Deputy Legionella & Water Hygiene Subject Matter Expert

For jobs located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is one of the government’s largest public service departments with a sizeable annual budget, serving over 20 million citizens.

The estate spans
1.4 million square metres across
800+ sitesand supports around
78,000 colleagues.

Our vision includes DWPcolleagues,supply chain, partners and,most fundamentally, the customers the Department exists to serve. They are the reasonfor our existence.

We are responsible for theday-to-day operation of our vast Estate by managing a private sector supply chain that delivers essential services such as Security Guarding, Maintenance, Property and Leasehold Management, Construction, Cleaning and Facilities Management.

DWP Estates is not just about maintaining buildings - it’s about transformation. Our strategic goals include:

• Transitioning to a smaller, more affordable, and adaptable estateto meet future needs
• Investing in infrastructure through planned replacement works
• Embedding sustainability in line with Government Greening Commitments (GGCs)
• Delivering cost-effective services while maintaining high standards
• Creating a professional, best-in-class working culture across the Government Property profession

Our Estates strategy ambitions have been refreshed to take us through to 2030:

• OPTIMISE:
  Continue to transition to a more affordable and adaptable DWP estate that creates productive environments
• INVEST:
  Investment in an improved environment that better meets the needs of customers and colleagues and minimises service disruption
• SUPPORT the drive for sustainability throughout DWP
• DELIVER:
  Expertly deliver improving, cost-effective services for DWP
• THRIVE:
  Continue to develop a working culture for DWP Estates that is best in class across government

There is no better time to join the award winning DWP Estates team.

** Location – While a Corporate Hub in the locations specified is preferred other locations nationally can be considered **

Government Property Profession Career Framework (Link)

This role sits within the following:

• Job Family – Strategic Asset Management
• Core Role – Property Data Management
• Level – Practitioner

Job Summary

DWP Estates is expanding its national water safety function and is seeking an additional Legionella & Water Hygiene Subject Matter Expert (SME) to work collaboratively across a complex UK-wide estate.

The post holder will work alongside a fellow Water Hygiene SME as part of an integrated national technical function. Both SMEs will operate at the same technical level, with equivalent professional standing, competence, authority and accountability across DWP's water safety arrangements.

Together, the Water Hygiene SMEs will provide national technical leadership, oversight, assurance and challenge across Business As Usual (BAU) water hygiene activity, Water Risk Assessments (WRAs), Written Schemes of Control, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), remedial activity, water sampling, projects, asset information, investigations, compliance evidence, contractor performance and governance.

Both SMEs will work collaboratively across the full water safety portfolio to ensure that risks identified through WRAs, BAU activity, operational data, projects, incidents and technical investigations are collectively understood and translated into proportionate, coordinated and effective controls. This approach will strengthen assurance, support efficient use of technical resource, reduce duplication and ensure attention is focused on the areas of greatest risk and operational priority.

The post holder will act as a DWP Estates Responsible Person for Water Safety, with responsibilities exercised in accordance with the DWP Water Safety Plan and established governance…