Building Services Coordinator (Electrical)

The Building Services Co-ordinator (Electrical) will be responsible for the organisation, control and quality management of electrical building services on Capital and Maintenance projects with specific responsibility for co-ordination of electrical work activities in conjunction with colleagues within in-house service teams, other departmental sections and externally appointed consultant engineers and contractors.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Liaise with external design team members and key internal University stakeholders during the pre-construction design phase, on-site construction and post completion phases of Capital and Small Works projects being carried out on all of the University's Campuses.
• Assist with the delivery of and directly plan, organise and manage delegated budgets and supervise a variety of maintenance type projects. Examples being but not limited to: backlog maintenance, planned preventative maintenance, deferred maintenance, services infrastructure renewal and compliance type projects.
• Provide direct line management supervision and guidance / instruction to the in-house electrical services trades team as and when asked or required.
• Communicate with end user groups and stakeholders to organise, manage and supervise planned interruptions to existing live services including advance preparation of associated sketches, risk assessments and method statements.
• If required and after appropriate training, undertake Authorised Person (AP Electrical) duties in accordance with University of Dundee systems and procedures e.g. LV and HV.
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Person Specification

• High level of technical and managerial / supervisory competence to ensure service excellence from subordinates and contractors.

• Possess a sound knowledge, understanding and working experience of statutory legislation and relevant industry codes of practice e.g. HSE / HSG technical guidance documentation relative to engineering and H & S disciplines, Low voltage systems including electrical switching operations and implementing safe isolation procedures.

• Knowledge of health and safety management in the working environment (e.g. permit to work systems, safe systems of work, risk assessments and method statements).

• Managing electrical building services associated with capital and minor works new build and refurbishment projects.

• HNC / HND or equivalent in electrical building services engineering and / or recognised building services trade apprenticeship with post qualification in a capacity as Project Engineer / Project Engineering Manager possessing senior Industry experience.

We are one of the UK's leading universities - internationally recognised for our expertise across a range of disciplines and research breakthroughs in multiple areas, including science, medicine and engineering, amongst many others. Conveniently located on the banks of River Tay, our main city centre campus is at the heart of Dundee - an up-and-coming, friendly, compact and affordable city with a rich heritage in design and technology. We also have campuses at Ninewells Hospital and in Kirkcaldy which are easily accessible via local transport links.

For further information about this position please contact Mark Webster, Assistant Director & Head of Electrical Services.

Closing date: 21 July 2026.

The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee a UK university of choice for undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning. Family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, Disabled and LGBT staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the ECU Race Equality Charter and Stonewall as well a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work