Assistant Building Management System Engineer

The role of the Assistant Building Management System Engineer is to ensure the effective operation of the University’s Building Management System (BMS) providing expert knowledge, guidance, & support in its strategic development and to ensure the safe and timely completion of planned and reactive maintenance of the Building Management System.   

You will work closely with workshop supervisors, engineers, & managers to deliver continued support of building services, ensuring minimum down time, increased efficiency, and end user satisfaction, including:

• providing expert knowledge, guidance & leadership in the development of the BMS
• fault diagnosis and rectification of the complete BMS installation, in terms of both physical control hardware and operating software
• direct internal staff and contractors in the planned, preventative, & reactive maintenance of the BMS

About you

You must have served a recognised City & Guilds or NVQ 3 apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering Maintenance, or an appropriate engineering discipline (or related subject) and have demonstrable post training experience in the maintenance, repair, installation & fitting of BMS/automated controls.

Other desirable qualifications are

• Relevant qualification in BMS/automated controls related subject for Schneider Sigma & EBO systems
• IET 18^th Edition
• City and Guilds Level 1 Diploma or NVQ Level 1 Certificate in Plumbing, Heating, & Ventilation
• JIB ECS card
• IOSH Certificate
• PASMA licence
• IPAF licence

Further information

As a contractual requirement you will be required to participate in the 24-hour call-out system and an appropriate independent means of transport is required, along with living no further than one hour’s journey time to the University.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Chris Mann, BMS Engineer (cm2662@bath.ac.uk) but please ensure that your application is submitted via the University website.

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 & 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, & 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

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