Building Services Engineer

Salary 40777 - 46142 per annum Permanent Full Time 37 hours per week Preston

Design. Deliver. Make Buildings Work for Lancashire.

From heating systems in our schools to essential electrical services across our estate our Building Design Team keeps Lancashire running. Were looking for a skilled and motivated Building Services Engineer to help us maintain safe efficient and highquality environments for the people who live learn and work in our buildings. Youll play a vital role in responding to building services issues supporting projects and collaborating with technical specialists across the council to deliver reliable and effective engineering solutions.

What You Will Be Doing;

• Responding to building services issues such as heating hot water and electrical failures ensuring timely and compliant contractor engagement.
• Managing smallscale Building Services projects delivering on time within budget and to LCCs quality expectations.
• Providing technical advice and support to colleagues contractors and wider services across the Council.
• Working proactively with multidisciplinary teams contributing to problemsolving and effective engineering solutions.
• Acting as Duty Engineer on a rota system providing a first point of contact for reactive service calls.

What Were Looking For;

• A recognised vocational or professional qualification in Building Services plus broad experience in the field (membership of a Professional Institute desirable).
• Experience in building services maintenance or project work ideally within the public sector.
• Strong knowledge of Building Services principles applications and regulatory standards with good analytical and problemsolving capability.
• Ability to work proactively in a multidisciplinary team with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Ready to Make an Impact

If you want to use your technical expertise to help shape safe efficient and sustainable buildings across Lancashire wed love to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step in your engineering career with Lancashire County Council.

Closing Date:01/03/2026

Why join us

By joining Lancashire County Council you can shape the career path that is right for you with opportunities to gain personal and professional qualifications coaching and mentoring. Lancashire County Council truly is the place where you can have the career youve always wanted.

In return for your passion and expertise we offer a generous benefits package which includes:

• A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• A great holiday entitlement of 26 days annual leave which increases with length of service. You will also be entitled to 8 Bank Holidays 2 additional statutory Bank Holidays and have the option to buy additional leave each year.
• Our staff discount scheme in partnership with Vivup allowing you to access discounts with a range of UK retailers saving on everything from weekly food shops to white goods and cars.
• Access to fantastic development and career opportunities.

Please ensure you upload a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria for the role.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a disclosure. Further information can be found on the Our Recruitment Process tab.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

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