Critical Cooling Engineer

Perigon Search; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HVAC services provider in the UK is seeking a Mobile Service Engineer to join their team. The role involves servicing and maintaining high-performance cooling equipment across data centres and commercial sites. You'll be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance, assisting with diagnostics, and working within critical environments. With a competitive salary up to £50,000, travel pay, and opportunities for training and progression, this position is ideal for skilled engineers looking to advance their careers.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid travel

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Employer pension contribution

Overtime opportunities

Training and progression routes

Qualifications

• Experience in servicing VRV/VRF air conditioning systems is essential.
• Hands-on knowledge of commercial HVAC systems required.
• Comfortable working in critical or sensitive environments.

Responsibilities

• Service and fault-find on cooling equipment across different sites.
• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on HVAC systems.
• Assist with commissioning support and diagnostics when needed.

Skills

Experience servicing VRV/VRF air conditioning systems

Hands-on knowledge of commercial HVAC systems

Comfortable working in critical or sensitive environments

F-Gas certification

Full UK driving licence

Knowledge of chillers or close control cooling units

Job description

We're hiring for a Service Engineer to join a manufacturer-backed team supporting critical cooling systems across commercial and data centre environments. This is a mobile role focused on servicing and maintaining high-performance cooling equipment — including VRVs, chillers, and close control systems — with door-to-door travel pay, a supportive structure, and real scope to progress.

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll be working across data centres, telecoms, and specialist commercial sites — servicing and fault-finding on a range of cooling equipment, from precision AC units to more complex systems. While your main focus will be planned and reactive maintenance, you’ll also assist with commissioning support and diagnostics when needed. The role includes a 1-in-10 callout rota, plus regular opportunities for paid overtime.

What You’ll Need

• Experience servicing VRV/VRF air conditioning systems
• Hands-on knowledge of commercial HVAC systems
• Comfortable working in critical or sensitive environments
• F-Gas certification
• Full UK driving licence
• Bonus: knowledge of chillers or close control cooling units

What’s on Offer

• Up to £50,000 basic salary (DOE)
• Door-to-door travel paid at overtime rate
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• 1-in-10 callout rota (paid standby and callout hours)
• Van, uniform, phone, tablet, tools, PPE
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Overtime available and encourage
• Long-term manufacturer training and progression routes

What’s Next

If this sounds like your kind of role, just send over whatever version of your CV you’ve got handy — no need to polish it. The support, kit, and career path are all ready to go.