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Job description

Property Services Division (PSD) provides hard Facilities Management & Property Maintenance Services, through a range of professional and technical services, to a broad range of NICS and wider public sector clients. Property Services Division’s role is to provide a range of high quality, professional property and hard facilities management services i.e., reactive maintenance requests, Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and associated remedial works (cyclical, scheduled and planned maintenance) as well as teams delivering small and micro projects up to a value of £500,000. SPTO Building & Fabric Designers play a major role with regard to the delivery of small and micro projects up to a value of £500,000, ensuring the best outcomes for clients in terms of quality, cost and timeliness are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Project feasibility, brief development, production of scheme & detail design information, statutory approvals, site inspections & building surveys;
• Managing the delivery of multi-disciplinary and architectural works projects (up to a value of £500k) in compliance with public sector procurement policy;
• Directing and supervising contractors undertaking works;
• Providing building, architectural and construction procurement advice to Client Departments and other public bodies and advising clients on a variety of building fabric & architectural related issues;
• Assisting in the management of external consultants in the delivery of works/projects/professional services and in the assessment of submissions from external design teams;
• Assisting senior management in the delivery of works to meet with customer business objectives, budgets and programme commitments;
• For further information please refer to the Candidate Information Booklet (CIB)

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• EC1 An NVQ Level 4 qualification in Building Studies, or in a subject related to Architecture / Architectural Technology / Building Construction;
• AND EC1a. A minimum of 5 years' relevant post-qualification experience in the delivery of Architectural services/works in a maintenance environment, typically found in non-domestic buildings (please refer to the CIB)..
• EC1a continued The post qualification experience shall include the delivery of micro & small works projects (please refer to the CIB) and the production of architectural/construction drawings, using computer aided design applications i.e., AutoCAD
• OR EC2. An NVQ Level 5 qualification in Construction Engineering with Surveying, or in a subject related to Architecture / Architectural Technology / Building Construction;
• AND EC2a. A minimum of 4 years' relevant post-qualification experience in the delivery of Architectural services/works in a maintenance environment, typically found in non-domestic buildings (please refer to the CIB).
• EC2a continued.. The post qualification experience shall include the delivery of micro & small works projects (please refer to the CIB) and the production of architectural/construction drawings, using computer aided design applications i.e., AutoCAD
• OR EC3. An Honours Degree in Building Surveying, or in a subject related to Architecture / Architectural Technology / Building Construction;
• AND EC3a. A minimum of 3 years' relevant post-qualification experience in the delivery of Architectural services/works in a maintenance environment, typically found in non-domestic buildings (please refer to the CIB).
• EC3a continued.. The post qualification experience shall include the delivery of micro & small works projects (please refer to the CIB) and the production of architectural/construction drawings, using computer aided design applications i.e., AutoCAD

Further Information

Applications from Protestants, females, young people (people under the age of 35), people with a disability and people from minority ethnic communities are particularly welcomed for this post. The Northern Ireland Civil Service is an Equal Opportunities Employer. All applications for employment are considered strictly on the basis of merit

Application Information

Visit the recruitment website www.nicsrecruitment.org.uk (Please quote reference number IRC301754)