Estates Mechanical Maintenance Manager

Job Title: Estates Mechanical Maintenance Manager

Department Estates and Facilities Directorate

Estates Operations

Grade: Grade 7

Salary range:  £37,999-£45,163

Working arrangements: Full time (nominal 35 hours)

Permanent

Evenings and weekend working, as business needs

There may be a requirement to participation in an out-of-hours on-call rota, relevant to area of work

Hybrid working (minimum of two days per week onsite, depending on business needs, after an initial training/induction period)

Closing date: Thursday 10th October 2024

The University 

At Durham University we are proud of our people. A globally outstanding centre of educational excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other. We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things professionally and personally.

Across the University we have a huge variety of roles and career opportunities, which together make us a large and successful community, which is a key hub of activity within our region and nationally. We would be thrilled if you would consider joining our thriving University.

Further information about the University can be found here.

The Role and Department

As Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Building Services), you will be responsible for providing a highly effective, efficient and customer focused mechanical building services engineering maintenance and minor works service to the University. You will be part of the Estates Operations, Engineering Maintenance Team, and will report to the Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer.

You will be responsible for managing maintenance programmes including compliance assurance and statutory inspection of Mechanical building services assets across the University's estate as will be responsible for undertaking planned and reactive maintenance identified within the various maintenance programmes.

The Estates and Facilities Directorate provides essential services to Durham University and is responsible for managing, maintaining and developing the infrastructure and building fabric of the various campuses.

You will be responsible for managing mechanical engineering maintenance programmes including compliance assurance and statutory inspection of mechanical building services assets across the University's estate as will be responsible for undertaking planned and reactive maintenance identified within the various maintenance programmes.

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

Working at Durham

A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University, you will also receive access to the following fantastic benefits:

· 30 days annual leave, in addition to 8 public holidays and 4 customary days per year - a total of 42 days per year.

· The University closes between Christmas and New Year.

· We offer a generous pension scheme. As a new member of staff you will be automatically enrolled into this University Superannuation Scheme (USS.

· No matter how you travel to work, we have you covered. We have parking across campus, a cycle to work scheme which helps you to buy a bike and discount with local bus and train companies.

· There is a genuine commitment to developing our colleagues professionally and personally.  There is a comprehensive range of development courses, apprenticeships and access to qualifications and routes to develop your career in the University. All staff have dedicated annual time to concentrate on their personal development opportunities.

· Lots of support for health and wellbeing including discounted membership for our state-of-the-art sport and gym facilities and access to a 24-7 Employee Assistance Programme.

· On site nursery is available and children's clubs in the summer holidays.

· Family friendly policies, including maternity and adoption leave, which are among the most generous in the higher education sector (and likely above and beyond many employers).

· The opportunity to take part in staff volunteering activities to make a difference in the local community.

· Discounts are available via our benefits portal including money off at supermarkets, high street retailers, IT products such as Apple, the cinema and days out at various attractions.

· A salary sacrifice scheme is also available to help you take advantage of tax savings on benefits.

· If you are moving to Durham, we can help with removal costs and we have a dedicated team who can help you with the practicalities such as house hunting and schools.  If you need a visa, we cover most visa costs and offer an interest free loan scheme to pay for dependant visas.

Durham University is committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and values

Our collective aim is to create an open and inclusive environment where everyone can reach their full potential and we believe our staff should reflect the diversity of the global community in which we work.

As a university, equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are a key part of the University's Strategy and a central part of everything we do. We also live by our values and our Staff Code of Conduct. At Durham we actively work towards providing an environment where our staff and students can study, work and live in a community which is supportive and inclusive. It's important to us that all of our colleagues are aligned to both our values and commitment to EDI.

We welcome and encourage applications from members of groups who are under-represented in our work force including people with disabilities, women and black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. If you have taken time out of your career, and you feel it relevant, let us know about it in your application. If you are a candidate with a disability, we are committed to ensuring fair treatment throughout the recruitment process. We will make adjustments to support the interview process wherever it is reasonable to do so and, where successful, reasonable adjustments will be made to support people within their role.