Area Engineer (Electrical) Paid Listing

Do you have Electrical Building Services Engineering related experience? Do you enjoy mentoring and encouraging your team to further develop?

Coventry City Council are currently looking for an Electrical Area Engineer to join our Compliance and Surveying service. You will be working under the general direction of the Compliance Manager to manage statutory maintenance contracts, prepare technical design specifications and drawings, to obtain tenders and to value and certify payment for work completed.

The main duties for this role include (but are not limited to):

• Working to ensure the Local Authority meets its electrical Statutory Obligations.
• Providing direct supervision of the Engineering Technicians. Undertaking personal mentoring to encourage further development of technical knowledge through the setting of objectives, appropriate training and the allocation and review of tasks undertaken
• To carry out detailed inspection and testing of building services electrical power, lighting and control installations and services, while ensuring strict compliance with all appropriate legislation in City Council establishments with a view to identifying particular defects or malfunctions and recommend appropriate remedial action.

For this role, you will have a Degree in Building Services Electrical Engineering (or an equivalent study) or experience in an appropriate relevant Electrical Building Services Engineering as a project leader on small/medium projects or maintenance and repair programmes or professional building services engineering functions.

You must possess a current full UK driving licence and have access to your own vehicle daily. Ability to work flexibly within a working day is key, as you will be needed to suit the working patterns of clients and juniors.

Coventry is a lively, multicultural city, which embraces old and new. As a council with improvement at its heart, we’re committed to making life better for the people who live and work in Coventry. We’re equally concerned with the quality of life enjoyed by our people, so by joining us, you won’t just be helping the community, you’ll be helping yourself too.

Not only do you get to work alongside great people that are helping to improve services for our community we offer great benefits too! For your valued contribution we will provide a fantastic benefits package including:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Outstanding local government pension scheme
• Learning & Development with access to certified courses.
• Access to an award-winning Occupational Health Team
• Vibrant employee networks

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please click on the apply button to visit our website.

Closing date: 31 August 2020.