Mechanical Services Technician

Bath Spa University; Bath; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Extended paid leave

Hybrid working

On-site nursery

Enhanced maternity scheme

Employee support programme

Travel schemes

Discounts

Job summary

Bath Spa University is seeking an Estates technician to maintain the university's mechanical infrastructure across academic, residential and historic campuses. The role covers HVAC, heating, cooling, water systems and biomass/energy centres, ensuring safe, comfortable and operational buildings for students and staff.

You will deliver planned and reactive maintenance, supervise contractors, manage parts and support the safety and regulatory requirements across Bath Spa's estates.

Qualifications

• Fault finding across mechanical building services.
• Experience in maintenance or facilities management environment.
• Ability to read/interpret mechanical drawings/schematics.
• Solid understanding of health and safety regulations and safe systems of work.
• Strong communication with stakeholders and teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned, reactive and corrective maintenance across mechanical services.
• Fault find, repair HVAC, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, heat pumps and water systems.
• Coordinate boiler servicing and gas safety inspections; ensure compliance.
• Support operation of biomass boilers, energy centres and district heating.
• Supervise specialist contractors on mechanical systems across the estate.
• Coordinate water hygiene testing and compliance per L8 guidance.
• Procure parts and assist stock management; maintain accurate records.
• Share technical knowledge and support colleague development.
• Undertake minor plumbing and general building tasks as needed.
• Keep plant rooms clean, safe and operational; minimise disruption with users.

Skills

Fault-finding

FM experience

Read drawings

Health & safety

Stakeholder management

IT literacy

Proactive attitude

BMS/district heating

Education

NVQ/Apprenticeship in Mechanical/HVAC

Job description

Join Bath Spa University's Estates team and help maintain the mechanical infrastructure that supports our academic, residential and historic campuses.

This hands-on role offers a varied workload across HVAC, heating, cooling and water systems, ensuring our buildings remain safe, comfortable and operational for students, staff and visitors

About the Role

• Deliver planned preventative, reactive and corrective maintenance across the University's mechanical services infrastructure.
• Maintain, fault find and repair HVAC systems, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, heat pumps, chillers and hot and cold-water systems.
• Coordinate boiler servicing and gas safety inspections, ensuring compliance with current regulations.
• Support the operation and optimisation of biomass boilers, energy centres and district heating systems.
• Supervise specialist contractors working on mechanical systems across the estate.
• Coordinate water hygiene testing and compliance activities in line with L8 requirements.
• Procure spare parts and contribute to effective stock management.
• Share technical expertise and support the development of colleagues.
• Undertake minor plumbing and general building maintenance tasks where required.
• Maintain plant rooms and service areas in a safe, clean and operational condition.
• Liaise with building users and stakeholders to communicate maintenance activities and minimise disruption.
• Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with health, safety and compliance requirements .

About You

• Recognised apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Mechanical, HVAC or Commercial Gas Services.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills across mechanical building services systems.
• Experience working within a maintenance or facilities management environment.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and schematics.
• Sound understanding of health and safety regulations and safe systems of work.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver work to agreed timescales.
• Good IT skills and experience maintaining accurate maintenance records.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Positive, proactive and solution-focused approach.
• Experience of BMS, district heating networks, biomass systems or educational estates would be advantageous.

Additional Information

Salary Grade 6 - Starting from £33,951 rising to £37,694 per annum

The salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Please see Special Conditions for this role below:

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Ability to work across all Bath Spa University campuses.
• Occasional travel may be required for training and business purposes.
• Flexibility to work additional paid hours where operational requirements demand.
• Participation in training and continuing professional development as required.

Staff Benefits

We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU, including

• Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher's Pension Scheme). This is a defined benefit pension scheme which pays members a secure income for life, post-retirement
• Enhanced paid leave - 41 - 46 days depending on the role (Full Time) - more details here: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/StaffBenefits (https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapphub.bathspa.ac.uk%2FStaffBenefits&data=05%7C02%7Cd.powell%40bathspa.ac.uk%7C598bbb49b2f6499eac7f08dcf366528f%7C23706653cd5745049a590960251db4b0%7C0%7C0%7C638652867996788715%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7Wi4k6Oqqivp6y3pOwXqX5fH9hrNGeJAn0pxsW%2F8YfM%3D&reserved=0)
• Family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible work environment, on-site nursery, and a sector-leading enhanced maternity scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers access to on-demand GP appointments, wellbeing support and advice, and access to counselling
• Transport schemes including Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work
• Wide range of discounts and financial benefits, accessed through and easy-to-use app

For further details about all our staff benefits, have a look at our rewards page: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/rewards-and-benefits/ (https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bathspa.ac.uk%2Fwork-at-bath-spa%2Frewards-and-benefits%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cd.powell%40bathspa.ac.uk%7C598bbb49b2f6499eac7f08dcf366528f%7C23706653cd5745049a590960251db4b0%7C0%7C0%7C638652867996811227%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hL8%2F1mj4hwQpP5%2BHwAgDpBzHdCMrDLZo1DS5S7wocDQ%3D&reserved=0)