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As the only recruitment experts endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), our knowledge of the building services industry is unparalleled. We understand that the right professionals are key to ensuring buildings are comfortable, functional, efficient and safe, and as a result, your skills and experience are in demand. 

We’re specialists in what we do, bringing you the opportunities, information and resources you need to stay on top in your field. As one of the world’s careers partners, we’ll connect you to roles that challenge and inspire, and have the scale, insight and understanding to help shape your future career strategy, becoming your lifelong partner in building services. 

Hiring for design engineers, BIM technicians, CAD technicians, quantity surveyors, project engineers and estimators.

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We continue to build our network of respected employers, offering exclusive building services job opportunities across construction companies, property firms, local authorities and central government organisations. 

Our expert consultants can connect you to a breadth of different roles across the UK. This includes those located in London, Belfast, Glasgow, Bristol, Southampton and Birmingham.  

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BUILDING SERVICES JOBS FAQs

Your exactly salary will depend much on your employer and location, but as a design engineer you can typically expect to earn £30,000-£60,000, depending on experience. A BIM technician, meanwhile, will typically be paid £30,000-£50,000, whilst quantity surveyors can see salaries as high as £70,000. A partner or director at a building services firm could be paid £100,000 or more. 

A range of professionals are needed to engineer and maintain the services that allow a building to do what its designed to. Design engineers are needed, to design cost-effective and efficient systems, and also quantity surveyors, to estimate and control costs for projects. Other members of the team include BIM technicians, who use technology to turn designs into an accurate 3-D based representation of a building project, as well as CAD technicians, project managers and estimators.  

This depends. Many design engineering positions do require degrees in subjects such as mechanical engineering, civil engineering or product engineering, but there are also courses and diplomas which may help you get a trainee technician position in building services engineering. 

To work as a quantity surveyor, you will typically need a degree in quantity surveying from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).