At Kirklees we want to be innovative and creative in the way we work to deliver our services to our communities. We know we have challenging times ahead so we are always looking for better and smarter ways to work.

Specialising in Mechanical Maintenance, you will have technical and design responsibility for a range of capital and revenue projects for the repair and maintenance of the Councils land and property assets, including multi-discipline and single discipline design teams for new build, refurbishment and remodelling building contracts.

Using your previous professional experience of negotiation and consultation, you will build, maintain and manage effective working relationships with stakeholders, clients and partners through regular site visits and liaison meetings.

You will also have an understanding of the impact and implements of legislative requirements to council, regional and national policies. Preferably you will also have knowledge around the legionella regulations.

This post requires you to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings and weekends. You may also be required to travel to various locations in order to carry out the duties of the post.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this job.  A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

In order to be shortlisted for this job please demonstrate how you meet the Person Checklist as detailed on the attached Job Profile - this information needs to be inserted under the 'Relevant skills, experience and behaviours' section on the Application Form.