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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. As the Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer you will play a major role in ensuring that high quality planned projects are delivered and best value is achieved. You will lead a team of construction professionals from a range of disciplines delivering construction projects alongside a team delivering advice and support on Fire Safety matters. This is an exciting time to be a leader in the delivery of construction projects within the public sector. In this role you will report to a Deputy Director (Grade 6) in the provision of various aspects of project delivery and advice to Government Departments, Agencies and the wider public sector. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates. I hope that this pack meets your information needs and encourages you to apply. The candidate must give details of the professional membership held and reasons why you consider it to be equivalent to the membership required. The onus is on you to provide the panel with details of the professional membership so that a well-informed decision can be made. Applicants should be aware that if, following an eligibility sift, should it be necessary to shortlist candidates to go forward to interview the panel will carry out an objective evaluation of the information provided by candidates in response to eligibility criterion 2. This will be completed on a scored basis and only the highest scoring applicants will proceed to interview.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing staff and business activities within the multidisciplinary team with responsibility for making key decisions on workload, staff resources and the delegation of works, whilst contributing to the direction of the Fire Safety Unit.
• Leading and managing the provision of advice pertaining to the services delivered by the multidisciplinary team to Northern Ireland departments, their agencies and non-departmental public bodies.
• Leading engagement with clients including being the principal point of contact for new/existing customers on matters concerning the provision of all services delivered by the Architectural, Mechanical and Electrical services and Fire Safety Unit.
• Attendance at regular client liaison meetings.
• Leading and managing the creation and implementation of best practice maintenance strategies, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Ensure compliance with policy, statutory and legal requirements including the Procurement Act (2023).
• Leading and managing the procurement and management of external maintenance contractors and consultants.
• Leading and managing the monitoring and reporting on contract Key Performance Indicators.
• Accountability for Statutory and Health & Safety compliance on project delivery within the multidisciplinary team and ensuring Customer statutory obligations are safe-guarded.
• Responsibility for carrying out Post-Project Reviews on a representative sample of completed Works Projects and accountability for associated QA performance, in compliance with PSD’s Quality Assurance obligations.
• Representing senior management, as one of three lead multidisciplinary team leads, on all Property Maintenance Framework meetings and on all associated ICT framework meetings and other contractual meetings where applicable.
• Any other relevant duties as required by line management.
• Acting as the lead PSD officer in relation to matters pertaining to electrical engineering.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Be a current Chartered Electrical Engineer. Applications will also be considered from applicants with relevant professional membership considered by the selection panel to be of an equivalent or higher standard to those stated.
• Have at least 3 years’ experience in the design and delivery of electrical services within buildings with a total aggregate value of at least £1M per annum (office accommodation, educational facilities, healthcare facilities, housing developments)
• Have at least 3 years’ experience of successfully leading a team in the construction sector.

Further Information

NICS Application form only, Vacancy closing date Friday 27th November 2026 at 12 noon. Location: Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast 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 service website www.nicsrecruitment.org.uk (Please quote reference number: IRC331979)