Total 204 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 1AB

Police Officer

Location: London

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Starting salary: £29,751 per annum, rising year-on-year to a maximum of £46,044 per annum after 6 years

For those working in Inner London, you will receive in addition to the salary: £7,224 (£4,338 London Allowance plus £2,886 London Weighting Allowance) from day 1 of training.

We’re excited to be working with a police force in the UK which focuses on the transport industry. They are currently recruiting for Police Officers in London.

About the Role

Policing with our client gives you opportunities like no other.

You’ll deal with the same cases as a Police Officer in any other Force, but within a unique environment with its own challenges.

No two days will ever be the same. Wherever the shift takes you, you’ll be involved in new initiatives, experience a wide variety of situations and people. Rest assured, you’ll be fully trained on how to deal with the challenges of policing, which will really build your confidence, natural ability, and enthusiasm.

About the force

This police force keeps millions of people moving safely on Britain’s rail networks every day. They help communities get to their destinations safely, no matter where they are going or why. When it comes to your career journey, they’ll do the same.

About You

Vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. If you have the skills, experience and values that the force prides themselves on then we would welcome you to apply. We don’t require you to have any specific qualifications.

Next Steps

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LAW COST DRAFTSMAN

We are delighted to present this fantastic opportunity for an experienced law cost draftsman / costs specialist to join a successful, award winning firm in Manchester.

Role Overview
The role involves management of a caseload to include drafting schedules and bills of costs, negotiating settlement, dealing with costs budgets and preparation for cost hearings on predominantly multi track cases.

Candidate Profile
The firm is seeking a costs specialist with the following experience/characteristics:

• Qualified solicitor, costs lawyer, CILEx or experienced non-qualified candidates considered.
• Proven experience handling your own caseload. The job requires someone who can predominantly work autonomously.
• Must have experience drafting cost schedules and bill of costs, costs budgets and all supplementary documention required in preparation for detailed assessment hearings.
• Previous experience of dealing with costs in personal injury/clinical negligence cases would be ideal, but those with experience in other areas will be considered.
• Ability to conduct own advocacy would be helpful (but not essential).

What's on offer?
On offer with this law cost draftsman opportunity in Manchester is:

• Competitive salary and bonus package
• Hybrid working
• Chance to join an award winning, successful firm with low staff turnover.
• You will join a firm with fantasic modern offices with commitment to promoting a happy working environment with clear paths for promotion, excellent benefits and support.

Apply Now
To be considered for this law cost draftsman role based in Manchester please get in touch with a recent CV as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Your new company
Hays are recruiting for a permanent Legal Secretary role based in Salford.
Your new role
You will be responsible for supporting lawyers with typing from dictation, drafting documents and correspondence. You will provide administrative support, including making appointments, dealing with client enquiries, setting up meetings and helping with marketing. Alongside supporting the directors.
What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed, you will need experience in Private Client or Court of Protection work or had similar experience in a Family or Litigation department. You will also have experience dealing with clients over the phone.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive a competitive salary of up to £30,000. You will have the option to work from home 2 days a week after training has finished. You will also receive excellent company benefits.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Job Title: ASB Legal Officer

Salary: Between £31,685 to £38,390

Contract: Permanent

Location: Manchester

Weekly Hours: 35

So…. What is this role exactly?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced ASB Legal Officer to cover the Manchester area.

So, there’s no excessive travel, you will live within a reasonable commutable distance of your ‘patch’, and access to your own vehicle. You will have freedom to work from home and manage your own diary around your customer visits and stakeholder meetings. You will also visit our Head Office in Birchwood, Warrington for meetings and training.

Our top 2 priorities are to keep people safe and be a great landlord – as an ASB Legal Officer, you will play a key role in this by improving neighbourhoods and sustaining successful tenancies for our customers.

What will I be responsible for doing?

You will work closely with customers to investigate, determine appropriate actions, manage and resolve cases, and also work with a wide range of external stakeholders (local government, Police, Community Safety and Safeguarding Teams), liaising on behalf of both the customer and the Group.

And what would make me stand out from the crowd?

