Manchester city council
Senior Electrical Engineer
Job Description
About The Role
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 31 January 2025
Interview Method: In person
This role is subject to –
- Qualification – higher-level qualification such as BSc MSc in an electrical engineering discipline.
- Casual Car Documentation– The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.
The role is based in the Minor Works Team which forms part of Capital Programmes Division that is responsible for developing and delivering approximately £200m pa of major and minor capital programmes construction schemes across the city.
The Minor Works Team is responsible for delivering construction, repair and refurbishment projects valued between £2k to £2m. The Team assists clients to review project requirements and develop programmes of work which achieve economies of scale from a cost, quality, and programme delivery perspective. It also provides a range of specialists from building surveying, mechanical and electrical design services, structural design, cost management, contract management, and Construction Design (CDM) compliance. The Team also offers Fire Risk Assessment and a Principal Designer service.
About the Candidate
We require suitably qualified Senior Electrical Engineer to work across a diverse portfolio of projects. Candidates will have a relevant accredited BSc or MSc degree in electrical engineering and be registered with a professional body such as CEng/IEng. Experience in electrical engineering design and construction project management is required. Experience in inspecting and reporting defects, design of new installations, specifications, calculations, and feasibility studies on all types of buildings are also key to this role.
Candidates will therefore have substantial demonstrable experience of working as an electrical engineer on construction projects building component design within a changing and operational environment and possess a good working knowledge of building and planning legislation, current Health Safety and Welfare regulations, CDM Regulations, energy saving and carbon reduction measures. Experience of working with various construction contracts such as: PSPC, JCT and NEC3/4 (ECC and/or TSC) is also required.
Professionally they will be able to design, deliver and manage contracts from commencement to completion within approved budgets, to quality and timescales, as well as well as being competent in working with CAD, BIM, and related packages such as HEVACOMP.
If you have the skills and experience and would like to work in an exciting and challenging work environment, we would like to hear from you.
About Us
We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.
When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that’s fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.
To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:
- We take time to listen and understand
- We work together and trust each other
- We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
- We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
- We’re proud and passionate about Manchester
A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.
Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council
At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.
If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you’ll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
Accessibility
As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. This is not a role we consider to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route based on Manchester City Council policy. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider their own right to work options without the requirement for Manchester City Council sponsorship.
What we will need from you if you’re successful
If you are successfully offered a position with us, the pre-employment checks you will be asked to undertake will depend on the role you’ve applied for. As a guide, these may include:
- Passport/ID: You will be required to provide documentary proof of your right to work in the UK – please note that visa sponsorship is not guaranteed for this role
- References (Current and Previous employer)
- Qualification
When you join us
We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.
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