Engineer Technical Officer

We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Technical Officer with a recognised trade background to join our multi-skilled team. In this role, you will support the day-to-day maintenance of a varied property portfolio, applying your practical trade knowledge to assess repairs, liaise with contractors and colleagues, and ensure works are completed to a high standard. You will also be responsible for managing compliance-related repairs and ensuring our properties remain safe, well maintained and fully compliant with relevant standards and regulations. The post requires someone who has a recognised trade background with practical experience in property maintenance, repairs, or construction-related works. They should be confident in diagnosing repair issues, assessing the quality of completed works whilst completing pre and post inspections, and liaising effectively with contractors and internal colleagues. Experience of managing maintenance works within agreed timescales, while ensuring compliance with relevant health, safety and property standards, is essential. Highly developed IT skills will also be required to enable use of Teams, Share point and various Microsoft applications.

• Hybrid employees are considered workplace based first, but they will have a level of flexibility to work from home up to 40% of their working week, if it is not to the detriment of their current tasks, team requirements or service needs.
For details of our employment policies and terms and conditions, please visit our Council Careers page East Renfrewshire Council has launched a new 15-year Community Planning Partnership vision called 'A Place to Grow'. Please follow this link to watch a video and read our full plan which sets out our shared hopes and aspirations between now and 2040 so that East Renfrewshire is a place where everyone can flourish, thrive and grow. Please note - all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here: Please note - East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship., Lead a team of Technical and Maintenance Officers providing guidance, technical support for reactive, statutory and planned maintenance of all operational and non-operational prope… + 2 days ago