Hove (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£41418 - £44428
37
Job introduction
Senior Building Services Engineer (Electrical or Mechanical)
Grade M10 £41,418 to £44,428
Hove Town Hall, Hove
37 Hours per week with flexible hybrid working
No two days are the same in Brighton & Hove City Council’s Building Surveying Team! If you like genuine diversity in your Building Services Engineering design work and are looking to learn new skills, then we have a fantastic opportunity for you.
This council has set the City an ambitious carbon neutral target by 2030 and this is your chance to contribute to that in a positive, meaningful way.
For this Senior role you will either be competent in Electrical design or Mechanical design. There is no expectation to be competent in both disciplines. Managing and supporting the career development of one Mechanical and one Electrical Engineer, previous line management experience is preferable.
From undertaking either Electrical or Mechanical design and specification work, finding solutions to rectifying defects, organising stand-alone work, programmes for renewables such as carbon-reduction heating solutions, solar PV, etc and supporting the Building Surveyors as part of a design team approach to refurbishment projects. We deal with schools, social care premises, non-housing buildings, listed historic buildings, etc.
About the role
We need team players who are strong on Health and Safety, confident on AutoCAD, have monitoring contractor electrical or mechanical design and performance on site skills, a flexible approach, good communication skills with the ability to work under pressure in our trusted, busy team of professionals.
You will ideally already be qualified, or working towards qualification, as a Building Services Engineer of CIBSE, IET, IMechE or similar approved with relevant experience.
We will provide you with a programme of in-house training and CPDs to help you grow and succeed. As an incentive, for qualified professionals, we will pay your annual subs.
You will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of Client teams across the City who will value and respect your input. We remain sustainably independent as we generate fees through the works we manage. Always busy, we continue to secure further programmes of work and need to fill this post with the right person.
In return you will enjoy a package of benefits that includes;
- a healthy work life balance with flexible working hours and hybrid working from home for two days per week and at Hove Town Hall for three
- a laptop and iPhone for the days you work from home
- an attractive pension scheme
- generous annual leave from 26 days plus bank holidays plus 2 extra statutory plus 2 concessionary days per annum and flexi-days if you accrue additional hours
- 24/7 access to free advice and support via the employee assistance programme
- lifestyle benefits such as season ticket loans, travel and leisure discounts
- tax-free benefits including the cycle to work scheme
If you would like to find out more please e-mail the best number to call you back on to the Head of Building Surveying & Utilities Management martin.hilson@brighton-hove.gov.uk or Senior Building Surveyor will.davis@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).