Job Description

Location of Role: Chelmsford

Advert Closing Date: 13/09/2023

Salary Range: \xc2\xa345,375.00 to \xc2\xa348,546.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working: No

Essex Police Estate Services Department is seeking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer to join a skilled and enthusiastic department. This is an exciting time to join the team, as we embark on an ambitious programme of new build and refurbishment projects across the force. You will be part of the wider, multi-disciplinary Design and Engineering team within Capital Projects, providing technical assurance on design, sustainability, fire, CDM, MEP, cost management and design throughout all the RIBA stages of work.

The team manages all aspects of property related matters from small repairs to multi-million-pound projects and the successful applicants will be expected to partake in both ends of the scale at the dictates of department demand. The team is currently implementing a significant estate transformation programme aimed at modernising the Estate to provide an environment fit for policing now and in the future.

The Mechanical Design Engineer will have a professional background and must be a member of CIBSE, hold other relevant qualifications that demonstrate considerable practical and technical experience within a large-scale organisation in relation to building services management. Professional qualification such as IEng or CEng is essential.

You will have a minimum of four years\' post qualification experience in MEP design and/or construction building services engineering position, within a large-scale organisation.

You will be required to demonstrate considerable design, practical and technical experience in relation to building services management.

You will be suitably qualified and have demonstrable experience of working with all mechanical systems with a sound technical knowledge. You will also have proven experience of managing contractors covering a variety of systems. The ability to identify operational improvements and cost/plan those works following the public sector financial guidelines and procurement routes is a requirement.

You will liaise and positively engage with the project teams participating in backlog refurbishments, new developments and asset replacement schemes as required. You will have front line responsibility for managing contractors and associated disputes.

In addition, the Engineer will be required to undertake a coaching/mentoring role with recently appointed members of staff and contract staff.

The successful applicant will:

Interpret Design Guides and employers\' requirements into appropriate briefing material for delivery partners and subcontractors to use during procurement, design and construction phases of projects.

Undertake technical assurance/due diligence of building systems designs at key project stages, e.g. RIBA stages 2 - 6.

Be experienced in delivering MEP property projects, with ideally a background working for an engineering consultancy or client organisation.

Advise on work package lifecycle costs as part of design management.

Be hands-on, highly skilled, adaptive, and client focused.

Have professional credibility, self-motivation, be proactive, and provide communicative knowledge sharing.

Develop project-specific employer requirements for MEP projects.

Be experienced dealing with customers on the receiving end of mechanical projects.

Be proficient in liaising closely with other professionals, including structural engineers, architects, surveyors, and contractors of in-house and external project teams

At shortlisting we will be looking for essential evidence of the applicant:

Overseeing and supervising the installation of building systems and specifying maintenance and operating procedures

Ensuring the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements

Leading a team to deliver detailed design projects.

Demonstrate strong engineering experience working on IES, Hevacomp and AutoCAD. Proficient in producing all types of 2D building design & technical drawings using AutoCAD and office software products to significantly enhance the quality and/or presentation of work required within the role.

Your ability to manage projects from inception through design and construction, up to and including final account with evidence of effective problem solving.

A good understanding of financial procedures, contract management, surveying skills and project stages.

You will be required to participate in the out of hours, on-call rota.

Your own transport and valid driving licence are essential for this role, as travel will be required.

Successful applicants for this role will be defined as an Office based agile working with designated team area. Works predominantly (60% or more) in Essex Police Headquarters, Chelmsford. The rest of the time works at home or at other police site locations.

Essex Police employees benefit from:

• Flexitime, (potential for additional non-working days.)
• Employee wellbeing scheme
• Enrolment into local authority pension scheme
• Working with a dedicated and supportive team of property professions, who want to make a
• difference for the people of Essex.
• Working within a non-profit organisation

To discuss the opportunity further please contact Lydia Purser, Head of Capital Development via email:

Your application is shortlisted on the content provided within the \'reason for application\' section, which is limited to 9000 characters. Within your answer please refer to the criteria stated in this job advert and include any experience, skills and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for the role. Please ensure you provide as much detail as possible as insufficient information may mean that you do not meet the shortlisting criteria.

All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.

Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating \'Application Support and Adjustments\' in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.

Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

This post is open to British Citizens, members of the EC or other states in the European Economic Area. If you are a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national, you must be a resident in the UK free of restrictions and with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. All applicants must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.

Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.

Essex Police is a Disability Condifent Leader, we:

• have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to an external challenge and validation
• are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.

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