About Amey
Amey is one of the top five support services suppliers in the UK. Our team of 16,000 provides consulting and infrastructure support services. We make a difference by designing, building, maintaining and investing in our country's services and infrastructure including the UK's road and rail infrastructure, keeping schools safe and clean, managing the UK's defence estate, safely escorting prisoners and keeping prisons and courts secure. We also collect and process waste, as well as deliver key utilities services. All of this is underpinned by our leading consulting capabilities which uses engineering design and data analytics to better manage the services we all use and rely on. Fundamental to living our core values is having great people in our business. That's why we believe that Amey is only as great as the people we employ. We place great value on our people and the contribution they make to our business, that's why we aim to offer a competitive benefits package to all of our employees.
What is the purpose of this role?
Supporting the Head of Technical Compliance in the implementation of a series of pre-planned technical inspections across the South West MOD Estate (from Portsmouth in the East, to Lands' End in the West and stretching up to and including Gloucester). Writing action plans of your findings, offering advice to the site teams on how to improve delivery of the control of Legionellosis on that site or for the whole contract.
In collaboration with Defence Infrastructure Organisation to drive compliance with the contract requirements and continuous improvement in the management and delivery of the contract. To read and verify the site held documentation, agree their suitability, explain to the site teams how to extract any pertinent sections to construct business cases to seek funding for remediation and remedial repairs.
Provide comprehensive support to the site teams and project management team with any works or proposed works, which involve changing the water infrastructure within any asset or improving the infrastructure in an asset to reduce the risk of proliferation of the bacteria or biofilms.
In this role, your duties will include advising on, auditing sites on compliance with processes and record keeping.
What will this role involve?
Visit sites, and inspect assets on that site, returning to the site office and checking that the paper trail for each assets matches what is out there on the ground. Carry out a detailed examination of a sites Legionellosis records (Written Control Scheme) ensuring that Amey are not exposed to any risks due to not following their procedures.
Ensure that site records implement effective control measures, by describing and holding records of:
The systems, e.g. develop a schematic diagram and full RA with remedials completed.
The holding of a site Legionella Log Book which is clearly and accurately completed and up kept
The safe and correct operation of each system
What control methods and other precautions that are being used.
What checks are carried out, and how often are they be carried out, to ensure the controls remain effective and records of these inspections.You should check that these management systems;
ensure that the release of water spray is properly controlled by our management activities
ensure that critical water temperatures are avoided and conditions that favour the growth of legionella and other micro-organisms
ensure water cannot stagnate anywhere in the system by keeping pipe lengths as short as possible or removing redundant pipework
avoid materials that encourage the growth of legionella (The Water Fittings & Materials Directory references fittings, materials, and appliances approved for use on the UK Water Supply System by the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme)
keep the system and the water in it clean
treat water to either control the growth of legionella (and other microorganisms) or limit their ability to grow
monitor any control measures applied
keep records of these and other actions taken, such as maintenance or repair workProvide assistance, training, technical advice as needed to the site teams. Give any advice required and prepare reports as required on the condition, of an asset or sites record keeping.
Provide detailed estimates of remedial and maintenance costs.
Ensure that all work complies with internationally accepted standards, the control of Legionella bacteria in hot and cold water systems, and take a detailed look at current water safety risk management practices, recommended industry guidelines and the safety regulations that surround this process including the Health and Safety Executives ACOP L8 and HSG274 documents.
What are we looking for?
Essential
Desirable
Although this career is open to all graduates, a HNC or ONC in one of the following subjects is desirable:
· Mechanical Installations
· Plumbing, especially hot and cold water systems
Entry without a HNC or ONC is possible, especially through the planning technician route, from where you can move across into the role.
Although not essential, a postgraduate qualification would be highly advantageous in what is a quite specialist and competitive field.
A qualification that is recognised by the LCA and in particular C&G in all parts of L8
Significant experience in the MOD built estate or related field including:
· Experience of operating in an MOD environment
· NEC3 contract requirements
· Experience of working in a Construction and Property Maintenance environment
Demonstrable practical management in Quality Management or related field including:
· Excellent computer skills, must be proficient in MS Excel and word.
· Maintaining strong relations with the customer and meeting customer expectations
· Planning, directing and controlling activities
· Report writing and presentation of data
Ability to influence Site Operations including:
· Agreeing scope and priorities of work
Ability to solve problems and make decisions
What makes this role unique?
Provide comprehensive support to the site teams and project management team with any works or proposed works, which involve changing the water infrastructure within any asset or improving the infrastructure in an asset to reduce the risk of proliferation of the bacteria or biofilms.
In this role, your duties will include advising on, auditing sites on compliance with processes and record keeping