Graduate Facilities Management Engineer

The Opportunity

Right now, we're looking for a Graduate Facilities Management Engineer to join our multi-disciplinary team based in Bristol. From your first day, you'll join an unrivalled community of experts, where everyone is supported in their career path and encouraged to work towards professional qualifications.  

You'll help us to deliver effective and professional services for a range of varied and high-profile clients. Whilst you will have some responsibility from day one, we will give you the opportunity to progress further and broaden your skills. 

As a graduate engineer, your role will include undertaking: 

• Condition surveys  
• Assessment of existing buildings  
• Report writing and contributing towards strategies to help achieve Carbon targets 
• Preparation of asset registers; maintenance specifications or tenders and procuring maintenance contracts 
• Undertake audits of compliance and statutory regulations associated with the operation of buildings and portfolios.  
• Auditing maintenance contractors 
• Life-cycle assessments and costing.  
• Review of designs for maintainability 

You will need to possess a good understanding of: 

• Excel, including creating solution generated formats 
• Databases 
• Have experience / understanding of AutoCAD 
• Presentation aids such as Power BI and a good understanding of digital formats in general 

You'll be working in a multi-disciplinary office, delivering projects in collaboration with project teams as well as external architects, surveyors, contractors and clients for projects across a wide range of markets. You'll have the opportunity to work on a range of projects, some of these will be located outside of the UK and at different project stages.  

Is this role right for you?

For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills and attributes:  

• Masters degree in, Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering, however a strong Bachelors degree in these subjects will also be considered  
• Studying, or have studied, an IMechE, a CIBSE or an Engineering Council accredited course  
• Have a desire and plan for working towards your CEng and full membership of a recognised professional institution 
• A keen interest in developing digital tools to aid automation of processes  
• Enthusiasm for a career in assisting clients maximise the life of their buildings / assets underpinned by an understanding of our sector and work  
• Demonstrate a creative and inquisitive approach to problem solving 
• Seek to improve existing ways of working, by finding efficiencies in processes  
• The aptitude to work on your own initiative and be proactive 

We're looking for people who are curious and ready to evolve how they think and work. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. If you can share your knowledge and ideas and encourage others to do the same, whilst having a desire to deliver excellent services for clients – we'd like to hear from you. 

You should be able to start this opportunity in September 2024.