Building Engineer
Company: South Yorkshire Police
Role summary
Building Engineer is a part-time role at South Yorkshire Police in Doncaster, England, United Kingdom (on-site). Posted 2026-10-21. Salary: GBP 32,613–37,020 per year. Experience level: 5-10.
- Job title
- Building Engineer
- Company
- South Yorkshire Police
- Location
- Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- part-time
- Category
- Software Engineering
- Salary
- GBP 32,613–37,020 per year
- Experience level
- 5-10
- Date posted
- 2026-10-21
If you’re looking for a stable, part-time opportunity, this role offers a great way to manage facilities and contractors across various police sites in Doncaster. It’s an ideal fit for someone who enjoys hands-on building oversight and wants to balance professional responsibility with a flexible 16-hour work week.
Job description
Role: Building Engineer
Department: Estates and Facilities Management
Location: College Road, Doncaster
Salary: Band D, £32,613 - £37,020 (pro rata)
Hours: 16 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 5 th November 2026
In this role you will be responsible for facilities management at all South Yorkshire Police sites within a designated area, having direct contact with customers and contractors
Key responsibilities:
Management and supervision of all associated EFM staff in the relevant team involved in the day-to-day functioning, repair and maintenance of the building(s) and associated plant and equipment, including all external areas.
Plan and organise in conjunction with the Repairs and Maintenance/PPM contractor the upkeep, repair, and maintenance of all associated services for the properties in the allocated portfolio. The equipment will be including, but not limited to, all heating and ventilation plant including grills and filters, solid fuel boilers, flues, stokers, tanks, water heaters, valves and associated heating systems, chilled water installations, and packaged chiller units.
In conjunction with the Repairs & Maintenance Surveyors and Building Surveyors, review quoted works, and instruct accordingly ensuring work is within the budget.
Manage and monitor Health and Safety compliance for all portfolio properties, including the Management of Contractors process and other procedures agreed as relating to this area of operation.
Update and manage work through Technology Forge, ensuring work is uploaded, progressed, and closed down as needed. Liaise with the Estates and Facilities Helpdesk team to ensure service is cohesively managed.
Manage, organise and supervise routine testing of the electrical installation, fire alarms, emergency lighting, standby generator and general communications system to comply with statutory requirements including Health and Safety at Work Regulations.
The post-holder should be capable of preparing concise technical reports in association with the District/Department and Estates and Facilities Management Department and, where considered appropriate, make recommendations in relation to any improvements to the efficient functioning of the building(s).
Produce, in conjunction with the Facilities Manager, procedures for all main areas of operation carried out by the team, including the Assistant Building Engineers and Building Maintenance Technicians.
The post-holder will be expected to attend weekly/monthly meetings with EFM management/contractors as required and to enable access for contractors as required.
The post-holder will be expected to physically undertake routine maintenance work in accordance with a force-wide schedule of maintenance works/tasks. This will involve such tasks as application of water treatment, cleaning of grilles/filters, greasing valves, cleaning some flue-ways etc. in accordance with the maintenance schedules.
Monitoring all gas, electric and water supplies including reading meters and keeping records of consumption.
Fault finding on plant and equipment and facilities requiring technical knowledge and experience of electrics, heating, plumbing and drainage services and ability to work from scale drawings.
The post-holder will work 37 hours per week covering the team core hours of 8am –5pm through use of the flexitime scheme and may be required to work weekends, overtime, public holidays or outside normal working hours if circumstances require. The post-holder to be responsible for the creation of a rota to manage this cover and also the operation of the flexitime scheme in their team.
The post holder to have the option to be part of an emergency call out rota for duty outside working hours, including weekends and Bank Holidays and to encourage participation from appropriately skilled and knowledgeable members of their team.
Skills and experience:
Broad technical background in the maintenance of buildings/ plant /equipment.
Hold relevant City and Guild, NVQ qualifications at level 3 or above or have substantial experience working in commercial/industrial premises.
Have knowledge of current health & safety legislation, and buildings regulations.
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
For more detailed information relating to the role and the skills and experience required, please click here to view the role profile. If you are having trouble with the hyperlink, please right click, copy, and paste in a separate window.
You should evidence how your skills and experience align with the requirements of the role profile, using explicit examples where possible, in order to be shortlisted for interview. You may wish to use the STAR method to structure your examples.
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 flexitime 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
We are a Disability Confident Employer and guar