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relevant to the role. • Undertake such other duties within the scope of the post as may be requested by your manager. • Work supportively with colleagues, always operating in a collegiate manner. • Help maintain a safe working environment by: • Attending training in Health and Safety requirements as necessary, both on appointment and as changes in duties and techniques demand. • Following local codes of safe working practices and the University of Surrey Health and Safety Policy. • The post holder in conjunction with the senior Sustainability Controls Engineer, will undertake key work to deliver the University’s 8-point framework for Net Zero Carbon (NZC), in particular Efficient Operational Control (good housekeeping) and Energy Efficiency Investments, delivering carbon reductions and cost savings. • The post holder in conjunction with the senior Sustainability Controls Engineer plan, develop, and monitor performance against a programme of site visits and surveys in order to identify energy savings and efficiencies. ensuring surveys are completed at pace. • The post holder will, where necessary, identify specialist consultant support to complete more complex service system reviews and produce a business case to secure funding. • The postholder will be expected to confidently ELEMENTS OF THE ROLE Planning and Organising plan, prioritise, and manage the delivery of programs of good housekeeping energy saving measures and surveying programs, in liaison with maintenance, capital projects and faculty teams.
identify energy efficiency measure and projects including controls changes, metering, heating and ventilation systems and work with wider estates staff to identify fabric and lighting improvements, costing, and prioritizing these measures, building by building. • Produce Energy Improvement Business Cases - Develop costed business cases for energy efficiency improvements, working with capital projects and procurement in the preparation of contract/specification/tender documentation. • Creating Building Energy Performance Standards - Help create performance standards for the efficient operation of building standards working with wider Estates engineers, seeking approval from Estates heads of department. • Work with electrical engineers to carry out associated changes to electrical systems and services to enable carbon and cost saving projects. • Manage day to day priorities to ensure the delivery remains focused on business critical and operationally urgent activities, including all statutory responsibilities. The role will also include the provision of management, supervision, advice, and guidance for a range of permit to work activities that fall within their skill set and experience, ensuring key principles are in place to protect staff, visitors and contractors from any risks arising during construction/maintenance activities. . ALL STAFF ARE EXPECTED TO: • Positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the University of Surrey Equal Opportunities Policy. • Work to achieve the aims of our Sustainability and NZC Policies and promote awareness to colleagues and students. • Follow University/departmental policies and working practices in ensuring that no breaches of information security result from their actions. • Ensure they are aware of and abide by all relevant University Regulations and Policies
Senior Sustainability Mechanical Engineer
Estates, Facilities and Commercial Services (EFCS) Sustainability/Maintenance Services
Faculty/Administrative/ Service Department
Professional Services
Job Family
5
Job Level
Head of Sustainability
Responsible to
JOB PURPOSE STATEMENT
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Manage Building Services Performance Reviews - Review and evaluate building services operation and performance, including heating, ventilation, and the conditioning of air to evaluate what changes can be made to improve the efficient and optimal operation of these services with the aim of reducing carbon emissions and saving operational costs. This may include root cause mapping starting from first principles of engineering design. Approval for changes will be made to Heads of Sustainability and Maintenance. • Coordinating Building Services Energy Performance Improvements - Following consultation with the University’s BEMs manager and key faculty and department stakeholders, implement the recommissioning of building services to enable efficient operation leading to improved user experience, carbon, and cost savings, based on performance trends managed by the post holder. • Manage the Analysis of Building Energy Data - Analyse energy and other environmental data to ascertain were carbon and cost savings can be made across the estate. Compiling data from testing to provide evidence to prove the improvements made have contributed to carbon reductions and potential cost savings to utility bills. • Deliver Energy Efficiency Building Surveys - Work with the Senior Sustainability Controls Engineer in the surveying of buildings to
Working for the Head of Sustainability, and as part of a two-person team (with the Senior Sustainability Controls Engineer), the post holder is responsible for two key tasks: the planning & delivery of changes to building services systems, stand-alone controls and the BEMs to optimise efficient operation leading to carbon and cost reductions in line with the University’s Net Zero carbon reduction targets, and, the surveying of buildings to recommend costed and prioritised energy efficiency projects. The post holder will work closely with the University’s BEMs Manager, the wider maintenance, and capital projects teams, as well as with multi-discipline building technicians and facilities managers to identify, seek approval for and deliver ‘no cost and low- cost’ energy saving measures that are practical and effective. The role will be based at Stag Hill but will require and include the delivery and support of activities at Manor Park including The Surrey Sports Park (SSP). The post holder will be expected to plan, prioritise their own work and coordinate delivery of work with key stakeholders including maintenance, facilities, procurement, and capital projects teams to ensure the safe, efficient and effective provision of energy saving changes.
Problem Solving and Decision Making • The post holder will be expected to
make recommendations to the heads of sustainability/maintenance and capital projects concerning the scheduling and coordination of work where several factors
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