Technical Services Officer (Mechanical) with certificate of sponsorship to the UK

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Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, applicants must verify their eligibility with the employer before applying.

Job Details

Company: Kirklees Council

Location: High Street Buildings, High Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 2ND

Salary: £45,091 to £47,181 a year + Additional Retention Payment £3000 per year (reviewed annually)

Schedule: Full-time, Flexible working

Employment Type: Permanent

Language: English

Education: Qualifications

Experience: Experience

Essential Qualification: Not specified

Desirable Qualification: Not specified

Essential Experience: IT literate and experience of using software packages e.g. word, excel, etc including bespoke packages for example: AutoDesk, NBS, Hevacomp design packages.

Contact: Recruitment Team, Email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk, Phone: 01484221000

Application Deadline: The closing date is 22 February 2026

Employer Website: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/default.aspx

About Kirklees Council

Part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region, Kirklees is set in the heart of West Yorkshire and has a growing population of around 425,500. Our vision for Kirklees is to be a district that combines a strong, sustainable economy with a great quality of life – leading to thriving communities, growing businesses, high prosperity and low inequality where people enjoy better health throughout their lives.

Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community. To help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of staff benefits to support you in and out of work.

Our Technical Services team at Kirklees Council is dedicated to delivering high-quality mechanical design services across a diverse range of projects. We manage and deliver construction-related projects, including new builds, extensions, and remodelling schemes for schools, leisure centres, offices, depots, care homes, and listed buildings.

Why Join Us?

Exciting Projects: Be part of a team managing and delivering construction-related projects that have a significant impact on our community.

Professional Growth: We are committed to your personal and career development, offering opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career as a Technical Services Officer.

Collaborative Environment: Work within a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about delivering high-quality mechanical design services.

As a Technical Services Officer with us, you’ll be part of a dynamic and innovative team that is committed to supporting the Council’s ambitions and making a real difference in the community.

Job Summary

Kirklees Council is seeking an experienced Technical Services Officer (Mechanical) to join our Mechanical Design team. This is an excellent opportunity for an innovative and creative professional looking for a new challenge in the heart of West Yorkshire.

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.

You will be able to build, maintain and manage effective working relationships with stakeholders, clients and partners through regular site visits and liaison meetings. You will also be responsible for ensuring that the service is delivered in line with agreed contracts, policies, and procedures. You can expect commitment to your personal and career development.

Key Responsibilities

As a Technical Services Officer (Mechanical HVAC) in the Council’s Corporate Landlord and Capital Department, you will possess extensive professional Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) design experience, strong negotiation, consultation and influencing skills.

You will support the Technical Services Manager with leading and ensuring effective design and delivery of capital programmes and individual projects involving new build and extensions, remodelling schemes relating to schools, leisure centres, offices, depots, blocks of flats, listed buildings that form part of the Council’s Capital investment and Blueprint Plan/s ranging from £10K up to £5M of mechanical services.

Acting as the Lead Mechanical Design on routine and complex projects, you will manage design teams within a trading account. You will be able to initiate, develop and promote the professional, commercial and contractual factors affecting service delivery including applying information technology to best advantage.

Specialist Duties

Your range of skills and abilities will include having a detailed knowledge of mechanical issues associated with new build, extensions, remodelling and refurbishment of all building types including historic and listed buildings. Specialist duties and responsibilities may include:

• Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems (HVAC)
• Kitchen and Fume Extraction Systems
• Refrigeration and Chilled Water Systems
• Building energy management systems (BEMs)
• Fire detection and protection systems
• Pressurized Systems
• Hot and cold-water services
• Energy supply (gas)
• Renewable Technologies
• Environmental awareness including new and improved energy conservation systems for buildings
• Legislative requirements for example: DSEAR and Complying with Environmental Policies
• Thermal Modelling Analysis

Key Areas of Responsibility

Managing the performance and responsibility for a range of capital projects involving multi-discipline and single discipline design teams preparing new build, refurbishment, and remodelling building contracts.

Acting as the Council’s Technical Authority in relation to its Built Environment and Assets, developing, implementing, monitoring, and amending technical specifications, strategies, practices, and standards to ensure compliance with all statutory requirements.

Providing advocacy as a technical expert to the Capital Delivery and Development team during implementation of projects and to Senior Managers, Elected Members, Council Cabinet, Scrutiny, Partners, and all Stakeholders.

Establishing and maintaining Technical Specifications and Council standards to reflect good practice and to establish performance standards for safety critical elements, ensuring modifications and new build projects comply with specifications and standards, managing and approving any deviation from these standards.

Person Specification

Essential Experience Requirements:

• IT literate and experience of using software packages e.g. word, excel, etc including bespoke packages for example: AutoDesk, NBS, Hevacomp design packages.
• Extended previous formal training, to graduate or professional qualification level, or equivalent, plus training and experience in the application of the knowledge to the specific requirements of the job.
• Post qualification demonstrable design experience in their area of excellence on both single and multi-discipline capital or revenue projects.
• Provable experience over the last five years in leading and managing single/multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Proven track record of production and delivery of mechanical work packages to an agreed level of performance and standard.
• Proven track record of managing complex organisational programmes of work and project risks.
• Team player style of approach, ready to take on any challenge. Must be able to travel independently to and from locations away from the office such as construction sites or consultants’ offices. In addition, individuals need to be able to visit construction sites and be able to ascend and descend scaffolding as an example.

How to Apply

Please apply via the NHS Jobs website. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

For international applicants, we recommend that you:

• Verify your visa eligibility with the recruitment team before submitting your application

li>Prepare your CV highlighting your relevant mechanical design experience

• Gather any required documentation for sponsorship applications
• Contact the recruitment team with any questions about the visa process

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Further Information

For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website for guidance on working in the UK. Kirklees Council is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

The closing date for applications is 22 February 2026. Early applications are encouraged as the position may be filled before the closing date.

Please see the Kirklees Council website for more information about working for Kirklees and the benefits we offer to our employees.