Technical Officer Mechanical Engineer

** Job Description

Summary:

** This is a Full Time, Permanent position.
Pay Range
- Grade 10 - £46,579 to £49,817     Proposed Interview dates
- Week Commencing 30th November 2026    ROLE &

PURPOSE:

To provide a professional building technical service and be responsible for the design, specification, and project management of building construction and/ or building services installations for new build, maintenance and/or refurbishment programmes of work. This may include taking the project lead or working as part of a larger building maintenance and design services team.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, efficient, professional, highly experienced, and motivated individual to join our team, reporting to the Associate Building Services Engineer (Maintenance and Statutory Compliance Team).
The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring, delivering and reporting on planned maintenance programmes; managing specialist statutory servicing contracts and contractors; overseeing day-to-day reactive maintenance activities to support effective service delivery; undertaking condition surveys; providing technical advice in accordance with current legislation, regulations and industry best practice; leading on minor mechanical design, refurbishment and improvement projects, including the preparation of technical specifications and oversight of works through to completion.
Candidates must have a proven and extensive background in mechanical building services engineering and the maintenance, inspection, testing and statutory compliance of building mechanical systems, together with a comprehensive understanding of relevant legislation, standards and compliance requirements. Applicants must hold appropriate technical and professional qualifications and be capable of interpreting technical information to support decision-making and ensure compliance across a diverse property portfolio.
The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will have demonstrable experience working across a wide range of sectors, including leisure, commercial, heritage, museum, education and housing environments, including multi-occupancy residential properties.

Experience of working with computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS), asset management databases, compliance management software and Microsoft Office applications would be advantageous.

Experience of working within a local authority environment and managing statutory compliance across complex and varied property portfolios would also be beneficial.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mike Norton on  or
** PRINCIPAL

ACCOUNTABILITIES :
**** 1 Strategy** - Provide all the building construction design and maintenance aspects for specific design and construction projects and schemes, so that all building maintenance / constructions solutions are sustainable and whole life-cycle costs are minimised, enabling the delivery of the annualised strategic plan for the design and construction group. Develop, procure, control and manage variations for specific contracts with building and design services construction (related contractors) so that all appropriate projects and maintenance comply with designs and specifications, are completed on time, to budget and compliance with statutory requirements is maintained.

Promote the services of building construction and maintenance so that partnerships are developed, bids are tendered, and contract opportunities are secured, enabling the successful delivery of the business plan.
** 2 Customer Focus** - Provide technical reports, drawings and project status information for use by elected members and their committees, ensuring all appropriate plans and service…