• a good level of knowledge of current Housing Legislation and Tenancy Enforcement (Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Disorder Act 2014),
• experience of legal processes ie preparation of witness statements, court applications, court attendance and self-representation
• experience of and management for a wide range of community safety services, including investigating, managing and resolving a diverse range of cases including tenancy breaches and Anti-Social Behaviour

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £31,685 - £38,390 for a 35-hour week, and 25 days annual leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee deal offers much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

We trust our people to manage their own diary’s, if you need time for an appointment, the school run or an exercise class, as long as it fits with business needs, we’re open to what works for you too. And when you need to collaborate with your team, you can visit Youggle House – our wellbeing, social, collaboration and meeting space, in Birchwood, Warrington.

On top of this, we’ll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through BHSF, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments) and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

For more of our great benefits, please see the benefits information sheet attached/ available by visiting the vacancy on Your Housing Group’s career’s website - www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers.

And who are Your Housing Group?

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.

As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

Additions

As part of our pre-employment checks, this role requires the successful applicant to complete a satisfactory Basic DBS check.

Closing Date: 21st May 2024

We review applications as they’re received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you’re interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for anyone who resides in a Your Housing Group property and any applicants who declare they have a disability. If these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or advert) they will be guaranteed an interview. Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified. YHG1

Vehicle Enforcement Clamping Officer

Manchester City Centre

Here at NSL, part of Marston Holding Ltd., we are not just the "parking people"; we are so much more than that. Our team of highly trained frontline colleagues and back-office support team members provide outsourced business services to the public and private sectors. These include comprehensive parking and street management solutions that contribute to creating a great place to work and live.

You will probably know us best as the friendly faces you see around your local neighbourhoods and high streets. We currently have over 4000 highly trained frontline colleagues and now due to continued growth we have opportunities available in our award-winning teams for a Pound Admin Officer.

What does a Vehicle Enforcement Clamping Officer do?

A vehicle enforcement officer is responsible for locating and enforcing untaxed and sorn vehicles and vehicles of interest in and around Manchester, completing relevant paperwork for vehicles enforced.

Main duties include:

• Radio communication to colleagues daily.
• Organise resources to attend vehicles for enforcement.
• Work as part of a team, communicating with other Vehicle Enforcement Officers to ensure the resources are effectively allocated.
• Assisting customers face to face, mainly regarding vehicle issues.
• Ensuring quality customer service is always delivered.
• Providing a high level of service for the Client.

What do you need to be a Vehicle Enforcement Clamping Officer?

• Full UK Driving Licence
• Clear Communication Skills
• Self-Motivated
• Customer Focused
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Flexibility & Reliability

What's in it for you?

• Competitive rates of pay
• Staff benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail shopping, travel and socialising to health & wellbeing
• Excellent Reward & Recognition Scheme
  First Class Training & Development Opportunities
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity package (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Pension Scheme
• Full Uniform provided.
• 20 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
• Join an ever-growing industry.

We are bronze award holders of the Armed Forces Covenant and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. We are committed to our core values, they are key to the way we work with our colleagues, customers and suppliers, joining us would mean upholding these values in everything you do.

We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we will consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Your new company
Hays are partnered with an award-winning, global multidisciplinary engineering consultancy delivering specialist and sustainable design solutions in the built environment. They have divisions in Civil & Structural Engineering, Environmental, Building Services, Architecture and Project Management and offer solutions across a fantastic range of sectors from residential to urban master-planning, life sciences and aviation.
Your new company's Manchester-based Civil Infrastructure team, housed in a modern and vibrant office workplace, are looking to further strengthen their design capabilities to meet their ever-growing pipeline of interesting work.


Your new role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Civil Infrastructure Engineer to play a leading part in the design of some of the most prestigious infrastructure projects, often ranging into the £100m's and contributing to the development of the team, commercially and individually.
Working alongside a team of engineers and technicians at different career stages as well as colleagues across various other specialisms, you will play a crucial part in delivering profitable and technically sound projects from day one.
You will take responsibility for all aspects of design from feasibility through to construction, mentorship of graduates and junior engineers, checking of documents and drawings produced by your team, managing important client relationships and overall delivery.
As your skills develop, you will be given the opportunity to earn greater autonomy whilst being introduced to the commercial management of projects and clients. Guidance and support through your professional qualifications (CEng) will be shared on a regular basis as you build your portfolio and prepare for exams, if you aren't qualified yet.


