AddressDirectorate - Regeneration & Environment
Permanent, 37 hours per week.
About us
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is an impressive Council with a renewed strong sense of direction. The Council is embarking upon an unprecedented level of regeneration which is seeking to deliver real and substantial improvements to the
quality of life of its residents.
Rotherham really is a great place to work, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
About the Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic Building Officer who will report to and be fully supported by Compliance Delivery and Capital Projects Manger. You will be working within a Facilities Management Team to support the Council in its delivery of a Corporate Landlord Service across the Council as a whole.
The post holder will be responsible for the Facilities Management of a number of allocated Buildings and Sites within the Councils Corporate Landlord Estate, retained School Estate and other land and building assets around the Borough. You will provide advice to building users in relation to repairs and maintenance and all aspects of building related operational use.
You will ensure that for all the buildings allocated to you, working with the Compliance Delivery and Capital Projects Manager and Operational Facilities Manager, that the building management responsibilities are adhered to.
About you
The successful candidate will bring experience and professional acumen from a Facilities/Building Management background. You will have experience of working effectively in a Health & Safety, Facilities Management, or Construction related area.
Ideally you will have a working knowledge of professional regulations relating to one or more of the following areas; Asbestos, Fire Risk, Legionella, Gas and Electricity Safety, Lifts, and ideally hold a NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety and or IOSH Managing Safely.
For further information regarding this role, please do not hesitate to contact the Head of Asset Management, Jonathan Marriott, on 07919 045065 or via email Jonathan.Marriott@rotherham.gov.uk
Additional information
We offer a great work life balance including flexible working, excellent staff benefits including the re-imbursement of professional fees and personal development opportunities.
This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.
Until 31st March 2026 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a monthly deduction from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded three additional day’s leave (pro rata for part-time).
