Building Services Engineer (Mechanical)

Tackling a range of HAVC and mechanical engineering projects, you will play a vital role in both conserving and enhancing the City Corporation's built assets. Based in the City Surveyor's Department, you will supervise projects from inception to completion, from feasibility through design, procurement, completion and handover to maintenance. You will work with stakeholders to establish their requirements and translate these into technical specifications and briefs. You will also prepare feasibility studies and tender documents. Monitoring the performance of consultants and contractors will be key: you will carry out site inspection of works in progress to ensure compliance with building regulations.

This is a career banded role, so open to graduate, intermediate and senior candidates including those looking for the next step in their career as a client-side design and project delivery focused engineer., If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, therefore, you need to discuss this with your line manager prior to applying. The purpose of this will be to discuss what, if any, impact your secondment might have on the service and service delivery should your application be successful, and how this might be addressed.

With practical experience of building mechanical & electrical engineering, you'll be ready to provide informed advice and offer solutions in areas such as refurbishment, HVAC systems, BMS, fire safety, drainage and water systems. This will include working closely with clients, as well as consultants and contractors. Strong influencing and negotiating skills will be key to your success. You will either hold or be working towards Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status and will have a working knowledge of the application of CDM 2015 Regulations. Your analytical and problem-solving skills will be matched by proficiency in Microsoft Office and specialist design and research engineering packages such as AutoCAD.

The City of London Corporation manages many sites of historical, political and strategic importance, as well as portfolio of high-value commercial properties

Maintaining and improving the facilities and services within these buildings is a vital part of realising their true value to the City Corporation. It's also how we're working to meet vital energy efficiency targets., The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable. We are committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay across the whole organisation and against external sectors.

Because our roles are so varied, we don't have a 'one size fits all' policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you'll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It's important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please visit https://careers.cityoflondon.gov.uk/working-here/ to view our guide.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we're meeting our attendance needs.

In addition to the salary, the role attracts a market forces supplement of 5,000 per annum.