Estates & Facilities Site Officer

About Cambridgeshire Constabulary and the role

The Constabulary’s buildings and estate play a critical role in delivering policing across the County. The Estates and Facilities team have an ambition to transform the Estate to be smaller, better, greener and are now looking for 2 Site Officers to play a critical supporting role in that delivery. Would you like to join us in the exciting transformation of our Estate?

The Constabulary employs over 1750 officers, over 950 staff members and 20 PCSO's to cover a resident population of over 700,000. Our vision is to ‘Create a Safer Cambridgeshire’. We pride ourselves in delivering a service with integrity, sensitivity and respect.

It is important to us that we represent our local communities within Cambridgeshire.

Everyone at Cambridgeshire Constabulary takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing workplace adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish. This role will be key to continued delivery of these values.

Why join Cambridgeshire Constabulary?

By joining us you will receive a vast range of opportunities and benefits. Some of these include:

Starting pay of £26,106 rising with service up to £28,653 p.a.
37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Flexible working requests will be considered, including compressed hours and agile working but recognising that due to the nature of the role attendance is required frequently at sites.
Annual leave allowance of 24 days rising to 28 days on service
Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
Opportunities for development and further study
Blue Light Card offering attractive discounts
A great Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
Access to Police sports and social clubs and facilities
Long Service Awards
Force Lottery – purchase shares and win prizes
Cycle 2 Work scheme
Employee Welfare Fund
Access to Unison

What does the Site Officer role involve?

Your role will be working within the Estates and Facilities Team of 18 people reporting to the Estates and Facilities Technical Support Officer.

The Estates and Facilities Team support the Force by undertaking the security and maintenance of all sites force wide, responding quickly to emergency issues and making appropriate decisions as required in accordance with health and safety regulations. We are a small but collaborative team with a “Can Do” ethos.

We have exciting new construction projects underway including a new Police Station for Cambridge. We have 2 current vacancies so you will be based in either Cambridge or Huntingdon but will also provide support to outlying stations within Cambridgeshire. Every day is different, whatever your role in policing, so here’s an overview of your day-to-day responsibilities:

Monitoring the condition of the Forces estate
Daily review and implementation of repairs using the Repairs Helpdesk.
Initiate repairs and/or arrange attendance of appropriate contractors.
Raise purchase orders for materials, equipment, and services.
Maintaining accurate and systematic records.
Take responsibility the general security of the estate, including barriers, gates, access-controlled doors, CCTV, and alarm systems.
Health and Safety Administration

You will also have the following desired qualities.

General handy-person skills e.g., painting and decorating, plumbing, carpentry etc.
General understanding of buildings e.g., boilers, gas, electrical, drainage and air-conditioning and air handling systems.
Basic knowledge of Health and Safety and fire regulations
Basic knowledge of COSHH legislation and control of Legionella legislation.
Ability to prioritise effectively.
Ability to work as part of a team.

Are you one of our next Site Officers?

It is important to us that your values and attitude align with ours. Whether officer or staff, we are serving the public, and the policing Competency and Values Framework underpins everything we do. We are also looking for you to:

Be proactive and use your initiative to resolve challenges taking a solution-focused approach.
Have a ‘can-do’ practical, flexible and innovative approach to work and an ability to work in an organised and methodical manner and prioritise work effectively.
Be collaborative and a team player making a positive difference to our estate.

If you think this could be the role for you, we encourage you to apply today. If you have any queries, you can contact the recruitment team via recruitment@bch.police.uk

To reach the hiring manager contact Harry Maclean, Head of Estates and Facilities via email: Harry.Maclean@Cambs.police.uk.

All Applicants require a full UK driving License.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is valued and respected. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented or minority groups.

Additional Information

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period to apply for this role.

Internal applicants within Cambridgeshire Constabulary should upload either a CV or provide relevant skills, experiences and qualifications on Word/PDF document.

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage throughout the recruitment process. Redeployees will take priority over other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until conditional offer. If a redeployee is successful and accepts an offer, they will remain on their home force’s terms and conditions.

As a Disability Confident leader, we take personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing workplace adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish. If you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the position you are applying for, you will be entitled to an interview under the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme’.

It is recommended that you download and store a copy of the role profile as this will no longer be available once the advert has closed.