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success of the Olympics has drawn attention not only to the gold medallists, but also to the engineering talent that made the spectacle possible. Between cheering on the supreme efforts of Team GB at the Velodrome, spectators were discussing how engineers had created the optimum riding conditions for Chris Hoy and co, with the minimum amount of mechanical heating and cooling. The Olympics was a perfect advertisement
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for a career in engineering, and because of the Games young people are now becoming more aware of the opportunities and rewards of a career in building services. Senior mechanical engineer Sophia Negus
is one of them. She worked on the London Olympics masterplan for AECOM, and is now helping deliver the Rio masterplan and fi ve venues for the 2016 Games. As well as working on the Velodrome, Negus is lead building services engineer on the tennis centre, despite being only 30 (page 4). One of Negus’s most exciting and
Sophia Negus gives an insight into working on the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
8 HOW TO GROW YOUR CAREER
Visual guide to the building services sector 11 THE END OF THE ICE AGE?
Find out the average salary for your building services role with the CIBSE/Hays salary survey
15 MAKING A GOOD JOB OF IT
Roxane McMeeken fi nds out how to break into the building services industry 17 DIRECTORY
A guide to recruitment consultancies and educational establishments operating in the building services sector
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ould building engineering become the degree of choice for the next generation of undergraduates? The
rewarding challenges is the move towards low carbon building, which ranges from the specifi cation of low-embodied energy products to the creation of lasting legacies for the venues after the Games. The skills and knowledge of building
service engineers will be increasingly valued as the UK strives for zero carbon. Core services such as heating, ventilation, water, and lighting all have an impact on the earth’s resources, and those professionals best able to minimise their use will be highly sought after. Our visual guide to a career in building
services (page 8) shows the many different roles available and explains the educational path to full qualifi cation. We also talk to those recruiting within the industry to fi nd out how you can maximise your chances of landing a plum role (page 15). Finally, you’ll want to
know what you could be earning in the industry. The Hays/CIBSE salary survey reveals all (page 11).
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