Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer

Northern Ireland Civil Service

Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer

Department: Property Services Division (PSD), Department of Finance

Salary: £61,673 - £64,469 per annum

Hours: Full-time, permanent

Location: Clare House, Belfast, however NICS operates a hybrid working policy which allows staff to work between the office and remote working locations.

Ref: IRC324089

The Property Services Division (PSD) has a leading role to play in procuring and delivering high quality property maintenance services including small projects and associated services to clients across the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) and other public sector clients.

We are now looking to recruit a Principal Electrical Building Services Engineer (Grade - PPTO) to join our team. You will play a major role in ensuring that high quality planned projects are delivered and best value is achieved, leading a team of construction professionals across a range of disciplines delivering construction projects alongside a team delivering advice and support on Fire Safety matters and Supplies and Stores.

Excellent training and promotion opportunities plus an attractive benefits package, including flexible working arrangements, will enable you to enjoy a good work/life balance and a rewarding career with Northern Ireland’s largest employer.

Key benefits

• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after five years’ service.
• 12 public and privilege holidays each year.
• Flexible ways of working depending on job role.
• Opportunity for career progression.
• An employer pension contribution of 34.2%
• Job stability.

Some key duties (for a full list of key duties, see our candidate information booklet):

• Acting as the lead PSD officer in relation to matters pertaining to electrical engineering.
• Leading and managing for all staff and business activities within the multidisciplinary team, with responsibility for making key decisions on team workload, staff resources and the delegation of works.
• Leading and managing the provision of advice pertaining to the services delivered by the multidisciplinary team to Northern Ireland Departments, their Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies.

Applicants must, by the closing date for applications:

• Be a current Chartered Electrical Engineer*

AND

• Have at least 3 years’ experience in the design and delivery of electrical services within buildings** with a total aggregate value of at least £1M per annum

AND

• Have at least 3 years’ experience of successfully leading a team in the construction sector.

* Equivalent professional membership: Applications will also be considered from applicants with relevant professional membership considered by the selection panel to be of an equivalent or higher standard to those stated. The candidate must give details of the professional membership held and reasons why you consider it to be equivalent to the membership required. The onus is on you to provide the panel with details of the professional membership so that a well-informed decision can be made.

** office accommodation, educational facilities, healthcare facilities, complex multi occupancy housing developments, retail facilities, or other sectors of similar scope, technical complexity and regulatory requirements, but would exclude domestic properties.

For more detailed information and to apply, please go to www.nicsrecruitment.org.uk

Completed application forms must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon (UK time) on Friday 20th March 2026.

The Northern Ireland Civil Service is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

ALL APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT ARE CONSIDERED STRICTLY ON THE BASIS OF MERIT.