Assistant Building Engineer
Role: Assistant Building Engineer
Department: Estates & Facilities Management
Location: College Road, Doncaster
Salary: £27,747 - £30,468
Hours: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
In this role you will assist the Buildings Engineer in delivery of facilities management at all SYP sites within a designated area, having direct contact with customers and contractors.
Key responsibilities:
- Undertake basic maintenance and repairs to buildings, the plant equipment, and contents.
- Operation, cleaning and general maintenance of solid fuel boilers, flues, stokers, and boiler house plant.
- Carry out general routine maintenance on systems, for example valves etc. to heating and chilling systems.
- Clean and replace filters to ventilation systems as per maintenance schedules.
- Keep relevant records of checks and repairs to plant.
- Undertake all duties within the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act, assisting SYP in complying with H & S responsibilities for Management of Contractors on site.
- Maintenance of emergency stand-by batteries and clear blockages from drains, sinks etc.
- Check, clean and replace light fittings where necessary and replace fuses and plugs to portable appliances.
- Receive deliveries of petrol and diesel as per the Petroleum Regulations, and maintain relevant records associated with petrol deliveries and dips (as required)
- Maintain relevant records associated with petrol deliveries and dips.
- Update and manage work through Technology Forge, ensuring work is uploaded, progressed, and closed down as needed. Liaise with Estates and Facilities Helpdesk team to ensure service is cohesively managed.
- Provide cover for the designated Building Engineer during all absences.
- Assist in overseeing and liaising with external contractors who attend designated police buildings to carry out work on the premises/site.
- Be aware of security of buildings at all times and undertake work outline above on other buildings within the SYP area.
The post-holder will work hours to cover the team core hours of 8am–5pm through participation and use of the flexitime scheme and may be required to work weekends, overtime, public holidays, or outside normal working hours if circumstances require.
Skills and experience:
- Practical technical experience in building maintenance.
- Hold, or be willing to be study for, relevant City & Guilds/NVQ qualifications.
- The ability to use computerised Microsoft Office and Planned Preventive Maintenance software.
- Ability to travel within the South Yorkshire police area, a driving licence is required and willing to use your own vehicle for work purposes if a force vehicle is not available.
Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview
For more detailed information relating to the role, skills and experience for this role, please click here to view the role profile
What we offer:
We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:
- A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
- Generous annual leave allowance
- A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working
- A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
- Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
- Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice
- Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme
- Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025 (yhrn.police)
- Membership to the Sports and Social Club
- Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks
Eligibility:
Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.
Appearance & Standards:
South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.
South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values:
At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness, Integrity & Trust, the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.
Smarter ways of Working:
South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.
There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid.
This role has been evaluated as a field role.
Field: This applies to roles that do have a base, however, due to the nature of their duties is required to travel to other locations. Due to the nature of these roles, they cannot accommodate flexible working from home on a permanent basis.
Contact details:
For further information about the role, please contact: David Else on 07901 738969
Closing Date: 11th September 2025
Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.
How to apply:
Please click ‘Apply’
Candidate Information:
Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.
It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups.
If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk
In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.
Documents to Review:
For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook - Please Click here
For Application Guidance and Tips - Please Click Here
For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police - Please Click Here
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