Building Services Engineer

This is a fantastic opportunity for a property professional seeking a new challenge to help the Council deliver its statutory obligations and other services to the local population and businesses.

We are interested in hearing from positive, conscientious, and enthusiastic candidates with excellent communication skills. You will be well organised and able to work both as part of a team and under your own initiative.

About Us

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s Buildings and Projects Team’s purpose is to deliver maintenance to a diverse portfolio of some 270 council properties, including the listed Town Hall & Theatre, Community Assets including the Amelia Building, Sports and Leisure Centres, Car Parks, access roads, Crematorium & Parks buildings and tenanted housing and commercial properties. The team also deliver capital reinvestment and improvement projects.

About the Role

As Building Services Engineer you will project manage a variety of planned and reactive maintenance works alongside larger capital projects. You will develop and maintain key relationships with stakeholders, including client facing services, support services, supply chain and partner organisations to ensure statutory compliance and provide an excellent engineering service working within the Council’s priorities, processes and rising to the many challenges faced by the Council.

You will join a strong, professional Buildings and Property Team (Property Manager, Building Surveyors, Building Services Engineers and Architectural Surveyor).

The Council has embarked on a challenging carbon descent plan that you will play a key role in delivering.

About You

You will be a well organised, strong team player with the ability to support colleagues (and vice versa) whilst managing and prioritising your own workload. You will maintain a high level oversight alongside the ability to dive into detail to diagnose issues and manage their resolution.

You will be resilient and able to deliver in an environment with a diverse make-up of stakeholders, with differing priorities. Your communication skills will be utilised to your full capability.

What you get in return

• 32 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 35 after 5 years’ continuous service; plus an additional three days in December
• Membership to Local Government Pension Scheme with 19.7% employer contribution
• Hybrid Working
• Career development and training opportunities
• Access to eye care vouchers and VDU Glasses
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to EAP Services 24/7
• Free parking 
• Payment of relevant Professional Body subscription

To find out more take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification below. For an informal discussion about this post, you can contact Tim Stevens, Buildings and Property Manager at tim.stevens@tunbridgewells.gov.uk advising contact details and suitable dates and times for a discussion.

Closing Date:  19th January

Interview Date:   24th January