BUILDING SERVICES A VOCATION


Tamsin Tweddell senior engineer, Max Fordham


Spearheading the company’s work on building


performance and soft


landings, which


ensure buildings stay sustainable after the construction phase. Tweddell says: ‘Everyone is designing low energy buildings now, but because of the way the buildings are used they don’t end up being so sustainable. So staying with the building after construction to


understand how it works when in use is an exciting and crucial new area for building services.’


Sasha Krstanovic director of arts and culture sector lead for AECOM building engineering, Europe


Has worked in China, Iceland, India, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. Responsible for occupant


comfort and the associated amount of energy buildings consume. Krstanovic says: ‘I am a project director, which means winning work,


conceptualising the design and ensuring the successful delivery of the project. I work with amazing people all over the world.’


construction products and the long distances they sometimes travel. For example, a ‘British’ boiler could have started life as Australian iron ore and ended up being assembled in a German factory. Industry leaders are also looking at the environmental impact of decommissioning and disposing of construction products and materials. Looking at the whole construction process


in this way is known as ‘cradle to grave’. It is at the cutting edge of modern sustainability thinking worldwide and there’s no one better equipped to do it than a building services engineer. Indeed, the opportunities to work overseas


is another reason for choosing a career in building services. You could work on London’s Shard, the Rio Olympics or Qatar’s Word Cup. Ringguth says: ‘Building services engineers are involved in major buildings and developments on every continent of the globe. This is particularly because CIBSE-qualifi ed engineers have a status that is internationally recognised.’ Building services engineers are certainly in demand. Ringguth says: ‘We hear a lot about graduate unemployment at the moment, but this is defi nitely not the case in our sector. Demand for skilled professionals greatly outstrips supply and the wage premium for people with engineering degrees has grown over the last 20 years. This is good news for young people coming into our industry.’


Lee Tabis


trainee design engineer, NG Bailey


CIBSE’s 2012 graduate of the year. Tabis is an electrical design


engineer who works on


various projects of all sizes throughout the UK, and mentors apprentices. He says: ‘My job is a fi ne balance between science and practicality, and every project has its own lessons to learn. There’s something new to learn everyday.’


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