Building Service Engineer – Essex County Fire and Rescue Service

Job Title: Building Service Engineer

Contract: Permanent

Working Hours: Monday – Friday – 37hours

Salary: Grade 8 – £40,476 – £43,693

Location: HQ, Kelvedon Park and travel to stations when required

Closing Date: 16th February 2025

*We are open to discuss working arrangements including flexibility over hours and location

The Role Role Profile:

Are you looking for the next step in your engineering or maintenance career and ready to take on some building management and compliance responsibility? Our friendly and inclusive Property team are searching for a new Building Service Engineer to join their team as we work to future-proof and protect our Operational estate.

What You Will Be Working On:

Working with the Property team to fulfil our Estates Strategy

Managing compliance across the estate and identifying risk and areas for improvement

Managing Asset protection and improvement projects of varying value, from inception to completion, including specifications and tender.

Reviewing condition surveys to determine future actions and deliverables across the estate.

Management of contractors and suppliers to ensure high standards are delivered across the portfolio. Managing KPI’s and associated budgets.

Managing planned preventative contracts for M&S services

Taking responsibility for ensuring the authorities statutory and legal obligations for plant services and equipment.

Ensure completion of works to Health and Safety and CDM regulations

Visiting sites across our estate to monitor performance and find opportunities, including innovation to achieve our Net Zero goals.

What Are We Looking For?

We are looking for someone with an eye for detail, who wants to be part of a team who cares for the estate and future of the Service’s Property. We would love to find someone who wants to develop with the team and can support the growth of the department. Experience in a Hard services environment is essential with proof of contractor management and an indepth understanding of M&E compliance.