Job Details

Our Estates and Building Service are a professional, multi-disciplinary service, offering a varied workload and an array of opportunities to develop a rewarding career. We have a large and diverse portfolio of property including listed buildings and scheduled monuments, educational buildings, and leisure facilities, to name a few.

Join us to bring innovative solutions to enable the delivery of sustainable high-quality projects across the estate and manage budgets and programmes. You’ll be key to achieving our goal of providing well maintained, compliant buildings across the estate.

This is a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. On occasion you may be required to work evenings to attend meetings or site visits. Based at City Hall, you’ll have the flexibility to work from home or on-site. However, you’ll be required to travel to construction locations in and around Leicestershire.

Working closely with the Hard FM, Maintenance and Compliance, and Minor Works teams, you’ll provide specialist advice and support regarding building, mechanical and electrical services across the property portfolio.

 Identifying opportunities for innovation in relation to sustainability, you’ll help reduce our carbon footprint and address the climate emergency. Across the property asset list, you’ll design and implement systems of testing, maintenance, and monitoring for the management of all property related functions including building, mechanical, water management, and electrical services. 

You’ll lead on construction projects that differ in size and complexity for our internal and external clients. Liaising with stakeholders including internal colleagues, clients, contractors as well as regulatory bodies, you’ll over projects from inception through to completion and handover, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.

You’ll have substantial experience of managing projects that are delivered to the highest standards in terms of time, cost, and quality. With excellent people skills, you’ll be able to present to and engage with a variety of audiences, persuading and motivating others to meet objectives including having the confidence to challenge performance when needed. 

You’ll have the drive and ambition to research modern technologies with your specialist area. You’ll be able to monitor outcome and input-based specifications including KPI data validation. Using strong analytical skills, you’ll be able to review costings, and together with your detailed technical knowledge of Hard FM legislation, deliver best practice.

Ideally, you’ll hold an MIWFM or equivalent qualification. This includes CIBSE.

It is essential that you hold a full UK driving licence and are able to travel frequently between locations transporting necessary equipment.