Building Services Engineer (Yorkshire and East Midlands )
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Occupation Type
Civil engineers
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£50,400
(£25.85 per hour)
Occupation rate applies
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Description
The Role
Unite Students have an exciting opportunity for a Building Services Engineer to cover our properties across the Yorkshire and East Midlands.
The Building Services Engineer is responsible for supporting the Regional Engineering Manager in organising and delivering planned mechanical work (gas, HVAC, plumbing, heating, and vent aspects of life safety) overseeing technical support to capital projects and supporting reactive mechanical maintenance, in a safe and compliant manner throughout the properties in their region, working alongside internal and third-party partners. All underpinned by great customer service.
What You`ll Be Doing
Ensuring that Health and Safety legislation, and a safe and secure working environment, is always adhered to by them and the facilities team. Ensuring required training and qualifications for the role of their team are always audited and up to date.
Unite Students have an exciting opportunity for a Building Services Engineer to cover our properties across the Yorkshire and East Midlands.
The Building Services Engineer is responsible for supporting the Regional Engineering Manager in organising and delivering planned mechanical work (gas, HVAC, plumbing, heating, and vent aspects of life safety) overseeing technical support to capital projects and supporting reactive mechanical maintenance, in a safe and compliant manner throughout the properties in their region, working alongside internal and third-party partners. All underpinned by great customer service.
What You`ll Be Doing
Ensuring that Health and Safety legislation, and a safe and secure working environment, is always adhered to by them and the facilities team. Ensuring required training and qualifications for the role of their team are always audited and up to date.
- Always working within the required Risk Assessments and Method Statements. Accountable for reviewing all tasks for risk before starting, and ensuring that risks are eliminated before work begins
- Completing all paperwork required for property files and ensuring all records of site operation are accurate, structured, and compliant with Unite Students policies and procedures
- Qualified in a mechanical discipline either plumbing, heating, unvented hot water systems, gar or BMS controls City and Guilds, NVQ 2/3 or SVQ 2/3 Domestic plumber discipline or equivalent with relevant work experience.
- Have works delivery supervisory or relevant post experience.
- Be technically competent and qualified to safely operate, and make safe to work on or test, the equipment, systems, or installations for which appointment is sought.
- Experience working within Plant Rooms and Plumbing, Heating, Gas, HAVC and Vent systems.
- Demonstrable awareness and understanding of the L8 code of practice.
- Experience of electrical and fire alarm systems.
- Experience in building fabric issues such as faade, roof and widows.
- Good knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
- Sufficient across Microsoft Office in the support for technical reports review and delivery.
- Be confident, self-motivated, and always set a good example.
- A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success
- 25 days` paid holiday and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service
- A generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save
- Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends
- Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
- Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!
About Unite Students
Founded in 1991, Unite Students is the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 23 leading university towns and cities, with 70,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.
Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.
People make Unite Students. Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.
Room for Everyone
We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.
We are US.
Founded in 1991, Unite Students is the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 23 leading university towns and cities, with 70,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.
Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.
People make Unite Students. Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.
Room for Everyone
We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.
We are US.