Fabric Technician

Job Title: Fabric Technician

Business Sector: Data Centre Solutions, Critical Environment

Location: London

COMPANY PROFILE

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally, we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Job Purpose

To be a key member of the Datacentres maintenance team, ensuring safe and continuous operation of all services and assets throughout both the Heathrow and Croydon Datacentre sites, with a goal of zero downtime. To carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive works to the building fabric and associated services, elements and assets in accordance with agreed to service levels and to respond to site emergencies. Undertake small installation, upgrade, project works and repairs to the building fabric, associated systems and services. Ensure the provision of a safe and healthy working environment, compliance with all company policies and procedures along with those of the client including the aim to meet zero downtime criteria.

Key Responsibilities

• Carrying out fabric tasks and ensuring building upkeep, working with the M&E engineers, cleaners and security guards, generally carrying out standard PPM & minor day to day fabric maintenance, repairs and installation work including but not exhaustive the following;
• Maintaining doors and ironmongery, easing & adjusting, replacing cylinders, locks & handles, obtaining replacement keys etc.
• Maintaining windows, easing & adjusting, locks & handles, obtaining replacement keys etc.
• General First Aid maintenance in advance of specialist attendance.
• Raised floor – replacement of floor pans, cutting of same for floor boxes, grommets and to suit service drops, minor repair and levelling of pans and stools.
• Guttering – cleaning out of gutters and outlets, visual inspections of same with removal of any obstructions around outlets, tightening of fastenings etc. minor & 1st aid repair to roofs and external wall surfaces.
• Roof/external fabric - minor water tightness repairs, tightening/ adjustments to fixings. Cleaning of roof sheet surfaces and inspection of roof lights, cappings and nosings.
• Internal fabric - visual inspection with minor adjustments repairs to fixings/flashings/surfaces. Including metal and stud partitioning.
• Channel drains – cleaning/flushing out of drains, PPM visual inspection.
• Drains – Checking and clearing of manholes, covers and frames.
• Handrails, metal grated flooring, fixtures and fittings, annual visual inspections and repairs as required.
• Decorations & local making good to surfaces to rooms and decoration to rooms, including application of floor paint to concrete floors.
• Organising the supply & Installation of notice boards/signage/white boards and similar.
• Small joinery works – i.e. install of lockers, kitchen cupboards, architraves/skirtings, repair and maintenance of same and toilet cubicles, duct systems & similar.
• Desk and workstation removal/assembly. PPM Visual checking condition including chairs and benches.
• Various First Aid attendance on all fabric items including for example repairs to stair-nosings, fixing of gantry gratings, ceiling tile and carpet replacement, railing/handrails fixings.
• Attendance on M&E engineers including forming of holes and sealing penetrations in floor, walls/ceilings.
• Minor small project related works/ one off moves and change works. Minor plumbing modifications/repair within the admin block, plant and Data Hall areas.
• Fitting of fire extinguishers & signs.
• General housekeeping and tidying of stores/warehouse areas and offices.
• General checks/visual inspection of the facility internally & externally for leaks/defects etc.
• Keeping of records, small reports and general admin to ensure the ability to demonstrate maintenance activities and job sign off.
• Supervision and support to specialist sub-contractors, consultants, representatives and service providers, including issuing of permits and overseeing of works.
• Interface and co-ordination with fabric specialists at site level. Fall back on all elements should be via specialist provider.
• Organising and upkeep of stores including COSHH cupboards, scheduling and identification of materials and equipment for maintenance and project works.
• Training and continual professional development to ensure up to date with NMS and general process, procedures and legislation.
• Ensure and awareness and compliance to the contractual KPI’s/SLA’s is undertaken.
• Working hours/days 8-5pm weekdays, weekends subject to particular business needs and holiday cover for Technical Storeman.

Core competencies

• Responsiveness.
• Understanding of customer needs and the requirements of working in a critical environment requiring zero downtime.
• Accessibility.

Person Specification

• Experience, sound knowledge and capability to carry out carpentry, decorating, plumbing and all general DIY tasks.
• Knowledge of raised floor and metal partition systems.
• Familiar with industrial type building elements and materials.
• Formal health & safety, power tool use training.
• Working at height and access equipment training.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Organised and with good written English skills.
• Conversant with basic PC use, email, word and excel programmes.
• Willing to learn and develop skills and technical knowledge.
• Capable of working and reporting to several persons including shift, engineering and contract manager.

Character

• Committed to the delivery of excellent customer service.
• Calm manner and able to work under pressure and in emergency situations.
• Able to ascend and descend cat ladders, steep stairs, working on gantries including on roofs and at high levels.
• Capable of working in plant rooms in tight and confined spaces adjacent to high voltage and mechanical plant and equipment.
• Able to carry tools and components up to 25kg, around site, and to work areas.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.