The Role
Unite Students is offering an exciting opportunity for a Building Services Engineer to support a diverse property portfolio across the West Midlands, with a focus on Birmingham and Coventry.
This is a coordination-led role, ideal for someone who enjoys working behind the scenes to keep critical building services running smoothly. You`ll play a key part in supporting the Regional Engineering Manager with the planning, organisation, and delivery of scheduled mechanical works across gas, HVAC, plumbing, heating, and ventilation systems, many of which are essential to life safety.
Alongside this, you`ll provide technical and administrative support on capital projects, help coordinate reactive maintenance, and ensure all works are delivered safely, efficiently, and in full compliance across the region.
Working closely with both internal stakeholders and external contractors, you`ll be central to maintaining high service standards across the portfolio, making sure everything is in place for projects and maintenance activities to run seamlessly.
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
- Support the Regional Engineering Manager in mechanical safety and maintenance across their region.
- Support the constant development and implementation of working procedures as part of the broader Estates, Health and Safety strategy.
- Support the technical training and development of all maintenance employees to ensure it is aligned with business goals and industry expectations within your respective region
- Locating and rectifying a wide range of mechanical faults. Understanding the root cause and risk to asset condition and investment.
- Report to the Duty Holder to advise on responsibilities and recommendations from a mechanical safety and strategic perspective.
- To undertake all Controls works in an efficient and safe manner.
- Monitor and manage BMS reactive works required on various sites.
- Deliver building by building maintenance plans that balance financial efficiency with customer service and environmental performance within the respective region
- To undertake additional duties in line with capabilities as required
- Report any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery or risk to health and safety or the environment
- To provide expert input into the Specification
- To work with the Energy & Environment Team to find effective solutions
What We`re Looking for in You
- 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 facade, roof and windows.
- 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.
- Coach colleagues in the moment, continuously providing feedback to improve their performance and stay motivated.
- Demonstrate good problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with teams and other internal stakeholders.
- Able to contribute to a culture of high-performance and lifelong learning, taking responsibility to develop own areas of growth and supporting the team through regular 1-to-1 conversations.
What You`ll Get in Return
- 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.
