House of Commons Looking for Technical Assurance Engineer (Building Services) at Westminster, London Full Time

The Team

In-House Services and Estates (IHSE) team in Parliament takes great pride in looking after and improving the buildings of Parliament itself, as custodians of the Estate. While we are part of the House of Commons service, we provide services to the House of Lords as well. We operate on a working World Heritage site which attracts visitors from all over the globe, in a challenging stakeholder environment where conservation and the need to innovate and build for the future coincide.

The Role

You will work with Project Leaders in the Project Delivery team to provide Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) Technical Assurance Engineer duties and will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of projects to specified Mechanical & Electrical standards. For works to the whole Parliamentary estate, checking the integrity of installations on site against M&E related standards, quality, and processes – and for approval of compliance to such standards and processes. You will also assist the Commissioning Manager to maintain the integrity and coherence of the Commissioning Standards. This job description may develop in line with business need, and the post holders are required to carry out other reasonable duties, including covering for colleagues’ leave.

Key responsibilities include:

• As the Technical Assurance Engineer you will be responsible for inspecting a wide variety of building services installations, reporting on their completeness, quality, compliance against the design (Works Information), witnessing verifications, testing and commissioning and reviewing all record documentation for accuracy
• Review of designs, specifications, Works Information, Scopes, technical submittals, requests for information and Early Warnings before tender, during construction and through to Completion to ensure systems meet the Employers requirements, are commissionable and maintainable
• Willingness and ability to train as an Authorised Person (AP) Electrical and Mechanical as required
• Contribute to producing and reviewing technical standards when required
• Attend Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) off site
• Ability to use Common Data Environments (CDE)

Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will have the following skills/experience:

• Level 3 qualified in a Mechanical engineering discipline.
• You must have site-based building services engineering experience working as a Technical Assurance Engineer (Building Services), or Site Installation Supervisor/Inspector on new and refurbishment projects in occupied/historic buildings.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• HND/HNC qualified in a Mechanical engineering discipline.
• Member of professional body such as IET, CIBSE, IMechE etc.
• Accredited NEC3 Supervisor.

Why Join?

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service Pension scheme.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and 500-word cover letter.

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found on the Job Description.