Assistant Engineer

A client within the Public Sector based in Lancashire is currently recruiting for an Assistant Building Services Engineer to join their Building Design Team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full-time, temporary position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority within a Building Services environment.

The Role
The key purpose of the role is to support, manage and deliver a range of Building Service Engineering related services across Lancashire County Council. You will undertake reactive responses to building services related issues and failures, manage small-scale projects, and provide support to Building Services Engineers on larger projects depending on their complexity and scale.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
• Responding to building services issues such as loss of heating, hot water, and electrical services, instructing contractors as required.
• Managing small-scale Building Service related projects within time, budget, and quality expectations.
• Supporting Building Service Engineers and the Principal Building Services Engineer in the delivery of wider service objectives.
• Providing technical support and guidance within the Building Design Team and across the Council’s Asset Management Service.
• Liaising proactively with other services within the Council and across multidisciplinary teams.
• Acting as Duty Engineer on a rota system to provide point-of-contact for reactive calls.

This is an agile role where engineers will be required to travel to sites across Lancashire. Hybrid working is permitted outside of site visits.

The Candidate
To be considered for this role you will require:

• A recognised vocational or professional qualification in Building Services (or working towards) OR relevant technical training/graduate entry with practical experience.
• Membership or working towards membership of a professional institute such as CIBSE or IEE.
• Experience in Building Services reactive maintenance, preferably within the public sector.

The below skills would be beneficial for the role:
• Good knowledge of building services applications, principles, and theory.
• Understanding of regulatory and statutory Building Services standards.
• Analytical and problem-solving capability with the ability to plan, organise, and deliver small projects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work within multidisciplinary teams.

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering £22 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35 (approx. £18.50 – £19 per hour PAYE).

How to Apply
If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to megan.ford@servicecare.org.uk or call Megan at Service Care Construction on 01772 208967
to discuss the vacancy in more detail.
Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus
If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period.