance to the Project Delivery and Maintenance groups. We have a core of expert in-house staff providing continuity, direction and support to colleagues, consultants and contractors and representing the estate with key external bodies. It is staffed by Chartered professionals covering Architecture and Conservation, Fire Engineering, Environment and Sustainability, Building Services Engineering, Electronics, Control Systems Engineering, Asset Management, and Interior Design and Workspace.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity to join the team as we are looking for a Building Condition Surveyor.

You will be responsible for leading the asset management team function and sub- consultants in the delivery of surveys and inspections of the built fabric in alignment to BS8210. You will be responsible for the delivery of all contracted asset management outputs in relation to the asset condition surveys, technical and management reports and analysis in order to inform and develop capital plans of work and influence maintenance strategies. You will work closely with colleagues across Strategic Estates including the Design Authority subject matter experts (SME's), Parliamentary Maintenance Service Team (PMST) and the department including Architectural CoW's, Project Leaders and external contractors and consultants to provide Mechanical and Electrical commissioning leadership.

You will be responsible for managing the integrated commissioning plan and schedule, ensuring equipment is tested, commissioned, and used in a timely and effective manner, and handover records are accurate.

The role will take the lead in ensuring that logical steps in the commissioning process are followed by all relevant parties. You will also play a key role in ensuring technical standards relevant to commissioning and handover are kept up to date and in line with industry best practices, along with promoting and supporting the Parliamentary soft landings process.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Delivering Estate and Asset Management services, overseeing the delivery of surveys/ inspections and data analysis to identify and programme necessary capital and BAU (business as usual) works, including financial and budgetary forecasting and management.
• Manage and own the live register of building condition surveys, capital project surveys and quadrennial inspections for the Parliamentary Estate, ensuring 'one single version' of the truth is maintained.
• Assess and monitor asset condition data and ensure a live register of critical assets is in place and risks are managed in accordance with Parliament's integrated risk management system.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Minimum Level 4 qualification in a building surveying, M&E engineering or construction related discipline.
• Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Architects Registration Board (ARB) or the Chartered Institute of Buildings (CIOB)

To be successful in this role you will also demonstrate:

• Experience of delivering and understanding of Estate and Asset Management services, in particular overseeing the delivery of surveys/ inspections and data analysis to identify and programme necessary capital and revenue works.
• Experience of working on a historical estate with an understanding of traditional building methods and techniques.
• Experience in leading a team (internal staff, sub consultants or chain supply partners) and equally working successfully within one, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Experience in people management, in the form of setting realistic objectives, monitoring performance, giving feedback and supporting development.
• Experienced budgetary/financial management skills to deliver and administer professional services using NEC forms of Contracts to a delegated budget.
• Demonstrable experience of excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral, with proven ability to influence, lead and persuade using a range of techniques at all levels across a complex organization, to high level and non- technical stakeholders.

Next Steps and Additional Information

• CV & Supporting Statement - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and supporting statement (500 word limit) providing evidence against criteria 2-5 in the Job Description.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

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