Welcome to I J M Design (UK) Ltd
Building services engineers are responsible for ensuring the cost-effective and environmentally sound and sustainable design and maintenance of energy-using elements in buildings.
They have an important role in developing and maintaining buildings, and their components, to make the most effective use of natural resources and protect public safety. This includes all equipment and materials involved with heating, lighting, ventilation, air-conditioning, electrical distribution, water supply, sanitation, public health, fire protection, safety systems, lifts, escalators, facade engineering and even acoustics.
Whilst the role increasingly demands a multidisciplinary approach, building services engineers tend to specialise in one of the following areas:
- electrical engineering;
- mechanical engineering;
- public health.
- Renewable energy requirements
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Typical work activities
Activities will vary according to the specialist area of work and whether you are employed by a single organisation or a consultancy, but tasks typically involve:
- advising clients and architects on energy use and conservation in a range of buildings and sites, aiming to minimise the environmental impact and reduce the carbon footprint;
- managing and forecasting spend, using whole life cycle costing techniques, ensuring that work is kept to budget;
- developing and negotiating project contracts and agreeing these with clients, if working in consultancy, and putting out tenders;
- liaising closely with other professionals, including structural engineers, builders, architects and surveyors, and in-house project teams;
- attending a range of project groups and technical meetings;
- working with detailed diagrams, plans and drawings;
- using specialist computer-aided design (CAD) software and other resources to design all the systems required for the project;
- designing site-specific equipment as required;
- commissioning, organising and assessing the work of contractors;
- overseeing and supervising the installation of building systems and specifying maintenance and operating procedures;
- monitoring building systems and processes;
- facilities management;
- making decisions about expired systems equipment and the appropriate location of new equipment;
- ensuring that the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements;
- working on a variety of projects within a short period of time.
