Building Engineer

Role: Building Engineer

Department: Estates and Facilities Management

Location: College Road, Doncaster

Salary: £32,613 - £37,020 (pro rata)

Hours: 16

Contract Type: Permanent

In this role you will be responsible for facilities management at all South Yorkshire Police sites within a designated area, having direct contact with customers and contractors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management and supervision of all associated EFM staff in the relevant team involved in the day-to-day functioning, repair and maintenance of the building(s) and associated plant and equipment, including all external areas.
• Plan and organise in conjunction with the Repairs and Maintenance/PPM contractor the upkeep, repair and maintenance of all associated services for the properties in the allocated portfolio. The equipment will be including, but not limited to, all heating and ventilation plant including grills and filters, solid fuel boilers, flues, stokers, tanks, water heaters, valves and associated heating systems, chilled water installations and packaged chiller units.
• In conjunction with the Repairs & Maintenance Surveyors and Building Surveyors, review quoted works, and instruct accordingly ensuring work is within the budget.
• Manage and monitor Health and Safety compliance for all portfolio properties, including the Management of Contractors process and other procedures agreed as relating to this area of operation.
• Update and manage work through Technology Forge, ensuring work is uploaded, progressed and closed down as needed. Liaise with the Estates and Facilities Helpdesk team to ensure service is cohesively managed.
• Manage, organise and supervise routine testing of the electrical installation, fire alarms, emergency lighting, standby generator and general communications system to comply with statutory requirements including Health and Safety at Work Regulations.
• The post-holder should be capable of preparing concise technical reports in association with the District/Department and Estates and Facilities Management Department and, where considered appropriate, make recommendations in relation to any improvements to the efficient functioning of the building(s).
• Produce, in conjunction with the Facilities Manager, procedures for all main areas of operation carried out by the team, including the Assistant Building Engineers and Building Maintenance Technicians.
• The post-holder will be expected to attend weekly/monthly meetings with EFM management/contractors as required and to enable access for contractors as required.
• The post-holder will be expected to physically undertake routine maintenance work in accordance with a force-wide schedule of maintenance works/tasks. This will involve such tasks as application of water treatment, cleaning of grilles/filters, greasing valves, cleaning some flue-ways etc. in accordance with the maintenance schedules.
• Monitoring all gas, electric and water supplies including reading meters and keeping records of consumption.
• Fault finding on plant and equipment and facilities requiring technical knowledge and experience of electrics, heating, plumbing and drainage services and ability to work from scale drawings.
• The post-holder will work 37 hours per week covering the team core hours of 8am –5pm through use of the flexitime scheme and may be required to work weekends, overtime, public holidays or outside normal working hours if circumstances require. The post-holder to be responsible for the creation of a rota to manage this cover and also the operation of the flexitime scheme in their team.
• The post holder to have the option to be part of an emergency call out rota for duty outside working hours, including weekends and Bank Holidays and to encourage participation from appropriately skilled and knowledgeable members of their team.