Building Services Engineer - Fire

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Building Services Engineer - Fire

Cardiff University is an ambitious and innovative University with a bold and strategic vision, located in a beautiful and thriving capital city.   We have recently completed our biggest campus upgrade for a generation - a £600m investment in our future, and continue to develop and improve our campus, facilities and services.
The new role of Building Services Engineer - Fire is key role within the restructured Estates – Building Services team. The role will be instrumental in ensuring that all Fire life safety systems remain statutorily compliant at all times. The post holder will ensure that asset lifecycle investment plans are developed for all passive and active fire systems across the Universities prestigious estate.

Reporting to the Head of Building Services the successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual with excellent interpersonal skills and substantial experience of delivering highly customer centric services to a wide range of customers (both internal and external).  They may have previously worked in a similar Facilities / Estates Management position and be looking for an exciting new challenge to contribute to driving forward the university’s bold agenda.

This post is full-time and open-ended.

Salary: £49,794 - £54,395 per annum (Grade 7)

Date advert posted: Wednesday, 6 March 2024

Closing date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE

To act as the Universities Area of Responsibility Coordinator within the specialism of Passive & Active Fire Systems. Providing advice, guidance and support, leading maintenance operations / delivery and associated projects within this area.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Duties

• Provide professional advice and guidance on Fire Safety Systems processes and procedures to internal and external customers that will have institution wide impacts, advising on the impact of Fire Safety Systems  on strategic developments and plans
• Take responsibility for resolving issues independently within Fire Safety Systems where they fall within set role objectives, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action and ensuring complex and conceptual issues and solutions are understood by the audience
• Plan and deliver projects that have a Estates & Campus Facilities wide impact, managing the operation of project teams as needed, planning, organising and delegating work, monitoring progress and intervening as required
• Investigate and analysis specific issues within Fire Safety Systems, creating recommendation reports, supported by advances within Fire Safety Systems
• Ensure that the provision of Fire Safety Systems is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements, contributing to the development of institution wide standards within Fire Safety Systems
• Establish relationships with key contacts to ensure role objectives are meet, developing appropriate communication links with the University’s Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required
• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve Estates & Campus Facilities objectives
• Develop and deliver training within Fire Safety Systems
• Undertake a variety of  administrative duties to support the department
• Instruct and guide other employees across the University within Fire Safety Systems as required

General Duties

• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties
• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity 
• Perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education