Barrie Sharp Email & Phone Number

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Current Employment:IKEA, ReadingLocal Facility Management Specialist• Support the Regional Facilities Manager, on a day-to-day basis, with the organisation of the daily FM routines (inspection, testing, and maintenance; both internal work and work executed by an external FM supplier• Reduced machine breakdowns by implementing a preventive maintenance regime (less call outs needed)• Implementing a reuse way of working within the team for environmental and cost savings • Leading the team in a proactive way to deal with issues, building good relationships with other teams on site • Use of Computer Aided FM tool to view and update inspections, testing and maintenance (Maximo) • Support the Regional Facilities Manager to create and maintain a register of assets, locations, suppliers, planned maintenance schedules• Support, advise and mentor multiple contractors within the FM team• Weekly out-of-hours on call service for any emergencies arising • Assist the Regional FM Manager in cost controlling by working in a lean, simple and cost-conscious way using/sharing good examples and encouraging colleagues to find more effective ways of working

London, And South

• Delivering Facilities Management services for multi-sites in the education sector and beyond• Managing school refurbishments with support to the schools FM team during projects• Sites managed from newly handed over- to sites for demolition maintaining security • Utilizing a CAFM system to raise works and ensure work carried out according to SLAs• Asset surveys and Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) regimes planed and rolled out• Developing rapport and demonstrating technical knowledge to clients on all aspects of areas and continued support• Ensuring compliance of multi-sites around the country, producing compliance folders following strict company policy procedures• Ensuring health and safety is maintained with contractors and visitors to all sites• Ensuring Asbestos registers are up to date and understood• Produce full, detailed and lengthy reports for each site for timed handover • Project management and small works, including snagging and latent defects listsAchievements:• Received customer service award within Vinci for management of occupied site after 8 months• Carried out eLearning, asbestos, lifting, working at heights • Obtained SMSTS • Contributor to the Vinci employee’s forum. Organised a regular ‘Time to Talk’ day with our team • Going above and beyond to complete handovers and inspections to ensure Vinci deliver on time• Defining and anticipating problems, identifying causes and implementing solutions

Newbury Berkshire

• Overseeing the Estates team, including the grounds and maintenance of a large private school• Managing multiple large budgets for projects, keeping accurate and complete financial records• Oversee Health and Safety of site, staff, pupils and contractors - approx. 1200 people• Developing and delivering tool box talks for the site support teams to help employees organise and prioritise their tasks to achieve set goals (from conduct at work to working at height)• Project management and small works, including snagging and latent defects• Responsibility for the estate legal compliance • Contractor control and management, including checking of DBS • Managing Maintenance and Grounds team on day to day issues including reactive and proactive CAFM system • Arranged asbestos survey of mutable buildings • Arranged tree surveys of the 120 acre site and arranged remedial works • Undertaking a 5 year maintenance and condition plan• Support of the Catering and Housekeeping teams with policies and procedures including any disciplinary matters Achievements:• Project managed new buildings in tight deadlines under time pressure• Re-structured the whole ground maintenance service by changing from external agency running to in-house trained staff. Thus making big budgetary savings• Organised and planned summer lets for the school• Instigated a health and wellbeing awareness programme for the support teams • Advisor to the schools Eco-committee and help set up schools environmental group

University Of Exeter, Devon (Upp)

• Responsibility of approximately 80 employees and ensuring all key performance indicators are met• Management for the University of Exeter student accommodations (2600)• Delivery of service level agreements for the provision of hard and soft facilities • Helped obtain ISO: 9001, 14001 and worked on OHSAS: 18001Achievements: • Directed site environmental projects with our staff environmental champions. Numerous awards have been won within the University with my involvement • Responsible for building a team of 12 right from recruitment, including mentoring Prince’s Trust young people through to employment. Created 6 internal promotions, gaining recognition for “Investors in People’s Award” and also introduced a “continued professional development” scheme.• Various budget control of approximately £950,000 including sinking funds works• Handover of 20 new multi-story accommodation blocks from building site to occupation (125m project), dealing with snagging and latent defects works.• Management of multi-sites ageing from 50 year old buildings to new• Implement Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) and responsible for contractor management• Implementation of all statutory testing and compliance• Planning and implementation of budgets for the statutory compliance, planned preventive maintenance, sinking funds works (Lifecycle), and capital expenditure • Electrical duty holder and responsible person for water hygiene (L8 approved code of practice)• Deal with communications to residences for proposed works, latent defects and access to rooms• Delivery of a strict Service Level Agreement and manage a help desk for the maintenance team to carry out repair works• New supplier negotiation and set up of service level agreements• Day to day Health and Safety, risk assessments, RIDDOR & COSHH. Helped introduce near-miss cards for employees• Responsible for the compliance, and statutory inspections on site and maintain a risk register

Dartmoor, Devon

• Management of 6 team members • Maintenance cover 24hrs a day 365 days a year (prestigious venue with high profile guests)• 64 bedroom hotel with 22 separate lodges and staff accommodation• Health and Safety responsibility for the whole site• Planned maintenance of hotel rooms and lodges • Ensure that property such as boilers, lifts, pool cars, machinery, tools, plant are serviced and maintained to appropriate standards• Accident reporting, investigation and RIDDOR• COSHH issues and Fire risk assessments• Control of contractors on site• Overseeing and snagging of refurbishment of hotel (1.2m)• Managing water supply from river to hotel and back to riverAchievements:Set up call out system and staff rotasOrganising correct reporting procedures for faults and breakdownsArranged planned preventive maintenance regimeIntroduced plans to reduce carbon footprint of hotel and reduce energy used

Achievements:• Set up planned maintenance scheme for decoration and repair of accommodations• Reduced budget by 30% in first year and then reduced own budget by approx. 15% by continuous savings • Brought site up to compliance for Health and Safety by bringing in external H&S consultancy and obtaining NEBOSH qualifications (Credit)• Reviewed and negotiated current contracts and helped to reduce utilities bills with assistance from Carbon Trust • Headed up a successful team to ensure the safe and comfortable supply of services to a diverse spectrum of clients• Staffing levels minimised through the implementation of a multi-skilled training program, ensuring a fully flexible workforce

Pangbourne, Berkshire

Achievements:* Maintained a tight budget whilst achieving a high work rate*Maintained the site to a high level whilst understanding the needs of a working school and charity*Operated in a professional and friendly nature to elite clients and maintained confidentiality*Gained my Pool Plant Operators, Chain saw and RoSPA qualificationsregrettably left the position to relocate to Devon

Berkshire / London

Electrician, PHS Limited (Personal Hygiene Services) Installing and maintaining hand dryers, vending machines and air conditioning units throughout the South of England and Central LondonElectrical sub contractor and supervisor, NG Bailey Electrical Limited Various building sites such as fast track jobs, Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s superstores (Alperton, Reading) Self Employed Electrician Working in partnership with my brother doing minor building works, electrical work and extensions in the London areaRacal Communications Limited Electronic and electrical installations in communications vehicles. Full electronics/electrical Apprenticeship during the first 5 years