What you'll need to succeed
Education to degree level in Civil Engineering is required as well as some progress towards achieving your Chartership qualifications from the ICE or IStructE, unless already qualified. Further to this is demonstratable consultancy experience across multiple sectors using design software such as AutoCAD, Micro/Infodrainage, Civil3D and PDS.
Knowledge of relevant construction methods is essential with an understanding of the localised markets being desirable for a succesful application.
You should also have technical knowledge in the design of infrastructure, including roads, highways, drainage layouts, flood risk assesments, pavements, public realm, earthworks, SuDS for both highway and drainage authorities as well as developers, taking schemes through the full stage of design.


What you'll get in return
You will be rewarded with a competitive salary ranging from £45,000 - £55,000 depending on your relevant consultancy experience. Please continue with your application if your salary expectations don't quite fall in line with the above recommendation.
Agile and flexible working patterns have been fully embraced by your new company, with 3 days in the office and 2 working from home the current requirements, flexible again for specific situations.
A competitive company pension, holiday allowance, discretional annual bonus, private medical care, wellness benefits and an engaging social calendar have created an engaged and motivated workforce that you can become part of.
Importantly, continued and market leading professional development will be provided and a clear pathway to more senior positions driven by regular targets and progress updates by line managers.


What you need to do now
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Your new company
Your new company are a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with around 1000 staff across various UK office locations that pride themselves on an exemplary track record of designing innovative and sustainable civil engineering and infrastructure solutions, focused on improving and protecting the environment in which we live, while providing the facilities for day-to-day life, ensuring that transport and industry function effectively. Their Civil Engineering team are a source of world leading expertise and offer a pro-active and collaborative approach to skill development, and professional excellence.
Your new role
For an experienced Civil (Infrastructure) Engineering Technician, you will be joining the Civils team at their Manchester office, where you will help deliver the technical design of some of the most exciting building projects in the world, across a variety of sectors including Education, Commercial, Residential, Retail and Industrial. As part of your new established team of expert engineers and technicians, working closely with colleagues of various disciplines and across a number of offices, you will deliver and oversee the preparation of detailed designs and detailing including highway (Private and Adopted), drainage, SuDS, levels and earthworks, external works, and associated civil engineering infrastructure. You will also develop 3D drawings and implement 3D coordination into our current design practices and guide more junior member of the team.
What you'll need to succeed
Having already been accredited with a relevant HNC/HND (or equivalent educational base for an Engineering Technician with 3 years' experience minimum) and gained practical experience of AutoCAD based design and drafting in a similar civil engineering design office based role, you are adept at planning and organising your workload and communicating effectively with engineering and AutoCAD specialists. You will have an accomplished level of IT skills including mandatory sound knowledge of AutoCAD, Civils 3D. In addition, experience of using civil engineering design software such as InfoDrainage, Revit & AutoTrack will be beneficial. You will also have proven experience of working to deadlines, and crucially - share Cundall's passion for creative, sustainable and intuitive design.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will receive a highly competitive salary in line with your relevant UK industry experience whilst gaining experience working alongside world-class civil engineers and technicians on some of the Northwest and UK's most exciting schemes across varying sectors.
You will also be eligible for a fantastic group of company policies including generous pension contribution, well-being benefits, flexible working hours, working from home and continued proffesional development through further qualifications.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Your new company
Your new company is a well-established multidisciplinary consultancy specialising in the built environment. They have over 350 employees nationally across 13 offices and award-winning teams in civil and structural engineering, transport planning, environmental engineering and geotechnics.
Due to the fantastic relationships with Tier 1 developers and contractors nationally, your new company have an established and varied client base across all sectors, listed below.


Your new role
Your new role will see you joining the company as a Senior Civil Infrastructure Engineer within a technical civils team consisting of Directors, Chartered Principles, other Seniors and Graduates. You will be in part responsible for the technical design and delivery of a variety of drainage, highways and building infrastructure projects across a wide variety of sectors and projects.
They include high-rise residential estates, major hospitals, urban area masterplanning, university campuses, 300,000 sqft+ industrial warehouses, solar farms, sustainable power plants and much more!


