Professional workers/graduate careers information

As a professional building services engineer, you’ll enjoy a variety of work environments and activities. One day you might be on a site visit, checking that a project is progressing as it should; the next day you could be working on your computer, designing building services systems, or making a presentation to help win a major contract. You might even get the opportunity to work on a high profile
building in the UK or abroad.

Building services engineers need more than a degree to succeed. Engineers must understand and take account of what happens on site; they need up-to-date knowledge of regulations, technologies and new products; they must to be able to communicate with a wide range of people, including clients and the project team; and they need to be able to solve problems, often within tight
timescales and budgets.

Here’s an overview of the kind of career path you could follow.

• Design Engineer
• Contract or Project Manager
• Consulting Engineer
• Estimator/Quantity Surveyor
• Educator and Trainer
• Business Manager or Proprietor

You can download our technician and graduate careers booklet to find out more about careers at this level and the various training routes.