The Facilities Management (FM) Service comprises several diverse and multi-disciplined teams that are responsible for the safe operation, management, maintenance and efficiency of the Council’s property assets. The teams provide a range of services and support to the Council’s operational, commercial and schools portfolios ensuring the Council's legislative obligations are fulfilled.
Compliance and Surveying Team
– The Compliance Team ensures portfolio adherence to all statutory obligations in regard to maintenance, servicing, management of asbestos and fire management. In-house technical specialists are responsible for the design and project management of mechanical and electrical works. The Surveying side of this function is responsible for ensuring the ongoing condition of the Council property portfolio, administrating the Council’s capital lifecycle fund, new builds and refurbishment projects. We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, accepting of all, and free from discrimination and bias. Our Values: In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled, and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remain at the heart of everything we do. Our Values are: Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent. Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best. Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one. Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve. Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents. Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do. What is the job role?
The Compliance and Surveying Team provides a comprehensive range of services within the fields of asbestos, legionella, mechanical and electrical services, fire compliance services, facilities management, condition and project management. We currently have an excellent opportunity available for a
Water Hygiene Technician
to join the Compliance team in Coventry on a permanent basis. Under the general direction of the Compliance Manager, the Water Hygiene Technician will manage the statutory planned preventative maintenance and inspection program for all water systems via the water hygiene (Legionella) contract to ensure installations and plant comply with relevant codes of practice, regulations and standards to meet in full the requirements of HASAWA to reduce the risk to Coventry City Council and guarantee its statutory obligations are met and it remains fully compliant. Who are we looking for?
Candidates should be able to demonstrate: Monitoring contractor’s performance, quality, and health & safety requirements on site. Some experience of Contract supervision. High level of written and oral communications skills and able to communicate and present to all levels in the organisation. Able to carry out work of complex nature with minimum supervision and to identify and implement effective solutions to problems using own initiative. Able to meet deadlines and targets and flexibly manage own workload and the demands of the organisation. Able to work effectively and cooperatively as part of a team to achieve overall team goals. Able to travel to sites across the City and able to physically inspect properties. Customer service, identifying customer requirements, planning, and implementing responses. Ideally possess a relevant property, facilities management, or Health and Safety qualification gained through formal training. Interview date(s):
5/6 March 2025 If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you. Guaranteed Interview Scheme
- As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria: Members of the Armed Forces and veterans Are currently in care or have previously been in care If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable. About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative, and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change. We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant, and diverse. At Coventry, we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together, and find better ways of doing things. If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit
Coventry City Council Vacancies .
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– The Compliance Team ensures portfolio adherence to all statutory obligations in regard to maintenance, servicing, management of asbestos and fire management. In-house technical specialists are responsible for the design and project management of mechanical and electrical works. The Surveying side of this function is responsible for ensuring the ongoing condition of the Council property portfolio, administrating the Council’s capital lifecycle fund, new builds and refurbishment projects. We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, accepting of all, and free from discrimination and bias. Our Values: In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled, and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remain at the heart of everything we do. Our Values are: Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent. Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best. Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one. Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve. Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents. Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do. What is the job role?
The Compliance and Surveying Team provides a comprehensive range of services within the fields of asbestos, legionella, mechanical and electrical services, fire compliance services, facilities management, condition and project management. We currently have an excellent opportunity available for a
Water Hygiene Technician
to join the Compliance team in Coventry on a permanent basis. Under the general direction of the Compliance Manager, the Water Hygiene Technician will manage the statutory planned preventative maintenance and inspection program for all water systems via the water hygiene (Legionella) contract to ensure installations and plant comply with relevant codes of practice, regulations and standards to meet in full the requirements of HASAWA to reduce the risk to Coventry City Council and guarantee its statutory obligations are met and it remains fully compliant. Who are we looking for?
Candidates should be able to demonstrate: Monitoring contractor’s performance, quality, and health & safety requirements on site. Some experience of Contract supervision. High level of written and oral communications skills and able to communicate and present to all levels in the organisation. Able to carry out work of complex nature with minimum supervision and to identify and implement effective solutions to problems using own initiative. Able to meet deadlines and targets and flexibly manage own workload and the demands of the organisation. Able to work effectively and cooperatively as part of a team to achieve overall team goals. Able to travel to sites across the City and able to physically inspect properties. Customer service, identifying customer requirements, planning, and implementing responses. Ideally possess a relevant property, facilities management, or Health and Safety qualification gained through formal training. Interview date(s):
5/6 March 2025 If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you. Guaranteed Interview Scheme
- As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria: Members of the Armed Forces and veterans Are currently in care or have previously been in care If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable. About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative, and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change. We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant, and diverse. At Coventry, we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together, and find better ways of doing things. If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit
Coventry City Council Vacancies .
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