Mechanical Building Services Engineer

Salary: £35,608 to £50,253 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 11 November 2025

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Building Services Engineer to join our Estates and Facilities Improvements Team.

Join a leading, research-intensive university committed to delivering world-class education and driving positive change across the North East of England. At Newcastle University, we recognise that attracting and retaining exceptional talent is key to our continued success.

We offer a comprehensive employment package, including competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, excellent pension scheme, and flexible working opportunities. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

This strategic role involves delivering high-quality, client-focused in-house design services for estate-related projects. This role involves developing and implementing mechanical building services solutions across a wide range of projects including laboratory fit-outs and infrastructure upgrades, ensuring alignment with client requirements and University standards. You’ll focus on refurbishing and repurposing existing buildings to enhance the student and staff experience, support our long-term maintenance programme, and lead sustainability initiatives within the team.

Reporting to the Senior Building Services Engineer, you’ll contribute to the design and delivery of both minor and major construction projects across the University’s estate. You’ll work closely with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to manage competing priorities and influence project timelines.

We’re seeking candidates with:

• A proven track record in mechanical building services engineering
• Experience working within multi-discipline design teams
• Strong project management and communication skills
• A passion for sustainable construction and helping us achieve our Net Zero Carbon goals

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. To arrange an informal chat or visit, please contact: Adam Hamilton, Head of Improvements (Estates) on adam.hamilton@ncl.ac.uk

To apply please upload your CV and covering letter, evidencing how your skills and experiences align to the person specification as outlined within the job description.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary projects, delivering cost-effective engineering and maintenance schemes across the University estate
• Produce feasibility reports, budgets, and planning documents; manage financial performance and ensure accurate cost tracking
• Integrate sustainability into all projects, supporting the University’s environmental goals
• Identify and develop proposals for funding bids related to improvements and long-term maintenance
• Act as Principal Designer under CDM 2015, ensuring health & safety compliance and preparing required documentation
• Ensure adherence to relevant legislation, standards, and best practices (e.g. Building Regs, CIBSE, COSHH)
• Maintain service quality and meet agreed standards within budget constraints; ensure full cost recovery for external services
• Prepare mechanical designs, tender documents, and specifications; manage procurement and tender analysis
• Administer contracts from inception to completion, including programming, cost control, and final account settlement
• Promote collaborative working, provide technical guidance, and support recruitment and staff development
• Produce performance reports and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
• Liaise with stakeholders to minimise disruption and coordinate project delivery
• Support project handover and commissioning, ensuring systems meet design and operational standards
• Provide technical advice to internal teams and external partners on project options and solutions
• Monitor contractor and consultant performance, ensuring value for money and service quality
• Undertake additional duties as required to support the team and wider E&F

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Strong working knowledge of relevant legislation and standards, including Building Regulations, British Standards, CDM 2015, CIBSE Guidelines, and the Equality Act
• Proficient in AutoCAD, MEPWorx, Microsoft Office, and other engineering design and specification software
• Committed to ongoing professional development and staying current with industry best practices
• Demonstrated organisational and people management skills
• Experience managing budgets and delivering cost-effective projects
• Clear and effective communicator, with the ability to produce concise technical reports
• Skilled in developing innovative, practical solutions to engineering challenges
• Ability to learn and apply relevant SAP system modules
• Extensive post-qualification experience in building services design, construction, and project management
• Strong interest in energy efficiency and optimising existing building services installations
• Proven ability to plan, organise, and deliver high-quality customer service
• Capable of working in alignment with the University’s values and Estates & Facilities vision
• Familiarity with Building Management Systems (BMS) and best practice control strategies
• Proven ability to work with diverse clients and effectively manage expectations

Attributes and Behaviour

• Ability to assess complex issues and uses initiative to develop practical, cost-effective solutions
• Applies lateral thinking to overcome challenges and meet deadlines
• Evaluates health and safety risks prior to undertaking work

• Works methodically and prioritises tasks in line with team objectives

• Maintains flexibility and openness to alternative approaches

• Promotes a collaborative and inclusive working environment

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant discipline, or professional registration as a Chartered (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng), or actively working towards professional qualification

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 28708

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