Department Estates and Facilities Directorate

Estates Operations

Grade: Grade 7

Salary range: up to £44,263

Working arrangements: Permanent

Full time (nominal 35 hours) Monday to Friday

May be a requirement to work evenings and weekends as business demands

Hybrid working (minimum of two days per week onsite, depending on business needs)

May be required to participate in local on-call arrangements, as relevant to this role

Closing date: Thursday 4th July 2024

The Role and Department

The Estates and Facilities Directorate provides a range of essential services to Durham University and is responsible for managing, maintaining, and developing the infrastructure and building fabric of the various campuses.

As Estates Legionella Manager you will be responsible for providing a highly effective, efficient and customer focused Legionella management function to the University. You will lead on all water management, hygiene and legionella compliance/assurance across the University, providing specialist advice to Estates and Facilities colleagues and other departments across the University.

You will be responsible for managing legionella compliance in accordance with ACOP L8 'Legionnaires Disease - The control of legionella bacteria in water systems' and HSG 274. Your main responsibilities will include the introduction of an electronic compliance monitoring system, reviewing current asset data and ensuring the system is populated with relevant information to enable electronic monitoring to be carried out. You will organise system implementation training, and ensure that monitoring is being carried out. The role will also involve managing consultants, contractors and overseeing the management and all water systems in accordance with current legislation and best practice. You will work closely with the Health and Safety Services and Compliance Manager to maintain the water management plan and ensure that all information is recorded, accurate and kept up to date in line with the University's policies and procedures.

You will be responsible for managing compliance assurance on a range of statutory inspections of water assets and systems. You will assist the Responsible Person(s) in their duties relating to water hygiene and legionella compliance. You will also participate in the Water Management Group and report to the Senior Maintenance Engineer.

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description