Mechanical Building Services Engineer

Salary : 35608 to 50253 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date : 11 November 2025

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Building Services Engineer to join our Estates and Facilities Improvements Team.

Join a leading research-intensive university committed to delivering world-class education and driving positive change across the North East of England. At Newcastle University we recognise that attracting and retaining exceptional talent is key to our continued success.

We offer a comprehensive employment package including competitive salary generous holiday entitlement excellent pension scheme and flexible working opportunities. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

This strategic role involves delivering high-quality client-focused in-house design services for estate-related projects. This role involves developing and implementing mechanical building services solutions across a wide range of projects including laboratory fit-outs and infrastructure upgrades ensuring alignment with client requirements and University standards. You’ll focus on refurbishing and repurposing existing buildings to enhance the student and staff experience support our long-term maintenance programme and lead sustainability initiatives within the team.

Reporting to the Senior Building Services Engineer you’ll contribute to the design and delivery of both minor and major construction projects across the University’s estate. You’ll work closely with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to manage competing priorities and influence project timelines.

We’re seeking candidates with :

• A proven track record in mechanical building services engineering
• Experience working within multi-discipline design teams
• Strong project management and communication skills
• A passion for sustainable construction and helping us achieve our Net Zero Carbon goals

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. To arrange an informal chat or visit please contact Adam Hamilton Head of Improvements (Estates) on

To apply please upload your CV and covering letter evidencing how your skills and experiences align to the person specification as outlined within the job description.

Key Accountabilities

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Attributes and Behaviour

Qualifications

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID : 28708

Employment Type : Full-Time

Vacancy : 1

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