Building Services Design Technician
Careers Explorer:
Support engineers, surveyors and architects on construction projects.
Overview
As a Building Services Design Technician you will assist engineers and other construction professionals in creating and developing cost-effective and sustainable solutions.
This may involve you producing 3D models, drawings, calculations, reports and specifications.
Your work will include systems such as renewable technologies, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, drainage, lighting, power, controls and lifts. It’s such a varied job, as buildings and infrastructure take on many forms, from newly built facilities to the refurbishment of premises for every sector of industry.
Many technicians go on to become senior managers or even lecturers.
Top 5 Tasks
- Develop sustainable solutions
- Work with renewable technologies
- Work within a team with other technicians and be managed by engineer
- Draft plans and supervise installation of building components
- Work on-site and in an office.
Salary
Newly trained building services engineering technicians can earn in the region of £17,000 – £20,000.
Trained with experience building services engineering technicians can earn in the region of £20,000 – £30,000.
Building services engineering technicians can gain Chartership but will then become Chartered Engineers working within building services. They can earn in the region of £30,000 – £40,000.
Salaries depend on location, employer and level of responsibility. Salaries and career options also improve with chartered status
Am I Suited?
- Team player
- Creative type
- Go-getter
- Technically minded
- Flexible
The UK construction industry is the safest in Europe. Everybody has a role to play in taking responsibility for health and safety.
Qualifications
One of the most direct ways to getting this role is to complete an HND in one of the following subjects:
- Building Services Engineering
- Construction and the Built Environment
- Electrical or Electronic Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Applied Physics
- Maths
Employers will set their own entry requirements, but apprenticeship candidates will typically have at least five GCSEs, including Maths, English and Science or their equivalent.
Alternatively, you could complete an apprenticeship in this field.
