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Building Services Engineer

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A building services engineer designs, installs and maintains the equipment in buildings. This includes heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, refrigeration (HVACR) systems, water pipes, lifts, escalators, lighting, acoustics, fire protection and telecommunications cabling.

The Work

There are several specialist areas where you could work, including air conditioning and refrigeration, electrotechnical, heating and ventilation and plumbing. You could be:

Pay

The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:

Building Services Engineering Technicians with a relevant HND can earn £20,000 to £30.000 a year.

Graduate trainee engineers with a relevant degree are from £26,000 to £28,000 a year. More experienced building services engineers £40,000 a year, and those in senior positions may earn up to around £55,000 a year.

Conditions

Workforce Employment Status

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Getting In

Premises, such as hospitals, information technology centres and swimming pools, need specialist services. Jobs are with building firms, architects' practices, design consultancy firms, civil engineering companies, equipment manufacturers, NHS Trusts, power stations and local authorities.

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2022
5096
1 %
RISE
2027
5146
  United Kingdom
2022
59632
1.6 %
RISE
2027
60559

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What Does it Take?

You need to have:

You need to be able to:

Training

Getting On

More Information

For more information please see the list of professional bodies below:

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Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

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