About the College/Department
The University of Derby Estates Department is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant, innovative, and sustainable campus environment, that supports our passion for delivering world class education and ground-breaking research.
Our Campus Services teams strive to maintain and enhance the exceptional facilities and services that empower our students and staff to thrive in a safe, welcoming, and inspiring setting for our community.
This post is part the Estate Engineering Team, who work closely with a large range of suppliers and internal staff to provide technical guidance and to ensure that the university mechanical and electrical infrastructures are compliant & maintained to a high standard across an estate comprising Tutorial, Commercial and Student Residence spaces.
About the Role
The Building Services Engineer will work with our contractors, internal maintenance team and various stake holders across the University of Derby’s portfolio to ensure a positive student experience whilst maintaining a safe environment or all.
This role will be working within a small but highly skilled team of engineers, The successful candidate will be responsible for the effective implementation of several service contracts (based on the successful candidate’s skillset and experience) to ensure ongoing compliance with relevant legislations. This will include operating our CAFM system to assist with the scheduling, safe systems of works and documentation of all maintenance works, remedial works and enhancement works.
This role will be primary based from the Kedleston Road Campus but will require occasional travel between sites. There will be no direct reports, however the candidate will work closely with our internal maintenance team and our contractors to ensure the University of Derby’s building services continue to run safely and efficiently.
The job holder will also be responsible for ensuring that the building services for new building developments are integrated into existing service contract as part of a ‘soft landing’ process.
This role is part of the Estates department out of hours rota, providing a first response to urgent estates related issues, which occur outside the normal operating hours. On call rates will apply and be discussed at interview.
About You
The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of a wide range of building services system and have an in-depth experience of managing the maintenance of such systems and the relevant standards and regulations across the industry, therefor we are asking the candidate to hold a building services engineering degree (CIBSE Approved) or equivalent relevant qualification in a building service-related subject, (Building services / electrical / mechanical) OR Extensive equivalent experience in the building services sector.
The candidate will be able to confidently manage contractors and fully understand the safe systems of work required in the facilities management sector is an essential requirement with supporting health and safety management qualifications preferred. They will have experience working in higher education environments across a large estate providing maintenance in residential, commercial and industrial premise.
The role requires somebody who can work both independently, as well as a part of a team to ensure works are seen through to completion. They will be self-motivated; be able to prioritise their own workloads and be able to display excellent communication, organisational, IT and project management skills.
A customer service ethos which matches the University’s values and behaviours is essential; outstanding communication, persuasion and influencing skills are a must, as is a drive for continuous improvement and a determination for excellence.
You will demonstrate an ability and genuine interest in keeping abreast of the external environment with regards to relevant Building Services industry and higher education developments.
Key Contact
For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Thomas Mizuro, Engineering Manager, via t.mizuro@derby.ac.uk
For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@derby.ac.uk