Property Maintenance Manager in Carlisle

Here at The Edinburgh Woollen Mill we are currently recruiting for a Property Maintenance Manager to cover a substantial number of properties across the country but based out of our offices at Kingmoor Park, Carlisle. The successful candidate will be required to travel when required to support management in maintaining the Company’s property portfolio, whilst ensuring costs are within budget.

Main Responsibilities:

• Plan preventative maintenance for all properties owned/leased by the Company and check day-to-day maintenance is up to date.
• Produce technical reports following building surveys on planned and reactive maintenance.
• Create specifications in relation to identified defects that comply with the relevant regulations.
• Find appropriate contractors for maintenance work and ensure all work carried out is to the expected standards from start through to completion.
• Ensure financial approval levels are adhered to at all times and monitor all invoices.
• Communicate with consultants and landlords to ensure building regulations are met and project requirements are delivered effectively.
• Retain a log of calls and maintenance issues and prioritize tasks as necessary.
• To be available outside of office hours for emergency cover.
• Additional ad hoc duties that may arise.

Job Requirements:

• Previous experience in surveying as well as building and construction preferred but not essential.
• Property Maintenance experience is desired.
• The successful candidate must be willing to undertake further training for continued development.
• Understanding of Health & Safety, Risk Assessments and Method Statements

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company pension
• Store discount

The Edinburgh Woollen Mill is a retail business comprising of over 400 units, including High Street, Tourist & Destination sites, predominantly Fashion and Home.

Head Office

The company headquarters are in Carlisle, Cumbria. Carlisle has a principal station on the West Coast main line from London Euston and sits on the M6 motorway. This location provides ready access to the major facilities expected of a city, combined with the possibility of living in one of the finest countryside areas in the UK.

Almost every conceivable type of outdoors and countryside activity is at hand. There are fishing rivers, hill walking areas and golf courses nearby and the Lake District is a short drive away.

High Street stores

The Edinburgh Woollen Mill has mainstream high street stores selling ladies and menswear for the 45 plus customer. Outlets are located in a wide variety of market and provincial towns across the UK and Ireland

Tourist Shops and Visitor Centres

We have specialty tourist stores, where gift items and other products reflect the stores location. The outlets, which trade under an individual, often local, fascia, are in key tourist locations throughout the UK. Many stores are on busy tourist routes and benefit from coach visits where food service and exhibitions are all part of the attraction.

Destination Shopping

There are Destination Sites which contain all of the Company's concepts and other brands to increase their attractiveness as a retail destination. The sites trade under local, individual fascias such as Antartex Village, and Kernow Mill, Mackinnon Mills.

If interested in the above or would like to find out more - please apply today!