Overview

Job Title: Controls and System Support Technician
Job Reference: REQ250685
Date Posted: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Application Closing Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Loughborough
Package: Technical Services grade 6 from £35116 to £45413 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

Full
Time, Open Ended Position.

 

The Estates and Facilities
management team, based on Loughborough Campus, are
seeking a skilled and experienced BMS (Building
Management System) Technician to support the operation,
maintenance, and optimisation of its building automation
systems.

 

Here’s
more about the role and what we’re looking
for:

The successful candidate will help
to support the work of the Estates and Facilities
department, by collaborating with colleagues, tenants,
energy managers and external contractors.

 

The successful candidate will work
in a team of three to undertake planned and reactive
maintenance work on the University’s building control
systems such as TREND and Niagara 4 systems. Day to day
work includes monitoring and analysis building
performance using the Skyspark analytics platform to
identify inefficiencies, faults and opportunities for
optimisation.

 

As a team player, you will carry
out system diagnostics, and repairs across BMS-controlled
systems including HVAC, lighting, and utilities.

 

You should have excellent, written
and verbal communication skills to ensure team
collaboration.  IT Skills are required to ensure system
documentation, wiring schematics and asset records are
kept up to date.

 

One of the universities focuses is
on Climate change and Net Zero and as such, this role
contributes to the support energy-saving initiatives and
provides technical input for sustainability
strategies.

 

The
Successful candidate will:

  • Have experience as a BMS
    Technician, preferably in a complex estate or
    university environment.
  • Have experience using schematic
    drawings as part of day-to-day work, to be conversant
    with schematic drawings.
  • Be familiar with Skyspark, Trend
    IQVision, Niagara 4 systems or other condition-based
    monitoring/analytics platforms
  • Hold an Electrical or Mechanical
    Engineering background (minimum NVQ Level 3 or
    equivalent).
  • Be proficient in BMS
    fault-finding, system tuning, and control logic
    interpretation.
  • Be able to work independently,
    prioritise tasks, and manage time effectively

Our
Benefits:

·         Generous annual leave
allowance of 30 days and 8 Bank Holidays & 6
University closure days

·         Competitive pension
schemes

·         A range of childcare
support initiatives and benefits including childcare
vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary
sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.

·         We offer a range of
family friendly, inclusive employment policies.

·         BUPA Cash Plan (100
scheme)

·         Employee Assistance
Programme

·         Season ticker loan
scheme

·         On campus parking with
charging points for electric vehicles

·         Fantastic range of sports
facilities and preferential membership packages
available

 

Why
should you apply?

 

With huge amount of variety in the
role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and
continually grow.

 

If this role sounds of interest,
we’d love to hear from you. Informal enquiries should be
directed to Rob Farmer, via email to r.farmer@lboro.ac.uk or
by telephone to 07850 938619

 

For more information refer to the
Job
Description and Person Specification
.
We
cannot accept applications or CV’s that are not submitted
via our Job Portal.

 

Closing
Date:  28/08/2025

 

Interview Date: 02/09/2025
(Flexible)

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