Building Services Technical Officer (M&E)

House of Commons; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious government institution in the UK seeks a Technical Officer (Mechanical & Electrical) to manage and improve maintenance works across historic buildings. Key responsibilities include overseeing contractors, technical specification preparation, and ensuring compliance with Health & Safety standards. Candidates should have NVQ Level 3 in a relevant discipline and demonstrate effective communication skills. This position offers hybrid work options and attractive benefits including generous annual leave and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous annual leave starting at 30 days

Civil Service pension scheme with 27% employer contribution

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience managing engineering services in a complex environment.
• Demonstrable working knowledge of engineering Health & Safety issues.
• Ability to listen and understand requests from stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver a range of mechanical and electrical maintenance works.
• Prepare technical specifications and supervise contractors and teams.
• Ensure work is completed safely, on time, and to high standards.

Skills

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical/Mechanical Building Services

Good communication skills

Knowledge of Health & Safety issues

Education

NVQ Level 3

Job description

What you’ll be doing

As a Technical Officer (Mechanical & Electrical) within the Parliamentary Maintenance Services Team (PMST), you’ll help maintain and improve one of the most historic and complex estates in the world, the UK Parliament.

Working across buildings from the Palace of Westminster to Portcullis House, you’ll manage and deliver a range of mechanical and electrical maintenance works. This includes preparing technical specifications, supervising contractors and in-house teams, and ensuring all work is completed safely, on time and to a high standard.

No two days are the same; one day you might be managing electrical repairs or upgrades, the next preparing for a State Visit or ceremonial event. You’ll play an essential part in keeping Parliament’s buildings safe, efficient and ready to support the work of democracy.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 40% of your time in the office.

Find out more about working at the House of Commons.

Why Join us?

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

What we’re looking for.

• NVQ Level 3 in an Electrical or Mechanical Building Services related discipline along with demonstrable experience of managing engineering services in a complex environment
• Demonstrable working knowledge of engineering Health & Safety issues in a maintenance/construction environment
• Good communications skills and the ability to listen carefully in order to understand requests from a variety of stakeholders

Next Steps & Additional Information

• CV & Application – If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and submit evidence against criterions 1-5 on the job description.

More information on the application process can be found here: Application process - UK Parliament

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.