What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed you will need a minimum of an BEng in Civil Engineering and around 7 years' relevant UK experience. Chartership is not a requirement for this role, however it is highly desirable that you are on the pathway to being professionally qualified with a relevant board e.g., Institute of Civil Engineers.
Strong design software experience with AutoCAD, Microdrainage/Flow and Civil3D/PDS is needed as well as a working knowledge of S278/38/104 agreements. An ability to produce Flood Risk Assesments and Drainage Strategy reports is also highly desirable.


What you'll get in return
In return you will receive a competitive annual salary between £45,000 - £55,000 depending on your level of industry experience. Your new company is also employee-owned which means that annual profit sharing in the form of bonuses is on offer with the amount dependant on financial success. That said, they have an impeccable track record of delivering profits in all but one financial year of their extensive history!
Your new company also own four 5* holiday lodges in the UK with each member of staff entitled to a week's holiday free of charge. A modern and flexible hybrid working policy is in place allowing staff to work from home twice a week and work flexibly depending on personal commitments. There is also a 7% pension contribution made by your employer, based in a 3% salary contribution.
Training and development support to be the best you can be is provided from your new consultancy that have been awarded the "excellence in L&D" award by Construction news and "innovative training provider" by the ACE.


What you need to do now
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About The Role
At OCS Group, we are recruiting for a Security Officer to join our team who will be responsible for protecting the security and safety of the identified buildings and personnel at a busy client site and will ensure that assigned tasks are completed in a professional and timely manner and meet relevant legislations.

Your main responsibilities may also include:

• Acting as a first line support to employees and visitors to site, providing a professional and friendly service.
• Fire, security and building systems monitoring.
• Service area barrier control and traffic management.

To succeed in this role you will need the following:

• Experience of working within the Security Industry is an advantage
• SIA licence is essential
• Ability to work on own initiative
• A professional demeanour with sound judgement and integrity

What will you get in return?

• A pension scheme- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
• Access to high street discounts
• Access to low interest loans
• Recognition scheme 'OCS Stars'- monetary rewards given to top performers
• Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated 'Impact' Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Wellbeing Support

About The Company
OCS UK & Ireland, part of the OCS Group, is a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.

Join us as an Infrastructure Engineer, Security

• We’ll look to you to develop and implement core infrastructure technologies, products and services against customer and non-functional requirements
• In order to achieve a first-class customer experience, you’ll make sure the infrastructure technology is engineered to comply with security, availability and resilience, performance and capacity
• You’ll work with colleagues across the bank, allowing you to expand your network and gain exposure for you and your work

What you'll do

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll be contributing to and managing the selection, creation and maintenance of infrastructure technologies required to meet the needs of our customers, ensuring alignment to the Chief Technology Office (CTO) strategic targets and architecture outcomes. Throughout the course of your work, we’ll look to you to help produce high availability and low-cost systems.

You’ll also be:

• Producing and providing ongoing management of infrastructure roadmaps, detailing lifecycles of the technology from new products and versions, through to end of support and retirement
• Providing operational support to other infrastructure teams in the event of major incidents or complex technical issues
• Building and leveraging relationships with colleagues across bank to make sure decisions made are commercially focused and create long term value for the bank
• Fulfilling business continuity requirements by participating in disaster recovery exercises
• Making sure that decisions are made based on robust data, return on investment and value measures that demonstrate thoughtful and intelligent cost management

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll need the ability to understand how your area of expertise supports customers, from the core development of technology to risk based decisions. On top of this, you’ll need a clear understanding of infrastructure layers or stack, and a broad knowledge across multiple platforms such as server, operating system, virtualisation, database, middleware or network.

