Building Services Engineer

Sigmar Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

26 days annual leave

Private healthcare plan

Company pension

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is representing a leading Dublin-based building contractor recruiting a Building Services Engineer for a €100 million residential project. You will oversee HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire safety installations, lead an engineering team, and manage sub-contractors to ensure on-time, on-spec delivery.

The role requires strong knowledge of mechanical or electrical services, with a pathway to lead commissioning and handover including O&M and As-Built documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in building services for M&E contractors, main contractors or building services consultancies.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical or electrical building services.

Responsibilities

• Monitor performance of technical services contractors and hold progress meetings.
• Review design progress and liaise with design team to resolve quality and progress issues.
• Ensure benchmarking and quality control processes are implemented.
• Attend weekly team meetings to report on installation status.
• Attend monthly meetings to contribute to operations reports.
• Provide technical support to construction managers for site installation.
• Conduct regular site inspections and issue corrective actions.
• Oversee creation of O&M manuals and As-Built information.
• Lead commissioning programs and witness schedules.
• Coordinate design team and building control inspections.
• Track information flow and highlight risks to project manager.

Skills

Building services

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Subcontractor management

Team leadership

Commissioning

Tools

HVAC

Project coordination

Job description

One of Irelands leading main contractors who have a large portfolio of work in the Dublin area for the next couple of years, mainly in the residential sector with a couple of €100 million euro projects about to come on stream. They have a number of commercial, industrial and data centre projects in Ireland and abroad. They are looking to add to their Building Services Team and are appointing a Building Services Engineer to one of their €100 million residential projects.

About Your New Job

As the Building Services Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring that all building systems, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and fire safety, are installed as per spec and programme. You will lead a team of engineers and manage sub contractors, working closely with engineers and architects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor the performance of technical services contractors and hold regular progress meetings with trade contractors.
• Review design progress, liaise with the design team, and identify and resolve issues related to design and construction quality and progress.
• Ensure the implementation of benchmarking and quality control processes.
• Attend weekly team meetings to report on the status of technical services installation.
• Attend monthly meetings with the project manager to contribute to the monthly operations report.
• Participate in client project meetings alongside the project manager.
• Provide technical support to the construction manager for site installation management.
• Conduct regular site inspections of installations and issue corrective actions as needed.
• Oversee the request, development, and issuance of operation and maintenance manuals and 'As Built' information from trade contractors.
• Develop specialist and commissioning programs in collaboration with trade contractors, planners, and construction managers.
• Lead the commissioning process, complete tracking schedules, and agree on schedules for witnessing.
• Coordinate technical services design team and building control inspections.
• Monitor the document control system with the design manager, tracking information flow against the program and highlighting risks to the project manager.
• Assist with practical completion, coordinate technical support for snagging and de-snagging processes, manage and witness commissioning, confirm work completion, arrange final inspections, and obtain O&M manuals and 'As Built' information.

What you need

The ideal candidate will have a background in building services, working for an M&E Contractor, Main Contractor or Building Services Consultancy. The client are open to backgrounds but candidates will need a strong knowledge of either mechanical or electrical building services.

What's on offer

Successful applicants will receive a starting salary of up to €75000 which will be paid monthly. A strong list of company benefits that include a vehicle, 26 days annual leave, private healthcare plan, a company pension scheme and more.

What's next

If you are an experienced Building Services Engineer looking to advance your career with a leading building contractor with a healthy pipeline of work, we would love to hear from you!