BMS Service & Project Engineer

KERNOW CONTROLS LTD

BMS Service & Project Engineer

Job Advert & Specification | Poole / Bournemouth

Section 1 — Advert

Job title: BMS Service & Project Engineer

Location: Poole / Bournemouth based — a couple of key client sites plus project work across the region (hybrid, with remote diagnostics)

Salary: £45,000+ depending on experience, plus vehicle / car allowance, annual bonus and full benefits

Type: Full-time, permanent

1.1 About us

Kernow Controls is an established building controls engineering company founded in 2010. As a Tridium, Siemens, Honeywell and Beckhoff integrator, we design, deliver and maintain BMS, smoke control and PLC automation systems across an unusually varied client base — NHS and healthcare, pharmaceutical and clean-room environments, infrastructure, Formula 1 (wind tunnels and test cells) and commercial buildings, to name a few. Our portfolio includes BMS design for Heathrow Terminal 2A (including a 50MW cooling-station control system) and Crossrail. We're built on a simple principle: be the best in our field and deliver what we promise, creating safer, healthier buildings and happier users by making complex systems simple to control.

1.2 The Role

This is a predominantly service-focused role with genuine variety, for an engineer based around Poole and Bournemouth. You'll look after a couple of key client sites and take on project and upgrade works alongside the service commitment — with a clear route to expand into PLC-based automation work as you grow with us. It's a role with real autonomy and the technical backing of an experienced engineering team.

1.3 What You'll Be Doing

• Delivering planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive service on BMS / controls systems at client sites

• BMS fault-finding across field equipment, cabling, panels and software — on site and via remote diagnostics

• Installing, modifying and loading system software

• Supporting upgrade and project works, including pre-commissioning checks and client handover

• Participating in the on-call rota, responding to client faults

• Opportunity to develop into PLC-based automation projects across our sectors

• Collaborating with the wider engineering team on UK-wide service contracts

1.4 The Variety On Offer

Because we're a multi-discipline integrator, you won't be doing the same thing every week. Our work spans BMS, smoke control and PLC automation, across sectors including NHS/healthcare, pharmaceutical and clean-room, infrastructure, Formula 1 (wind tunnels and test cells) and commercial buildings.

1.5 What We're Looking For

• A background in BMS / controls service and maintenance engineering (or equivalent qualification)

• Hands-on experience with BMS/controls platforms — Tridium/Niagara, Siemens, Honeywell, Trend or similar

• PLC knowledge would be beneficial (and there's scope to grow this side of the role)

• Computer literate, with the ability to work independently and manage your own diary

• A full UK driving licence ( essential), and evidence of the Right To Work In The UK

• A practical, customer-focused approach and a genuine passion for building controls

Looking to move across?

We'll also consider strong controls engineers from adjacent fields (e.g. industrial or process/PLC controls) who want to move into BMS — we invest in training, including Niagara and NVQ L4 BMS qualifications.

1.6 What You'll Get

• Competitive salary, £45,000+ depending on experience, plus annual bonus

• Company vehicle or monthly car allowance, with travel expenses covered

• Contributory pension (5% company contribution)

• Life assurance (4× annual salary)

• Free BUPA private medical insurance

• 25 days holiday plus public holidays

• Individual development plan and funded training — including NVQ L4 BMS qualifications

• Varied, genuinely interesting work with the autonomy of a regional role

1.7 How To Apply

Send your CV to Sign in to view email and request a callback. We review applications on a rolling basis and would love to hear from you.

Section 2 — Person Specification (Internal)

For shortlisting. E = Essential, D = Desirable.

2.1 Essential

• Demonstrable BMS/controls service & maintenance experience (fault-finding across hardware, panels and software)

• Able to run PPM and reactive service visits independently and support project/upgrade works

• Full UK driving licence and right to work in the UK

• Based in, or willing to relocate to, commutable distance of Poole / Bournemouth

• Comfortable on the on-call rota; good communication and client-facing manner

2.2 Desirable

• Tridium/Niagara experience or certification (N4); exposure to Siemens / Honeywell / Trend / Beckhoff

• PLC programming knowledge (with appetite to grow into PLC automation projects)

• Smoke control experience; experience of critical / regulated environments (NHS, pharma, clean-room)

• Electrical qualification / 18th Edition, and relevant site tickets (CSCS, IPAF, asbestos awareness)