BUILDING SERVICES A VOCATION


Rafay Hasan senior engineer, Gronmij


Designs mechanical services for offi ce


buildings, hotels and high-end


residential. He says: ‘Being a building services engineer means you can make a difference by designing sustainable buildings to minimise environmental impact. I enjoy the opportunity to travel and work alongside world renowned designers and architects on iconic buildings.’


Branching out Some of the different jobs you can do in building services


❧ Air conditioning engineer ❧ Business manager or proprietor ❧ Building physics engineer ❧ Carbon emissions specialist ❧ Computer aided design technician ❧Commissioning engineer ❧ Consulting engineer ❧ Contract or project engineer ❧ Design engineer ❧ Domestic heating engineer ❧ Domestic plumber ❧ Ductwork installer ❧ Educator and trainer ❧ Electrotechnical panel builder ❧ Electrical repair and rewinder ❧ Energy inspector/adviser ❧ Estimator ❧ Facilities manager


❧ Fitter/welder ❧ Gas fi tter ❧ Heating and ventilating engineer ❧ Highway electrical systems installer ❧ Industrial and commercial plumber ❧ Installation electrician ❧ Instrumentation installer/engineer ❧ Lighting expert ❧ Maintenance electrician ❧ Public health engineer ❧ Quantity surveyor ❧ Refrigeration engineer ❧ Satellite systems engineer ❧ Service and maintenance engineer ❧ Sheet metal weathering specialist ❧ Site supervisor ❧ Environmental engineer ❧ Project engineer


Doug Oughton FREng FCIBSE


consultant at Aecom


Helped to shape the global building services engineering business at AECOM, and is a past CIBSE president. He is also a past member of UNESCO Science Committee Engineering Council and the UK sustainable construction research organisation, the Building Research Establishment. He has worked on Buckingham Palace Lloyds of London, the Royal Academy of Music and Windsor Castle.


Kaval Patel associate director, Buro Happold


Kaval leads a team within the Buro Happold London Building Fabrics Group nurturing the


next generation of young engineers. He is also director and leader of projects both here in the UK and around the world.


Putting down roots Some of the ‘roots’ into building services and membership of CIBSE


❧ Degrees including civil engineering, electrical engineering, energy, environmental engineering, design and technology, engineering, maths, mechanical engineering, physics and product design


❧ Inspire Scholarship Scheme supports full-time undergraduates studying construction degrees


❧ National Certifi cate and Higher National


Certifi cate qualifi cations in building services engineering


❧ Arkwright Scholarship sponsored by CIBSE to support studying in school years 12 and 13


❧ NVQ Diploma (England), SQVF (Scotland), or Apprenticeships


❧ Remember, for a career in building services, you must keep up maths and science after GCSE!


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January 2013 CIBSE Journal


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