AC Engineer

Thermatic Group; Bristol; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of HVAC services is seeking a full-time Air Conditioning Engineer to conduct installations and maintenance for commercial clients across Bristol. The position offers remote working flexibility and requires a full UK driving licence. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with air conditioning systems and holds necessary qualifications such as FGAS Cat 1. Benefits include extensive healthcare provisions and opportunities for overtime.

Benefits

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Auto-enrolment Pension with 9% contributions

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Referral bonus

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Experience working on VRVs, VRFs, Splits, and Chillers.
• Sound understanding of Health & Safety obligations.
• Basic skills in plumbing and building materials.

Responsibilities

• Conduct installation and maintenance of air conditioning systems.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance.
• Produce technical reports and assist in quotations.

Skills

Experience with Air Conditioning & Refrigeration equipment

FGAS Cat 1

NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Knowledge of Building Regulations

Health & Safety compliance

Basic plumbing skills

Asbestos Awareness

IPAF & PASMA (desirable)

Part P Electrical certificate (desirable)

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Job description

We are looking for a full time Air Conditioning Engineer to join our growing team of service engineers. You'll be working alongside our other service engineers across a large number of our commercial clients across Bristol and surrounding areas. This is a fully remote role and requires a full UK driving licence. This role will support the effective, efficient, and safe delivery of our client services by attending client sites to conduct planned and reactive maintenance. Thermatic Technical FM provide complete nationwide coverage, across the full spectrum of Hard FM services to large, commercial clients. Our team of mobile engineers are supported by the account teams at Head Office to provide both reactive breakdown and planned maintenance services to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking all aspects of air conditioning and refrigeration installation, commission, and maintenance including the service 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 as directed by the Help Desk and/or management team
• Providing accurate timesheet information to designated timeframes
• Carrying out basic facilities maintenance tasks as required
• Supporting team members including acting as second-man where required
• Participating in a 24 hour call out rota
• Attending team meetings or briefings as required
• Supporting contract teams with meeting SLAs by attending client premises within the desired timeframe
• Supporting Thermatic with maintaining positive client relationships through on-site interactions with representatives and customers of our clients
• Assisting office-based staff with producing quotations by providing accurate and good quality information where extra works are identified
• Producing technical and situational reports as required
• Escalating any major site issues or incidents via the appropriate channel and within acceptable timeframes
• Supporting the training and upskilling of junior service engineers

Qualifications

• Experience working on a range of Air Conditioning & Refrigeration equipment including VRVs, VRFs, Splits and Chillers
• FGAS Cat 1
• NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment
• Working knowledge of Building Regulations
• 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
• Basic plumbing and building material skills/knowledge
• Asbestos Awareness
• Desirable: IPAF & PASMA
• Desirable: Part P Electrical certificate

Benefits & Opportunities

• Opportunities to increase take home pay through overtime
• Personal use of company van permitted
• 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) + a day off on your Birthday
• Auto-enrolment Pension - 9% combined contributions + Death in Service Insurance @ 4 X salary + Extensive Healthcare & Wellbeing provisions
• Private Medical Insurance - excess paid
• Dental & Optical cash back scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to virtual GP support
• Health discounts
• Access to annual health screening
• Enhanced Family Leave policies
• Company events
• Referral bonus
• Long Service Awards & Loyalty Holidays

We're a business built on people and it's the people that make us different from other companies. If you believe your skills and experience can bring value to this role then we'd love to hear from you.

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. Thermatic Group is an Equal Opportunities employer and takes is responsibilities relating to Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion seriously. For further information, you can request a copy of our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy.

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