Interim Lifts Manager

I am currently working with Harlow District Council who are looking for an Interim Lifts Manager on a 12-month contract paying a rate of £550 per day. Harlow District Council''s Housing Operations team is seeking an experienced Interim Lift Manager to oversee the management, compliance, and maintenance of passenger and goods lifts across our residential housing stock and non-housing portfolio You will ensure full statutory compliance, manage contracts with service and maintenance providers, and act as the Council''s technical authority on all lift-related matters. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Manage all lift assets across the portfolio stock, ensuring operational safety and statutory compliance Commission and oversee LOLER Thorough Examinations to keep all lift certification current under the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 Lead contract management for maintenance, repair, and modernisation contracts Ensure compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, BS EN 81 standards, and the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 Liaise with the Competent Person under PUWER 1998 and coordinate planned preventative maintenance programmes Report to senior management on KPIs, defects, expenditure, and risk ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS Recognised lift engineering qualification (e.g. LEIA, City and Guilds 2850, or equivalent NVQ Level 3+) Authorised/Competent Person status to conduct LOLER Thorough Examinations IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH Certificate (or ..... full job details .....