Mechanical Engineer

Salary: Band 9, £41,133 - £47,712

Location: Agile, Forth Banks Police Station and homeworking

Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, permanent

Working for #TeamNP

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job – and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.

As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.

As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.

Whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.

Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.

Learn about our full benefits package

The role

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Estates Department as a Mechanical Engineer.

As a Mechanical Engineer you will provide a comprehensive building services mechanical function and to manage estates capital projects.

What you’ll do

Provide Expert Mechanical Engineering Advice: Offer professional and proactive guidance on mechanical engineering services, conduct condition surveys, and develop maintenance plans to support medium-term financial forecasting.
Stay Informed on Legislation and Best Practices: Maintain comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance, and best practices in building services engineering and project management. Act as the authorized/responsible person for mechanical services installations across the estate.
Lead and Manage Projects: Ensure that the organization's requirements, as specified by service users and stakeholders, are thoroughly captured, rigorously challenged, confirmed by the project owner, and documented.
Contribute to Feasibility Studies: Assist in producing feasibility studies, prepare initial design information, provide advice, and recommend specialist input when necessary.
Design and Documentation: Perform design work for projects and services, prepare drawings, specifications, and other tender documents to clearly convey the scope and content of the works or services.

Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description

What you’ll bring

Educational Background: A degree in building services engineering or a related field or alternatively 10 years of experience in building services engineering.
Professional Membership: Membership (or active pursuit of membership) in a relevant professional body.
Continuous Professional Development: Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Planning and Organisational Skills: Demonstrated ability to plan and organise effectively to meet objectives.
Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: Strong analytical skills to identify problems and implement effective solutions.
Team Collaboration: Ability to work within a specialist team, providing relevant advice and guidance as needed.
Contractor and Supplier Management: Proven ability to manage contractors and suppliers to achieve organizational goals.
Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to understand and align with organizational requirements from diverse stakeholders.
Communication Skills: Ability to clearly articulate requirements and desired outcomes to contractors and service providers.

We know it's important for you to feel that you're not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.

Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact John Leslie, Head of Estates by email at john.leslie@northumbria.police.uk

What we offer

26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays
NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme
Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave
Flexi time - allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs
Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
Agile working – option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force
Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution
Corporate travel schemes – local rail, bus services and metro discounts
Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers
Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
We’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support
Access to gyms in some stations
Sports & Social Club – join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel
Cycle to work scheme
Opportunity to volunteer in local community

Just so you know

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of an Mechanical Engineer with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.

The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face to face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.

We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.

If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.

If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.

Terms of appointment

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.

If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.