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Air Conditioning Engineer – Swindon and surrounding areas

We are looking for a full time Mobile Air Conditioning Engineer to join our growing team of service engineers. You’ll be working alongside our other midlands-based engineers across a large number of our commercial clients in the Wiltshire and surrounding areas.

This is a fully remote role and requires a full UK driving licence.

Day to Day Responsibilities include:

• Undertaking all aspects of air conditioning and refrigeration installation, commission, and maintenance. This includes servicing and repair of VRVs, VRFs, Splits and Chillers
• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance in accordance with Thermatic’s PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) and task schedules
• Undertaking PPM activity to a high standard and in a professional manner
• Undertaking reactive maintenance works as directed by the Help Desk and/or management team
• Producing technical and situational reports as required
• Proactively using the technology and systems provided in order to support Thermatic’s compliance and contractual obligations
• Carrying out all works requested in a professional and proactive manner
• Assisting the management team with producing quotations by providing accurate and good quality information where extra works are identified
• Communicating clearly, effectively, and professionally with team members, management, and client representatives
• Escalating any major site issues or incidents via the appropriate channel and within acceptable time frames
• Providing accurate time sheet information on time
• Supporting team members including acting as second man where required

Other duties include:

• Participating in a 24 hour call out rota, averaging 1 week in 4
• Attending team meetings or briefings as requested

The nature of this role means that you will be expected to support clients with tasks outside general expectations of Air Conditioning & Refrigeration engineering. Such tasks may include general maintenance, basic plumbing and electrical work, and acting as a second man. We are predominantly an HVAC facilities maintenance company so knowledge and a willingness to operate across all aspects involved is essential.

This role is fully remote requiring all work to be carried out on customer sites. You must hold a full, valid UK driving licence and be comfortable driving between sites.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• At least 1 year’s experience working on a range of Air Conditioning equipment
• FGAS certificate
• NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment
• Basic plumbing & building material skills/knowledge
• Sound understanding and experience of meeting Health & Safety obligations regarding maintenance activities
• Able to demonstrate experience in Building Environmental and Electrical Services including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning within the building services industry
• Sound understanding and experience of meeting Health & Safety obligations regarding maintenance activities
• Must be prepared to work out of hours when required and participate in a call out rota (1 in 4)
• Have good communication and organisation skills
• Have a positive “can do” attitude
• Ability to work on own or as part of a team
• Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

• GasSafe qualified across all commercial and industrial equipment, applications, and installations CPA1, CCN1 CENWAT, CKR1, HTR1, CODNCO1, CIGA1 ICPN1, TPCP1, COMCAT 1-5
• Oil Fired Heaters (oftec)
• LPG
• Electrical Qualifications
• Basic plumbing & building material skills/knowledge
• IPAF & PASMA
• Have experience working in the Facilities Management industry, specifically HVAC

The Benefits:

• Salary - competitive & dependant on experience. We want to explore all opportunities so please apply if you feel this role could be a good fit for you.
• 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays)
• Extensive Healthcare & Wellbeing provisions
• Dental & Optical Cash Plan
• Private Medical Insurance
• Virtual GP Access
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Health Screen
• Salary Exchange Pension
• Death in Service Insurance @ 4 X salary
• A day off on your Birthday
• Company vehicle and fuel card (personal use allowed)
• Company mobile phone

Hours & Location of Work:

• Fully remote - covering Wiltshire and surrounding areas
• Regular hours of work - Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm - 40 hour working week
• Opportunity to increase working hours through overtime
• There is a requirement to work an occasional early starts/late finishes. Engineers will also need to be scheduled into a 24hr on-call rota (average 1 week in 4)

About Us

The Thermatic Group of companies supports commercial business and social housing associations to reduce carbon footprints & make properties more energy efficient, while championing sustainable energy sources.

Thermatic Technical FM ensures commercial premises for nationwide organisations run efficiently and cost-effectively with regard to their electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and drainage operations, reducing downtime and energy wastage.

We provide complete nationwide coverage across the full spectrum of Technical FM services. Through a combination of cutting-edge technology and our highly trained multi skilled engineers, we can respond rapidly in any part of the country, 24 hours a day. Our dedicated account teams ensure that clients get a very personal level of service.

Currently, we look after over 7,000 sites across the UK with industries ranging from manufacturing, retail, construction, and healthcare offering bespoke maintenance, design, project management and installation.

Our People

We’re a business built on people and it’s the people that make us different from other technical FM providers.

We’re a diverse group and encourage our people to be independent thinkers and collaborative doers to create a supportive culture full of passion.

We provide opportunities for growth and development across our organisation through apprenticeships, professional qualifications, management training, and on the job learning. As a business that is continually growing, we’re looking to attract the best talent in the industry to grow our workforce and join our combined efforts towards our goals.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company car
• Company events
• Life insurance
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Facilities maintenance: 1 year (preferred)
• Air conditioning: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: On the road