Along with experience of contributing to roadmaps and strategies and working closely with third parties on assurance of their output and managing their performance, you’ll need the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to your peers and management level colleagues, with good collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

You’ll also demonstrate:

• A good understanding of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and cloud technologies
• A good understanding of Agile methodologies paired with working knowledge of the Agile toolsets and experience of working in an Agile team
• The ability to relate everyday work to the strategic vision of the feature team, platform and domain
• A clear understanding of the DevOps mind-set, collaboration, automation and tooling
• A background of working in a complex, multi-disciplined matrix team
• Experience in information security domain

Join us as a Quality Manager, Security

• We’ll look to you to provide direction and leadership on all quality matters across the platform or domain including adoption and compliance with the bank's standards and policies
• This is an opportunity to act as a key contributor in making sure that work packages transition seamlessly from development into live environments
• Hone your knowledge of quality best practices and collaboration and stakeholder management skills

What you'll do

In this key role, you’ll be making sure that only well designed and built work packages get through quality testing. You’ll aim to get it right first time for our customers through innovative service and solutions, using automation as an accelerator and working closely with stakeholders in an Agile and collaborative environment. We’ll also look to you to produce comprehensive and robust quality strategies and detailed quality test plans, enabling the continual flow of work packages across the domain, platform value stream or programme.

Additionally, you’ll be:

• Taking accountability for all aspects of quality across both run and change and business as usual activity within the assigned platform or domain
• Overseeing the output quality from all testing phases owned and making sure it meets the requirements of each quality test strategy
• Making sure defects are detected and prioritised, based on impact, and resolved at the earliest possible moment and before the last responsible moment
• Undertaking end-to-end test management including planning, risk, issue, dependency management, lessons learnt and governance
• Reviewing all key collateral relating to delivery and making sure it is of sufficient quality and with no gaps or duplication

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with strong knowledge and understanding of quality standards, quality best practices, and our risk and controls framework. You’ll also need high levels of knowledge and demonstrable application of modern testing and quality practices and techniques used with Agile methodologies.

Additionally, we’ll be looking for:

• Practical experience of quality strategy and planning, testing design and execution
• Experience in functional and non-functional testing such as system, system integration, user, load, volume, stress, security, accessibility, compatibility, penetration and back-out
• The ability to relate everyday work to the strategic vision of the feature, platform, domain and enterprise teams, with a strong focus on business outcomes
• The ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to peers and management
• Good collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in information security domain
• Familiarity with No Code or low code testing, Test Driven Development, Behaviour Driven Development and DevSecOps

About The Role
We have a vacancy for a Security Officer to join our team who will be responsible for protecting the security and safety of the identified buildings and personnel at a busy client site and will ensure that assigned tasks are completed in a professional and timely manner and meet relevant legislations.

Your main responsibilities may also include:

• Acting as a first line support to employees and visitors to site, providing a professional and friendly service.
• Fire, security and building systems monitoring.
• Service area barrier control and traffic management.
• Maintaining a high profile, visible security presence.
• Deterring anti-social behaviour, theft, and criminal activity.
• Supporting retailers and stakeholders to promote a security conscious culture.
• Writing statements and report as necessary.
• Dealing with a wide range of security related incidents and offering expert guidance.

To succeed in this role you will need the following:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience of working within the Security Industry is an advantage.
• SIA licence is essential, Door Supervisor. Close protection licence welcomed.
• Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team.
• A professional demeanour with sound judgement and integrity.
• Experience in working in a fast-paced retail environment is desirable and an excellent Customer Service skills.
  

What will you get in return?

• A pension scheme- to save for the future - eligibility rules apply
• Excellent promotional opportunities.
• Advanced trauma first aid training.
• Behaviour Detection Officer Course.
• Access to high street discounts
• Access to low interest loans
• Recognition scheme 'OCS Stars'- monetary rewards given to top performers
• Training and Development- apprenticeships, e-learning, English as a Second Language and our award nominated 'Impact' Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Cycle to work scheme- discounted bicycles
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme- 24-7 Wellbeing Support

About The Company
OCS UK & Ireland, part of the OCS Group, is a leading facilities management company providing a range of both standalone and integrated services including cleaning, catering, security, technical services, energy management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services. The company has a turnover of £1.5bn and operates across the UK and Ireland with 50,000 colleagues delivering innovative award-winning services to the private and public sectors and supporting the local communities in which it operates.

