Building Management System (BMS) Maintenance Engineer at Durham University

The Role and Department

As Building Management System (BMS) Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for providing a highly effective, efficient and customer-focused service across the University Estate, developing, implementing and managing the Building Management Systems across the University.

You will be part of the Estates Operations, Engineering Maintenance Team, and will report to the Senior BMS Engineer. You will be responsible for optimising the energy performance of Mechanical and Electrical building services assets across the University’s estate and will operate in close collaboration with the Energy Management team to identify, implement and monitor energy saving initiatives and to support the University’s Net Zero/decarbonisation objectives.

Both office and site based, you will improve the performance and ensure the building services systems are operated as efficiently as possible. You will be responsible for the maintenance and day-to-day running of the Building Management System and associated controls and will be required to diagnose faults, and carry out repairs and maintenance of field equipment, as required. You will work closely with other specialist contractors to improve and maintain the BMS systems within all buildings.

You will be responsible for implementing works identified and funded within the various maintenance programmes and operating a system for dealing with day-to day requirements, including the participation in an out-of-hours emergency service.

The Estates and Facilities Directorate provides a range of essential services to Durham University and is responsible for managing, maintaining and developing the infrastructure and building fabric of the various campuses.

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.