Senior Engineer / Senior Technician Job Description
Duties
Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron science facility. Located at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire, we enable world-leading research across a wide range of scientific disciplines and industrial applications.
The key duties of the post are as follows:
- Development, maintenance and day to day operation of both the Building Management System (BMS) and standalone building control systems.
- To witness/participate in the testing and commissioning of BMS and standalone building controls systems
- Technical responsibility for operational aspects of the BMS including:
* Graphics
* Alarms – levels/types, notifications, investigation, rectification or escalation.
* Trend/trace monitoring regimes, including normal, out of tolerance & failure modes
* Failure/Override/Parameter change reviews
* Building controls network
- Liaison and supervision of external consultants, contractors, service engineers and suppliers. This includes review of technical submissions, site inspections, witnessing and ‘sign off’ of new and/or extended building control systems.
- Operational support and analysis of the control systems on all site mechanical & electrical services, including problem solving and fault diagnosis for the air conditioning, general and specialist ventilation, MTHW/LTHW, chilled water, refrigeration, hot and cold water systems, electrical monitoring, etc.
- The continued development, implementation and periodic review of suitable operational and maintenance regimes and forward maintenance plans.
- Manage change control procedures for all building control systems/installations and keep up to date records of all QA documentation.
- To carry out hazard and safety risk assessments and prepare method statements.
- Participation in Health and Safety and Quality Assurance procedures as appropriate to the post.
- To undertake other related duties to meet the needs of the IFM Group.
Additional Duties for appointment at Senior Engineer Level - Lead in the development of building controls standards, updating and/or creation of appropriate management procedures; including group operational practices, PPM regime (Planned Preventative Maintenance), spares holding, critical and standard systems resilience, interface practices with associated mechanical and electrical systems etc.
- Develop initial scoping for all new projects, basis of design, commissioning protocols and/or detailed tender/pricing documentation.
- Implement minor upgrades ‘in-house’ using programming software knowledge.
- Technical evaluation/report production of proposed modifications/improvements to systems.
- Technical responsibility for additional operational aspects of the BMS including:
* System performance, metering, associated energy and plant load review * 3rd party integrations using ModBus, LON, KNX, BACnet etc.
* Advanced Data Processing sub system
* Management reporting
- Identification of suitable efficiency improvements in either plant performance or improved life cycle costing.
- Review of group skills and competencies to use the BMS, create training programme, delivery of “In House” systems use and skills training sessions.
- To provide line management of the Senior Building Controls technician.
Senior Engineer / Senior Technician Job Requirements
Qualifications and Experience:
Essential
- Computer literate.
- Good problem solving skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Work planning and organisational skills.
- Good communication skills: verbal/written.
- Management/supervision of other staff
- Able to organise and prioritise tasks to meet project timescales. (Project planning)
- Commissioning/Operational management of BMS and stand alone building control systems.
- Minimum of HNC qualification in Building Services/Controls Engineering. Applicants with relevant or equivalent on-the job experience will also be considered.
- Effective team worker.
- Flexible approach to the working conditions and environment
- Self-motivated.
- Prepared to learn new skills
- Able to get on with people at all levels
Essential Qualifications and Experience for appointment at Senior Engineer level: - Detailed knowledge of building services and Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Ability to specify and project management of BMS and stand alone installation/upgrade contracts
- Experience with HVAC systems.
- Experience with MTHW, LTHW, Chilled Water, refrigeration and leak detection systems
- Thorough Working Knowledge of Siemens Desigo Insight
- Proven record of managing other people.
Qualifications and Experience:
Desirable - Working knowledge of Siemens XWorks
- Working knowledge of Siemens RXL, RXC, RLU subsystems
- Working knowledge of ModBus and BACnet
- Familiarity with using Quality Control Systems, Work Planning and Safe Systems of work.
- Experience of HSE and CDM legislation.
- The Applicant should have served a recognised Apprenticeship in an Engineering discipline.
- Ability to specify and project management of BMS and stand alone installation/upgrade contracts
- Experience with HVAC systems.
- Experience with MTHW, LTHW, Chilled Water, refrigeration and leak detection systems
- Thorough Working Knowledge of Siemens Desigo Insight
- Detailed knowledge of building services and Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Proven record of managing other people.
Applying for employmentFor further details on applying for employment at Diamond, please visit our http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Jobs/Apply/Form.html.
Appointments will be made depending on the skills and experience of the candidate. Electronic Diamond application forms in MS-Word are preferred.
Senior Engineer / Senior Technician Application Information
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Senior Engineer / Senior Technician Summary
| Education Backgrounds: |
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Software Engineering
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| Specialties: |
Building/Bridge Engineering
HSE(Q) Management
HVAC
Project Management
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| Education Level: |
Undergraduate (Bachelors)
Postgraduate (Masters)
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| Experience: |
10 - 15 years
2 - 5 years
5 - 10 Years
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| Languages spoken: |
English
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| Job Location: |
, England |
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