Electrical Engineer (Estates)

Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, permanent

The role:

This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Estates Department as an Electrical Engineer.

As an Electrical Engineer you will provide a comprehensive building services electrical engineering function, you will also manage estates capital projects.

There is an opportunity to come into this role and begin at various levels.

The grade (and salary) that you enter at will depend upon experience and qualifications. Once in the role, there will be opportunity (and you will be encouraged) to progress through the grades.

What you’ll do:

• Provide professional and proactive advice in respect of electrical engineering issues, including CCTV and alarm systems, carrying out condition surveys as required and preparing maintenance plans to inform medium term financial forecast.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of all legislation, guidance and best practice impacting on the building services engineering and project management functions, as well as acting as authorised/responsible person/duty holder in respect of building services installations across the estate.
• Lead projects ensuring that the requirements of the organisation as specified by service users and other stakeholders, are captured in sufficient detail, rigorously challenged, confirmed by the project owner and documented.
• Contribute to the production of feasibility studies, preparing initial design information, preparing advice and recommending input from specialists where appropriate.
• Carry out design work in respect of works and services; prepare drawings, specifications and other tender documents to accurately convey the scope and content of the works or services.

What you’ll bring:

• HNC/D in electrical building services engineering or relevant subject and membership of a relevant professional body.
• Alternatively, you would be able demonstrate significant experience in electrical building services engineering.
• You will be able to provide evidence of excellent planning and organisational skills to achieve set objectives.
• Have the ability to analyse problems and make effective decisions and resolutions.
• Proven ability to manage contractors and suppliers of goods and services to achieve the required outcome for the organisation.

We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.

Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact John Leslie, Head of Estates by email at john.leslie@northumbria.police.uk

Just so you know:

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of an Electrical Engineer with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.

The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face to face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.

We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.

Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.

If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance and medical information.

Terms of appointment:

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.

If you are successful in your application, you will have a 6month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.