Engineering
The Engineering Group is responsible for designing and managing
mechanical and electrical works, and sets standards for the quality
of Building Services Engineering installations within the Council's
property portfolio.
Main duties of the Team:
- Supporting the Architects and Building Surveyors on all aspects
of engineering.
- Detailed design of mechanical, electrical and control systems
for building projects.
- Setting and publishing engineering standards and design
guidance.
- Scrutiny of design work undertaken by external Consulting
Engineers.
- Preparing the Council's policies on water quality and
Legionella prevention.
- Providing engineering input to sustainable design, Building
Regulations submissions and BREEAM assessments.
- Providing energy and water advice, monitoring and targeting and
carbon management.
Mechanical Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering Team in Client Support ensures that
the heating, cooling and ventilation systems (amongst others)
operate at maximum efficiency and that plant failure is
minimised.
The team specifies and organises service contracts, manages the
planned maintenance programme, advises on energy saving methods
including the installation of energy saving devices, and provides
technical support to building managers in the event of any
problems.
Main duties of the Team:
- Maintenance of the mechanical engineering installations to
ensure that they operate at maximum efficiency.
- Mechanical service contracts (heating installations,
ventilation, air conditioning, showers, dust extraction,
oil, gas,hot and cold water services).
- Gas soundness testing programme.
- Reactive maintenance needs on a daily basis.
- Management of the mechanical engineering planned maintenance
works programme.
- Management of the mechanical condition survey programme,
including responsibility for the accuracy of the data.
- Technical advice to Officers in Charge and building managers,
and design staff.
- Building and energy management controls systems.
- Defect diagnosis.
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Electrical Engineering
The Electrical Engineering Team in Client Support ensures that
the hard wired electrical installations and fire and intruder
alarms are maintained to a good standard in those buildings that
have signed up to the Service Level Agreement.
The team specifies and organises test, inspection and service
contracts, manages the planned maintenance programme, advises on
energy saving methods including the installation of energy saving
lighting controls and fittings, and provides technical support to
building managers in the event of any problems.
Main duties of the Team
- Maintenance of the electrical engineering installations to
ensure that they operate safely and effectively and that relevant
regulations are met.
- Service contracts (alarms and lifts).
- Electrical test and inspection programme.
- Reactive maintenance needs on daily basis.
- Management of the electrical engineering planned maintenance
works programme.
- Management of the electrical condition survey programme,
including responsibility for the accuracy of the data.
- Technical advice to Officers in Charge, building managers, and
design staff.
- Defect diagnosis.
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Case Studies
Wildwood Way Office Building - Standby
Generator
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This page was last reviewed 6 February 2012 at 10:54.
The page is next due for review 4 August 2013.