Asset Investment Engineer

The Estates and Facilities Department at the University of Nottingham provides strategic and operational services support to the University infrastructure, buildings and landholdings. We are a large and diverse department employing approximately 1300 people and provide a wide range of services across our UK sites.

We are looking for an experienced Asset Investment Engineer to be responsible for managing, maintaining and optimising the performance and lifecycle of physical assets across our University Sites. You will provide technical advice on mechanical and electrical engineering infrastructure and equipment replacement which aligns with the estate's strategy and capital development programme and will use your experience to diagnose, investigate and help resolve complex technical or operational issues affecting assets or systems.

The successful candidate will provide technical advice and expertise on asset operation, performance, statutory compliance, and best practices and will support and guide the Construction and Project Management Team, providing input to development briefs, undertaking critical reviews of design proposals as required.

You will also manage mechanical and electrical suppliers, evaluating competence, health and safety compliance and resource levels, setting and reviewing key performance indicators against agreed outputs to ensure that all work is undertaken safely, on budget and to agreed time frames and quality standards.

Candidates should hold a relevant engineering qualification (HNC or above) or have proven experience in a similar role, have experience in the operation and maintenance of electrical and mechanical building services within a large multi-site organisation, and have a proven understanding of asset life-cycle management, maintenance planning and engineering systems.

This is a permanent post. Hours of work are full-time (36.25 hours per week); however, job share arrangements may be considered.

The University of Nottingham offers competitive employment packages including leading fitness and health facilities, staff discounts and travel schemes, an excellent holiday allowance of 30 days per year, plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.