AC Engineer

Thermatic Technical FM; Swindon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Air Conditioning Engineer to join their dynamic team. This fully remote role offers the chance to work with a variety of commercial clients in Swindon and surrounding areas. You'll be responsible for the installation, maintenance, and repair of air conditioning and refrigeration systems, ensuring high standards of service delivery. The company values its people and provides numerous benefits, including generous holiday allowances and extensive healthcare provisions. If you are passionate about engineering and looking for a supportive environment that fosters growth and development, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Opportunities for overtime

Personal use of company van

33 days holiday

Auto-enrolment Pension

Death in Service Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental & Optical cashback scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to virtual GP support

Referral bonus

Qualifications

• Experience with VRVs, VRFs, Splits, and Chillers is essential.
• FGAS certification and NVQ Level 2 required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Perform installation, commissioning, and maintenance of air conditioning systems.
• Conduct planned and reactive maintenance as per schedules.

Skills

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration experience

FGAS Cat 1

NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Building Regulations knowledge

Health & Safety compliance

Basic plumbing skills

Asbestos Awareness

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Tools

Air Conditioning Equipment

Refrigeration Equipment

Job description

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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 Swindon 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.

The Benefits:

• Opportunities to increase take-home pay through overtime
• Personal use of company van permitted
• 33 days holiday (including 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 including:
• 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

Hours & Location of Work:

Main location: this is a fully mobile role covering Swindon and surrounding regions.

Regular hours of work: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm - 40 hour working week. Our clients require "out of hours" maintenance so early starts/late finishes & night works are to be expected.

On Call: this role includes a 24 hour on-call rota on a maximum 1 week in 4 schedule (Friday-Thursday).

Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

Essential:

• 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
• Part P Electrical certificate

Responsibilities include:

• 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

Our People:

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 its responsibilities relating to Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion seriously. For further information, you can request a copy of our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy.

Guaranteed Interview Commitment: We have made a commitment to improve employment opportunities for ex-military personnel. Therefore, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the commitment and the essential job role criteria.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Facilities Services