Contract Engineer

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning; Normanton on Trent; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

25 days holiday per annum

Job summary

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning is seeking a contracts engineer in Reading to manage installation projects for refrigeration, air handling and air conditioning. You will coordinate with installation teams, site staff and subcontractors to deliver on time and within spec.

You will act as the primary contact for customers from order through commissioning, ensuring safety and quality while adhering to DBS checks and safeguarding policies.

Qualifications

• Technical refrigeration and air conditioning knowledge is essential.
• Experience supervising or overseeing installation of AHUs and chillers is advantageous.
• Able to build strong relationships with customers, colleagues and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Manage installation projects for refrigeration, air handling and air conditioning.
• Ensure health, safety and environmental policies are followed.
• Serve as main contact from order to commissioning and coordinate with installers and subcontractors.

Skills

Refrigeration knowledge

Air conditioning expertise

HVAC systems

Contract management

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Location: Reading

Contract: Full time, Permanent

We are a leading business in the heating and cooling industry. For over sixty years we have been partnering with our clients, making a difference to their lives and businesses.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with the right experience, based in or around Reading.

The Role

As a contracts engineer you will be responsible for project managing the installation of refrigeration, air handling and air conditioning. You will apply your technical skills and organisational skills to make sure we deliver an outstanding customer service, meeting the unique requirements of each job.

A very important part of your role will be to make sure that all health, safety and environmental policies and procedures are being followed.

Your days will vary, sometimes you may be in the office for most of the day, other days you will be visiting customer sites to plan a job, advise the installation team or to solve problems.

You will be the main contact point for customers from initial order until commissioning. You will also work closely with our in-house installation engineers as well as sub-contractors.

What We're Looking For

• Technical skills and knowledge as a refrigeration and air conditioning engineer are essential
• Experience in supervising or overseeing installation of refrigeration, air conditioning, chillers and/or AHU's would be an advantage but is not essential. If you are an experienced engineer with the right technical knowledge and you are looking for your next career move, this could be a good opportunity to learn contract management
• A friendly, professional manner and the ability to form strong business relationships with a wide range of customers, colleagues and sub-contractors
• Computer literate with the ability to use Microsoft Office 365
• A clean, current driving licence and a willingness to travel to sites
• Based in or around Reading

Benefits

• A generous salary
• A company car
• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Pension Scheme
• Working hours are 40 hours per week

Safeguarding

Due to the safeguarding requirements of our customers, many of whom are schools or hospitals, we complete confidential criminal record checks on all roles that attend customer sites. If you are successful, you will be required to complete a DBS check. We strictly follow the DBS code of practice and comply with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you have a criminal record, this will not necessarily preclude you from working for us.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer. We encourage applicants from every background to apply for our vacancies.

You may have experience in the following: Contracts Engineer, HVAC Engineer, Refrigeration Engineer, Air Conditioning Engineer, Mechanical Engineer HVAC, Project Engineer HVAC, Installation Engineer HVAC, Service Engineer HVAC, Building Services Engineer, Facilities Engineer, Commissioning Engineer HVAC, Chiller Engineer, etc