MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL MANAGER

Due to a service area restructure an excellent opportunity has arisen within the new Design, Construction and Maintenance (DCM) Team for a qualified Mechanical and Electrical Manager to lead, manage and develop a team of mechanical and electrical engineers.

The newly established DCM Team is responsible for designing and delivering a wide range of building related projects across the Council’s school and corporate building estates. The Team adopts a multi discipline approach to ensure that the Council’s broad range of policy objectives are fully considered. In this regard, the Council’s sustainability, energy, health and safety, waste, carbon reduction goals along with its social inclusion, community benefits, wellbeing and accessibility objectives are all considered and applied to deliver projects on time, within cost and to the required quality.

The primary purpose of the role is to ensure the effective undertaking and completion of mechanical and electrical technical feasibility, assessment and design services and proactively assist with the delivery of a range of building related projects to a consistently high standard in accordance with the customer’s requirements.

The post-holder will lead an internal team of mechanical and electrical engineers to deliver the required outcomes, and also where required for capacity or technical reasons, assist with the external commissioning of professional services and construction work to external organisations.

The Council offers a generous benefits package including:

• 27 days annual leave rising to 32 after 5 years service;
• generous contributory pension;
• salary sacrifice shared AVC scheme (through partnership with AVC Wise);
• discounted access to some Council Leisure Centres;
• discounted annual bus tickets;
• support for continual professional development, and
• a range of staff support networks

We are looking for a qualified Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineer (Chartered or equivalent) with good experience in the line management of engineering teams responsible for delivering professional services in relation to building related projects across a variety of building types including schools

The successful candidate will also have:

• good knowledge of policy and regulatory frameworks applicable to building construction and management;
• sound technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical building techniques
• practical experience in the commissioning and management of professional services and construction/building contracts;
• good communication skills, both written and verbal, and
• strong personal organisational skills with an ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload within a constantly changing environment.

For an informal discussion and further information on this role, please contact:

• David Lowe, Operational Manager on Tel: 07879 483422 or by email: d.lowe@cardiff.gov.uk or
• Jeff Townsend, Operational Manager (Acting) on Tel: 02922330171 or by email jtownsend@cardiff.gov.uk

We welcome applications both in English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Check.

This vacancy is suitable for post share.

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