Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service are looking for a Building Services Engineer to enhance our team based at our Service Headquarters in Exeter. You will join us on a full time 37 hours per week, 2 year fixed-term contract, with the potential to be made permanent. In return your will receive a competitive salary of £41,511.00 - £44,711.00 (gross) per annum. The successful candidate may also be eligible to receive an essential car users allowance in addition to their salary.
About the role:
As our Building Services Engineer, you will assist and advise the Senior Property Manager in implementing the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority's (DSFRA) property maintenance strategy. In particular, you will take responsibility for statutory compliance, maintaining, improving and renewing building services through effective contractual arrangements ensuring DSFRA property stock is maintained to a high, efficient, safe and effective standard in line with operational and legislative requirements. You will support and lead on the delivery of M&E related Capital and Revenue project work.
Key responsibilities of the Building Services Engineer:
* To make routine inspections/surveys of properties and prepare reports on the condition of building service installations and works required.
* To assess and advise on priorities of work, to schedule for work for the preparation of the annual works programmes, including annual service-related maintenance contracts, and to update the Property Asset Management Plan; to include taking into account whole of life/economic cost in use of assets.
* To liaise with Fire Service personnel and others and to take responsibility for the implementation of works of maintenance and improvement relating to building service installations; to include preparation of detailed estimates for the costs of such works, to write specifications, prepare drawings and to order such works as required; to include supervising the undertaking of programmed schemes by consultants/contractors, certifying the approval and payment of such works, ensuring that projects are completed on time, to specification/quality standards and within budget.
* To maintain effective up-to-date maintenance records, particularly for statutory maintenance and to report monthly to the Property Maintenance Manager, highlighting areas of concern and non-compliance issues.
* To take responsibility for, and monitor, the performance of contracts and consultants and to report on suitability for retention on the records of approved contractors.
* To provide building services advice to the Senior Property Manager, Property Managers and Facilities and Admin Manager as required in the implementation of projects contained within the annual budget cycle. To include the design and specification of building service installations appropriate to the size of projects and as required/necessary provision of power, lighting, heating, ventilation, fire alarms and detection, security, voice and data installations, renewable energy, energy consumption and feasibility studies.
* To provide building services advice on other projects being undertaken by the Estates department and to, as appropriate, liaise with outside consultants.
* To advise on and contribute to the Service's sustainability Development Strategy which seeks to reduce carbon emissions.
* To liaise with the Senior Property Manager, Property Managers and Facilities and Admin Manager in relation to formulation of design principles for building services installations within the DSFRA property portfolio; in developing innovative solutions taking into account and advantage of new technologies where these provide clear benefits and assist in meeting every more stringent central government targets.
* To arrange through procured contracts responsive repairs and replacement of defective building service installations from receipt of the defect report, implementation and supervision of the works and authorisation of invoices for payment; to include updating the Property Defects database to ensure there are no undue delays in defect reports being actioned.
* To ensure that financial and property records of the highest order of probity are maintained for regulatory performance and audit review requirements.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more about the role, please contact Matthew Wyon-Brown on 01392 872275 or via email: mwyonbrown@dsfire.gov.uk or David Lang on 01392 872213 or via email: dlang@dsfire.gov.uk
Closing Date: 2359hrs 26 January 2025
If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Building Services Engineer please click 'apply' today, we would love to hear from you.
You must be eligible to work in the UK by commencement of employment.
How to apply:
You will be required to complete an application form and submit a document to show how you meet the following essential criteria taken from the Job Description and Person Specification.
* Proven ability to oversee and effectively manage hard FM maintenance contracts, including statutory compliance, planned and reactive maintenance/defects.
* Excellent working knowledge of standard forms of contract - JCT, NEC3 and IMechE/IET.
* Experience of undertaking condition and asset surveys of building services installations.
* Experience of preparing specifications and drawings, obtaining quotations/tenders and supervising contracts for a variety of building services works.
* Good knowledge of property related legislation to include Health and Safety, Risk Assessments, CDM, Asbestos, Waters and Fire Regulations, the Equality Act 2010/Public Authority Equality Duty legislation and other relevant legislation.
Our values
* We are proud to help
* We are honest
* We are respectful
* We are working together
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service recognise and celebrate the vast diversity of the local communities that we serve, and we aspire for this to be reflected in our workforce. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, experience and beliefs, who share our values, to consider working for us.
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