Building Services Engineer Review

Designing building services for mainly offices which include mechanical and public health insights. This involves making calculations, contacting manufacturers for required materials, creating schedules, drawings and schematics whilst also visiting site to ensure all designs are incorporated there. This is also to ensure any issues are over come and the project is completed at a high standard

Working within this environment has greatly increased my communication skills however there is still room for improvement. All knowledge of building services from the design stage to construction stage have been skills that I developed whilst working in this job role but also creating working relationships with others to support each other through the process.

I think that my programme is very helpful in creating a future career for myself and hopefully after my course I can gain more knowledge and skills within the business. Tasks vary within the workplace from site visits, to designing, to working with manufacturers so this ensures no day is the exact same.

When starting I was informed what I could do and my options for various courses which were delivered clearly, so I have had a decision of my own. It has been a very smooth process and when needed others within my company are very happy to assist whether that is in the workplace or within university

Any issues that arise whether that is calculations for a project, issues with lecturers at university, or wanting to visit site more frequently, it is always easy to get assistance from either colleagues I work with or do not work with, or HR department specialised for training and development of the employees.

From colleagues at work that help out, this is considerably good. From lecturers at university this could be improved significantly as our thoughts throughout the course are not fully considered and ignored such as having past paper answers so we can understand the information we require to provide within exams.

By attending university it gives me a wider knowledge of information that can be used within site visits or through calculations at work for projects. It gives me a better understanding of all roles within a project not just the information I am taught within the work environment such as the electrical side.

At the workplace they try to have social activities every couple months to engage all colleagues however at the moment this has been reduced since coronavirus but I assume this will increase again back to what it used to be soon. There are general activities that are sent round the office as well such as planting trees

Yes

It is a good way to gain a qualification such as a diploma, degree or masters whilst still earning money and working on the job so you are putting the knowledge you gain to use. There is also a lot of support from others to help you through the process.

Be honest with what you would like to do because some people just do one qualification and stop as that is what they would like to do but they push you to do more so you can learn more which is good but it is to your own personal choice