Alongside this role you will be completing the course Building services > Level 4-5

Choose from the following

• Building Services with Sustainable Energy (Level 5) at South West College
• Building Services Engineering (HVAC) Level 4 at South Eastern Regional College

The Building Services Trainee shall assist the BSM team with various activities that range from tender through to aftercare. A Summary of these activities are noted below:

• Assist with carrying out design reviews of Mechanical and Electrical Designs at Pre-construction Stage for

• Design & Build Projects and Construction Stage for Traditional Authority Design Projects, under the guidance of your Graham Building Services Mentor.

• Attend project meetings with the Client, designers, specialist contractors and other team members where required, to provide technical advice pertaining to MEP Services to the Graham Construction Project and Design Managers.

• Assisting Site Teams in the management of the quality and co-ordination of MEP installations onsite under the guidance of your workplace mentor ·

• Provide technical assistance to the Site Management Teams for any MEP issues that may arise onsite, under the guidance of your workplace mentor

• Work with the Site Management Teams to ensure they build to suit the MEP installation.

• Provide technical assistance to Site Planners for review of the MEP Supply Chain members Technical Submissions and Requests for Information documents prior to their release to the Client/Designers for formal response.

• Assist Line Manager in the development and implementation of the Project Commissioning Plan

• Assist in the review of Supply Chain Inspection and Test Plans prior to release to the Client for approval.

• Assist the Project Planners in conjunction with the MEP Supply Chain members with developing the MEP installation, testing, and commissioning programmes for projects ensuring that they align with the construction activities.

• Assist Line Manager in the management of the commissioning process and Client training exercises associated with the MEP installations on a project.

This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for the Building Services Trainee/graduate and the range of duties to be undertaken. It does not attempt to detail every activity. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder at regular intervals.

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Technical Competencies

 Essential:

• Previous qualification in a mechanical or electrical field

• Demonstrate strong communication skills.

• Strong IT skills.

• Willing to work throughout the UK and Ireland.

• Right to work in the UK

Behavioural Competencies

Essential

• Commercial Awareness: a willingness to gain an understanding of business acumen combined with the creativity and vision to meet customer needs and GRAHAM business requirements.

• Leadership skills: Communicates and gets involved in team commitment.

• Effective Communication skills: Able to adapt communication to audience and create detailed written documents and reports. Able to maintain and manage communication links with a variety of stakeholders. Presents a professional image and promotes the Brand.

• Customer Focus: Takes time to question and understand the real, underlying needs of the customer, beyond those initially expressed. Always works closely with customers, developing an independent view of their needs and acting in their long-term interest

• Influencing: displays an attitude of someone who can be developed to identify and build relationships with those who will be useful now and in the future in achieving strategic business objectives.

• Initiative: Able to work alone to get results in an effective way. Understands and seeks to minimise waste in resources and processes. Adopts and encourages others to adopt new ways of working. Ability to work unsupervised and/or with minimal supervision after an initial training period

• Team Player: Always willing to be involved in other activities to achieve company objectives. Works collaboratively and uses influence to gain resolution of issues. Demonstrates honestly, loyalty and commitment.