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Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,285 per annum / £16.64 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job purpose/about the role
The Property Inspector (Mechanical) role is responsible for assessing the condition, safety, and compliance of mechanical systems within properties under the remit of Corporate Landlord. The role typically involves conducting detailed inspections of HVAC
systems, plumbing, boilers, fire suppression equipment, ventilation, pumps, and other mechanical installations to ensure they meet regulatory standards and operate efficiently. The post holder will be required to collaborate on a regular basis with building users, contractors, and maintenance teams to support safe operations and
help plan long term asset upkeep.
The post holder must currently hold the following:
- Technical and specialist knowledge gained through qualification at SVQ Level 3/HNC level/Apprenticeship or equivalent.
- A valid UK driving licence.
The post holder should demonstrate skills and experience in the following
- Identifying defects, inefficiencies, operational risks, and non-compliance.
- Reviewing specialist contractor documentation, maintenance logs, and certificates.
- Identifying hazards and escalate appropriately.
- Ability to challenge poor workmanship or non‑compliant practices.
- Reading and understanding schematics, O&M manuals, technical drawings, and
specifications.
- Ensuring contractor delivery aligns with risk assessments, method statements, and safe systems of work.
- Verifying contractor work meets agreed scope and service agreements.
- Use of Hard facilities Management systems, inspection apps, BIM data, or asset
registers.
- Problem solving and practical mindset when assessing property assets.
- Use of standard Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook).
- working within a team
- Effective communication with facilities teams, property managers, engineers,
contractors, designers and clients from a range of services and backgrounds.
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact [email protected].
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: [email protected]. We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
- have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 (all jobs)
- looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
- "New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.
