Building Engineer

Role: Building Engineer

Department: Estates and Facilities Management

Location: College Road, Doncaster

Salary: £32,613 - £37,020 (pro rata)

Hours: 16   

Contract Type: Permanent

In this role you will be responsible for facilities management at all South Yorkshire Police sites within a designated area, having direct contact with customers and contractors

Key responsibilities:

• Management and supervision of all associated EFM staff  in the relevant team involved in the day-to-day functioning, repair and maintenance of the building(s) and associated plant and equipment, including all external areas.
• Plan and organise in conjunction with the Repairs and Maintenance/PPM contractor the upkeep, repair and maintenance of all associated services for the properties in the allocated portfolio.  The equipment will be including, but not limited to, all heating and ventilation plant including grills and filters, solid fuel boilers, flues, stokers, tanks, water heaters, valves and associated heating systems, chilled water installations and packaged chiller units.
• In conjunction with the Repairs & Maintenance Surveyors and Building Surveyors, review quoted works, and instruct accordingly ensuring work is within the budget.
• Manage and monitor Health and Safety compliance for all portfolio properties, including the Management of Contractors process and other procedures agreed as relating to this area of operation.
• Update and manage work through Technology Forge, ensuring work is uploaded, progressed and closed down as needed.  Liaise with the Estates and Facilities Helpdesk team to ensure service is cohesively managed.
• Manage, organise and supervise routine testing of the electrical installation, fire alarms, emergency lighting, standby generator and general communications system to comply with statutory requirements including Health and Safety at Work Regulations.

• The post-holder should be capable of preparing concise technical reports in association with the District/Department and Estates and Facilities Management Department and, where considered appropriate, make recommendations in relation to any improvements to the efficient functioning of the building(s).

• Produce, in conjunction with the Facilities Manager, procedures for all main areas of operation carried out by the team, including the Assistant Building Engineers and Building Maintenance Technicians.

• The post-holder will be expected to attend weekly/monthly meetings with EFM management/contractors as required and to enable access for contractors as required.

• The post-holder will be expected to physically undertake routine maintenance work in accordance with a force-wide schedule of maintenance works/tasks.  This will involve such tasks as application of water treatment, cleaning of grilles/filters, greasing valves, cleaning some flue-ways etc. in accordance with the maintenance schedules.

• Monitoring all gas, electric and water supplies including reading meters and keeping records of consumption.

• Fault finding on plant and equipment and facilities requiring technical knowledge and experience of electrics, heating, plumbing and drainage services and ability to work from scale drawings. 

• The post-holder will work 37 hours per week covering the team core hours of 8am –5pm through use of the flexitime scheme and may be required to work weekends, overtime, public holidays or outside normal working hours if circumstances require. The post-holder to be responsible for the creation of a rota to manage this cover and also the operation of the flexitime scheme in their team.

• The post holder to have the option to be part of an emergency call out rota for duty outside working hours, including weekends and Bank Holidays and to encourage participation from appropriately skilled and knowledgeable members of their team.

Skills and experience:

• Broad technical background in the maintenance of buildings/ plant /equipment.

• Hold relevant City and Guild, NVQ qualifications at level 3 or above or have substantial experience working in commercial/industrial premises.

• Have knowledge of current health & safety legislation, and buildings regulations.

• Ability to travel within the South Yorkshire police area, a driving licence is required and willing to use your own vehicle for work purposes if a force vehicle is not available

Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview.

For more detailed information relating to the role, skills and experience for this role, please click here to view the role profile.

Smarter ways of Working:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.

There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid. 

This role has been evaluated as a field role. 

Field: This applies to roles that do have a base, however, due to the nature of their duties is required to travel to other locations. Due to the nature of these roles, they cannot accommodate flexible working from home on a permanent basis. 

Vetting Level:

The vetting level for this role is Management Vetting (MV). If successful your vetting will be reviewed and uplifted. For further information please contact the Vetting Unit on [email protected]

Contact details: 

For further information about the role, please contact: David Else on 07901 738969

Closing Date: 27th July 2026

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Recruitment Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

Candidate Information:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.

It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups.

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on [email protected]

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours. 

Documents to Review: 

For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook - Please Click here

For Application Guidance and Tips - Please Click Here

For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police - Please Click Here

View our recruitment video:

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