Total 1 Engineering job vacancies in Coventry, CV7 7NG

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

R&M is a service area within Coventry City Council which provides repair and maintenance services to Coventry City’s operational, commercial and school portfolio. We have a dedicated team with over 30 years’ experience of completing emergency and responsive repairs, planned preventative maintenance schedules and property improvements and refurbishments.

The R&M team is multi-disciplined providing building works, refurbishments, general maintenance, gas servicing, maintenance and installations, electrical works and a 24 hour a day, 365 days a year emergency call out service across all trades.

The service area aims to:

• Ensure that the all statutory compliance with industry standards, British standards and relevant Approved Codes of Practice are achieved.
• Repairs are carried out swiftly and to a high standard
• Projects are delivered on time and on budget

We are seeking positive, experienced, enthusiastic, talented and driven professionals who care about the development of our great city to join our busy, top performing, forward thinking Regulation services.

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

This is an exciting time for you to join our team. In this role, you will be expected to provide a site-based, practical solution to a variety of building services related customer needs including, planned maintenance, reactive repairs and minor works. You will work under the direction of the Facilities Manager to ensure that all tasks are completed on time and to budget to a high standard.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role include:

• Responsible for carrying out all work in compliance with industry standards, British standards and applying all relevant Approved Codes of Practice.
• Carry out planned maintenance and reactive repairs effectively and efficiently within the target timescales given.
• Install new heating installations/improvements
• Responsible for ensuring that all work issued is completed by the due date and reporting full details of exceptions including liaison with customers.
• Work can be in a variety of industries including schools, residential and commercial.

You must have excellent communication skills and the ability to comprehend written instructions. Previous work experience in a reactive repair gas/combustion environment would be beneficial.

A full UK driving license and recognised qualifications are essential.

Qualifications and experience required include -

• Approved City and Guilds/CITB/ACS qualifications in both Domestic and Commercial aspects of the industry.
• Commercial Gas / (Safety) qualifications.
• Unvented hot water experience.
• Experience and knowledge of water hygiene / legionella regulations

We can offer:

• Up to ££44,711 pa
• Stand-by allowance - £30 per shift, 9 shifts per week (2 per day Sat/Sun)
• Out of hours call out rate - Minimum 2hrs per call at a flat hourly rate then time and a half for every hour after that (per day)
• Tool Allowance - £36.37 per month
• Van with home-to-work use & fuel card
• Generous local government pension scheme
• Training opportunities

If you wish to discuss the role further - please email Joe Cook on Joe.Cook@coventry.gov.uk

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

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