Your new company
This legal firm is seeking 2 legal PAs to join their teams. They are a top-rated firm with a lot of opportunities for development. Hybrid working is available.
Your new role
You will be responsible for providing administration and PA support to partners and fee earners within the firm. Duties will include diary management, travel, accommodation, reviewing documents, digital dictation, handling files, dealing with paper bundles, meeting and greeting visitors, setting up meeting rooms and more.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need to come from a legal background for this role and ideally in litigation, or you have used the Proclaim system. Your previous experience within a PA/senior administration role will help you succeed in this role. You're highly organised with excellent attention to detail along with great communication skills. You're proactive, organised, switched on and bright.

What you'll get in return
You will receive an excellent salary of £25,000+ depending on experience. You will also be working for a great organisation with a lot of opportunity for development. You will also have access to a benefits package including holidays, pension, healthcare and hybrid working.
What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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We are now recruiting for a mobile Fire and Security Engineer covering Manchester, Stockport, Oldham and Crewe areas with flexbility to cover Stoke when required.

Salary - £36,833.68 per annum, 22.5 days annual leave, increasing with service, and bank holidays.

Contract Type: Permanent

Full time 37.5 hours per week (excluding meal breaks) - typical attendance will be 08:00 until 16:00 Monday to Friday. Potential to join an out of hours standby call out rota.

In this role, you will be expected to have excellent technical knowledge of fire and security systems and be expected to work on multiple FM systems with the majority of the work being fire and security maintenance. A flexible approach to work and be willing to travel to different sites within a specified geographical area. A vehicle will be provided for required travel. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to discuss work and progress with customers and managers and excellent organisational skills. You will report directly into the Technical Services Manager and will work with customers on site, other engineers and sub-contractors on a daily basis.

The Role
- Maintenance of fire and security systems on numerous commercial sites

- Expert fault finding and providing advice and guidance to customers
- Supply knowledge in a range of technical situations, making personal judgments on how to undertake work to achieve quality, cost and time objectives
- Provide technical advice and guidance to other staff and customers in order to resolve problems.
- Manage the delivery of Corrective and Planned Maintenance to meet the performance measures detailed in the contract.
- Liaise with customers’ representatives on a day to day basis to ensure customer requirements are fully met.
- Check and ensure all appropriate and approved paperwork is completed.
- Make personal judgments on how to undertake work to achieve cost, quality and contractual objectives
- Act as a role model for safety, setting an example to colleagues and customers
- Manage the relationship with the customer, and liaise with customers to ensure that the customer is fully informed and project a positive professional image of self and Royal Mail P&FS.

About You
- Successful applicants will ideally hold FIA BS5839 qualification in maintenance of fire alarms

- Fully conversant with Honeywell Galaxy intruder systems & Honeywell NET-AX and PRO24 access control
- Good working knowledge of Fire, Intruder Alarms, CCTV, IP and Networked systems.
- The role holder must be able to maintain systems to NSI Standards - Assistance on installation projects may be required
- The applicant must be able to work safely and comply with Royal Mail PFS safety standards and Safe Systems of Work
- Experience in fault finding and diagnosis with the ability to provide advice and guidance to others across all systems where required.
- The ability to communicate effectively with customers, explaining technical issues.
- The ability to analyse and understand complex technical issues in relation to electrical systems
- Ideally you will be IPAF and MEWP trained and qualified, and be comfortable working at heights.
- Experience of dealing with Customers in a commercial environment.
- Applicants must hold a valid UK driving licence (no endorsements preferable) as this vacancy will involve travel within a specified geographical area.
- Computer literacy skills an advantage

PLEASE NOTE: If successful at interview, you can typically expect to have a waiting period of up to 6 weeks while your application goes through our screening process (which includes a requirement for RMG to obtain 5 years referencing).

About Us

Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions is responsible for upgrading and safely maintaining one of the largest corporate real estates and property portfolios in Europe, with over 2,600 sites.

We pride ourselves in working to the highest standards of both technical assurance and customer service. It’s our job to support Royal Mail in being the best delivery company in the UK and that it is fit for delivering to 29 million addresses nationwide, six days a week.

Through our core delivery pillars of Real Estate & Value Generation, Property Programmes & Projects, and Workplace Services, Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions plays a key role in keeping the mail moving.

Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions employs 3000 employees and is owned by Royal Mail Group Ltd.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

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