Electrical Building Services Engineer

Durham University; Pity Me; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed educational institution is seeking an Electrical Building Services Engineer to manage the electrical infrastructure for various projects across its campuses. This role involves ensuring compliance with safety standards, delivering quality services, and supporting stakeholders. The position offers a hybrid working model, requiring at least two onsite days per week post-induction.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing electrical infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of statutory safety requirements and codes of practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage the provision, alteration, and upgrade of electrical infrastructure.
• Deliver a professional, customer-focused electrical engineering support service.
• Ensure works are completed to quality standards and best practices.

Job description

Overview

The Projects & Infrastructure team is responsible for the construction project delivery across all campuses forming the Durham University estate. The team manages a large capital programme from inception to completion, delivering projects on budget, on programme and to a high standard of quality. The improvement in facilities supports academic research and enhances the student experience.

Role

As Electrical Building Services Engineer, you will effectively manage the provision, alteration and upgrade of the University's electrical infrastructure for the successful delivery of a range of projects/programmes, ensuring all works are carried out to the required quality standard, adhere to best practice principles and are compliant with current statutory/safety requirements and approved codes of practice.

You will deliver a professional, customer-focussed electrical engineering support service to all stakeholders, to facilitate the provision of a safe, effective and reliable electrical infrastructure specific to the needs of the University.

Estates and Facilities Directorate

The Estates and Facilities Directorate provides essential services to Durham University and is responsible for managing, maintaining and developing the infrastructure and building fabric of the various campuses.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

Working arrangements

Evenings and weekend working, as business needs.

There may be a requirement to participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota, relevant to area of work.

Hybrid working (minimum of two days per week onsite, depending on business needs, after an initial training/induction period).