Area Support Officer

| Salary £32,061 - £36,363 Per annum | Permanent,  Full Time, 37 hours per week | Property Services |    International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship  As the Area Support Officer with the Building Surveying Team of Lancashire County Council Property Service, you will assist and support in the delivery of a qualitative and timely building cleaning and grounds maintenance service from both external and internal providers. You will manage the contracts for each client within your specific geographic area, interrogating and improving the quality of the information for each contract to ensure that it is current and relevant and also address any issues, discrepancies and conflicts. You will provide technical support and advice relating to building cleaning/caretaking and grounds related issues to schools and other establishments and will contribute to our commitment to maintaining and developing new business in relation to the provision of support services. You will liaise with building surveyors, service providers, stakeholders, contractors and members of the business support team to ensure the data and information flowing through the contract management process is correct, up to date and allows the smooth delivery of the service. You will understand building cleaning and grounds maintenance activates particularly in a school setting including their management and delivery, to enable you to effectively support the delivery of these contracts.  Lancashire County Council is a diverse employer who encourage the development of its staff to realise their full potential. We provide a supportive, flexible and engaging environment and promote job satisfaction for our staff, who in turn deliver high quality services to the people of Lancashire. You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use.  However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC vacancies website. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. Closing date 12th July For an informal discussion please contact Mark Hodges, Contracts Manager.  mark.hodges@lancashire.gov.uk [mark.hodges@lancashire.gov.uk]  Job Description/Person Specification [https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/media/971872/area-support-officer-advert-job-description-person230626-spec-v21.docx]