Mechanical Services Engineer

About the role

Using your expertise, assist the Head of Engineering Services to ensure that mechanical services, plant and equipment are both operated and maintained safely, efficiently, reliably and in compliance with legislation.

You will also take responsibility for responding effectively to failures in mechanical services. Using your skills and knowledge of mechanical services plant you will evaluate, analyse, and diagnose system faults and failures to affect a rapid return to service, to safeguard business continuity.

You must have:

• HNC/HND in Mechanical/Plant Maintenance or Building Services Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Substantial experience in building services engineering, with a strong operational background in modern mechanical building services systems.
• Substantial experience in building services engineering maintenance management

The following are desirable qualifications:

• A professional qualification/membership of relevant organisations: eg, CIBSE/Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
• Working knowledge of (BMS) Building Management Systems.
• Accredited Legionella Control qualification.
• IOSH/NEBOSH

Further information

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis. 

For an informal discussion about the role please contact:

Ben Spicer, Head of Engineer Services at bmbs20@bath.ac.uk

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. 

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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Further details:

• Job Description & Person Specification
• Terms and Conditions of Employment

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