Building Services Engineer in Bromham

To be considered for an interview, please make sure your application is full in line with the job specs as found below.

Department - Corporate Services and Facilities

Salary - £43,151- £46,387 plus Recruitment and Retention Allowance £2,500 per annum.

This is a full-time position for 37 hours per week open to flexible, compressed and part time working patterns with a minimum coverage of 30 hours Monday to Friday.

You will be part of an on-call rota typically for a week every six weeks for which you will receive an on-call allowance.

Do you want to work on an estate with incredible technical facilities where you can really make a difference supporting national security? You’ll use your knowledge and experience of building services to maintain and enhance an expanding estate with a variety of unique facilities, services and utilities for the site’s multiple buildings. You will work across our diverse and interesting campus with many technical facilities, which includes manufacturing workshops, engineering laboratories, screened room, clean rooms, server rooms and offices. The campus has a range of buildings from ones being constructed now to others around 50 years old with varying types of building infrastructure.

You’ll work in a fast-paced environment where most days will be different, and you will interact with a wide range of users and suppliers as you use your planning and delivery abilities for projects, ranging from delivering complex new facilities to statutory compliance work. You’ll be project managing multiple system replacements as well as arranging for reactive breakdown repair work to be undertaken. You will use good analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose and fix issues with building systems.

You will join a small supportive team where professional development and training is available and encouraged for both technical and core skills. These courses include externally recognised CIBSE courses as well as sessions hosted in house.

More About You

To apply for this role, you’ll already have:

• A professional qualification in building services and/or building services experience.
• A solid understanding of building engineering and technology, such as HVAC, electrical systems and plumbing.
• Working knowledge of building regulations, safety standards and sustainable technologies.
• Can manage own time to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

To strengthen your application, it would be beneficial if you have one or more of the following (but these are not essential):

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of working with ISO standards such as ISO 50001, ISO 14001 etc.
• Familiarity with software applications such as AutoCAD.

Your Personal Skills

You will be the type of person who:

• Enjoys working on multiple diverse projects at a variety of scales.
• Establishes strong working relationships.
• Promotes new and flexible ways of delivering services that are responsive to customer needs.
• Can demonstrate good analytical skills.
• Has a keen eye for detail and the ability to identify and resolve errors.
• Enjoys being part of a supportive team.
• Communicates clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences.
• Can capture and convert a non-technical requirement into a technical specification.
• Can adapt to change with the support of your team.

Putting your skills to use

Using your diverse range of skills within the estates team, you will:

• Work collectively within the team to ensure the site is safe and legally compliant.
• Lead on specific project work, project manage equipment replacements and enhancements from initial request to completion, working collaboratively with all members of the supply chain.
• Respond to system and infrastructure failures to minimise the impact on site.
• Interrogate the Building Management System to identify faults or develop enhancements.
• Respond to user requests for repair, maintenance and infrastructure enhancements.

What we offer

Now that we’ve explained a bit about what you will be doing, here’s what we can offer you:

• A positive, collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years’ service.
• 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave.
• 2 ½ additional days leave (set dates through the year).
• Pension. Our Pension scheme is Alpha. It’s competitive.
• Opportunities for development.
• Paid overtime or time off in lieu.
• Your salary is for your contracted hours. If you work more, we believe you should be recognised for that.
• Flexible or compressed hours to support you to balance your life with your work.
• Paid parental and adoption leave and neonatal policy.
• Affinity groups – whether you are a person with a disability, part of the LGBTQIA+ community and/or from an ethnic minority background, we provide an inclusive environment, support and a variety of networks for everyone.
• Training. This can be anything from a ½ day internal course to a distant learning degree. If it’s relevant to your career, we will aim to support you.
• Multi-faith Prayer room. This is a quiet contemplation room for staff to use for prayer or reflection.
• Opportunities for mentoring and coaching.
• Free secure parking and allocated parking for car shares.
• Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day.
• Bike to work scheme.
• 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice.
• Sports & Social Society. Whether its classic cars or baking, golf or crafting, we have a society for you. We offer regular subsidised theatre tickets and on-site activities.
• On site café and restaurant.
• On site nursery (subject to availability).
• Relocation Loan.