Job Description

Job details

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Job reference
REQ6179
Date posted
05/08/2025
Application closing date
31/08/2025
Location
Hybrid working - Home and Leicester City Offices
Salary
42,839 - 46,142 per year
Package
Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement) 62,918
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Job category/type
Project Management
Attachments
Job Specification - 2024-08-06T212254.626 (7).pdf

Technical Officer Mechanical Projects

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Job description
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent



Join us in achieving our goal of providing well maintained, compliant buildings.



With a strong background in construction or maintenance of Mechanical Building Systems, you'll play a key role in managing the delivery of projects, primarily within commercial properties.



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

What you'll be doing

You'll provide specialist advice & support across the property portfolio, specifying or coordinating the design of systems including maintenance and testing requirements.

Managing the delivery of a variety of projects with a bias towards mechanical systems, whilst working within agreed budgets and timescales.

With excellent people skills, you'll confidently engage with stakeholders including internal colleagues, clients, contractors as well as regulatory bodies.

With drive and ambition, you'll identify opportunities for modern technology solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of the estate and help address the climate emergency.

Using strong analytical skills and detailed technical knowledge of building systems compliance, you'll review costings, to deliver best practice.


You'll hold an MIWFM or be able to demonstrate extensive experience and qualifications within a discipline relevant to the role. It is essential that you hold a full UK driving licence and be able to travel frequently between locations.



This is a full-time, permanent post working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. Based at City Hall, you'll have the flexibility to work from home or on-site and be required to travel to construction locations in and around Leicester.

So, what can we offer you?

You'll work in an environment that offers plenty of opportunities to develop your expertise, trusts your judgement and encourages you to build a long and rewarding career. Therefore, we are prepared to invest in the right candidate. On top of a competitive salary, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance.



Bank holidays, plus 5 weeks paid holiday entitlement per year.

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Option of flexible working.

A variety of training and development opportunities.

Staff discounts for shopping and gym memberships.

Several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains.

If you feel like you are the right candidate who wants to come on this journey with us, then we would like to hear from you.

For a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Bruce Bennett via email to

bruce.bennett@leicester.gov.uk

This is an open advert therefore we will complete the short-listing soon after receiving your application. If short-listed, you'll be called for an assessment and/or interview thereafter.