Head of Mechanical and Electrical

MMP Consultancy currently has an opportunity for an interim Head of M&E to join a housing association in North London. Title: Interim Head of M&E Client: Housing Association Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35) Contract: 4-6 Months Interim Reports into: Director of Compliance and Planned Works Direct Reports: 4 (Electrical, Water, Planned and Gas) Role Purpose: * Lead the M&E Team to ensure statutory compliance in the areas of Gas Servicing, Lift Maintenance, Asbestos, Electrical Testing, Air conditioning and extraction, drainage plant security & door entry and rooftop / high level communal space safety. * Lead on damp and water ingress management across the portfolio including works and tenant management * Play a strategic role in the Customer Services Directorate, proactively contributing to business planning, managing other areas of service to cover staff absence, service improvement, and achieving of high level of customer satisfaction with services Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities * The management of a range of Planned Mechanical and Electrical Works Contacts undertaking works such as , Gas Servicing, Lift Replacements, Air conditioning, ventilation upgrades , door entry systems, communal wiring and lighting upgrades, asbestos removal, fire safety equipment testing. * Lead manager responsible for statutory compliance through managing maintenance and inspection contracts for Mechanical & Electrical services including Lift Maintenance, Asbestos, Communal and domestic Electrical Services, Door Entry * Liaise with Customer Services to ensure all planned M&E works are conducted across the relevant premises, and health and safety risk assessments are carried out. * Oversee activity around dampness and major water ingress activity, ensuring that processes are maintained, reporting is accurate and high risk activity has appropriate mitigation in place and is effectively managed. * Attend Resident and Committee meetings and present reports on operational areas of responsibility. Ensure the reporting mechanisms on key performance indicators are carried out in accordance with agreed requirements. * Ensure contractors are providing value for money by maintaining effective cost evaluation and quality assurance processes within the team. * Contribute to development of the service including new policies and procedures and systems to support continuous improvement with written reports and presentations to senior managers and members providing advice and recommendations. * Ensuring auditable contract administration with effective systems developed and maintained for the timely and accurate payment of invoices and valuations subject to proper authorisation. * Take responsibility for compliance with all, health and safety requirements and best practice to minimise risks to residents, contractors and staff. * Management of a staff group including recruitment, training, performance management and absence management. * Ensure effective record keeping and monitoring systems are in place and maintained to a high standard to facilitate responses to members, complaint handling, freedom of information