Data Centre Air Conditioning Engineer

PRS; Welwyn Hatfield; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with matched contributions 6-8

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Job summary

PRS is seeking a Static Air Conditioning Engineer based in Hertfordshire to join a leading facilities maintenance team. The role offers a Monday–Friday schedule (08:00–17:00), a salary guideline of £53–£55k, overtime opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package.

The position focuses on planned maintenance, fault diagnosis, and energy efficiency improvements across a campus of buildings. Applicants should hold F‑Gas Cat 1 and City & Guilds 2/3 in Electrical Engineering, with experience in

Qualifications

• F‑Gas Cat 1 certification required.
• City & Guilds level 2/3 in Electrical Engineering required.
• Commercial building maintenance experience in a customer-facing environment.
• Experience in downflow units, CRAC units and split units.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance to building services equipment.
• Carrying out reactive and emergency breakdown tasks allocated.
• Carrying out inspections, fault finding and diagnosis.
• Ensuring all tasks are completed in accordance with agreed service levels.
• Completing job sheets electronically on a Tablet or Smartphone.
• Maintaining site-based records and log books (FGas).
• Carrying out general cleaning and housekeeping to maximise life expectancy of all equipment.
• Proactively working to reduce energy consumption on client sites and recommending improvements.
• Working to all health, safety, compliance and local policies and procedures.
• Maintaining excellent relationships with across team and customers – face to face, telephone and email.
• Maintaining correct stock levels.

Education

F‑Gas Cat 1

City & Guilds level 2/3 in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Static Air Conditioning Engineer

Hertfordshire

£53-55,000 Salary

Monday - Friday

Pension Scheme

Overtime

Our customer are a well-established Facilities Maintenance organisation, operating across the UK and Europe as part of a larger group. Based at one of their longest held accounts across the UK for a Telecommunications and Data Centre client, the firm have just had approval for an Air Conditioning Engineer to be based across a campus of buildings in the Hertfordshire area and working Monday to Friday, 08:00-17:00. Guideline salary is circa £53-55,000 basic, along with an opportunity for limited overtime and training, as well as standard company benefits.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an existing AC & Refrigeration engineer to transition to a resident based position. In a massive growth sector such as data centres with a wide array of training available, combined with perhaps being based more local to home in Hertfordshire, this is a unique chance to accelerate the career of an ambitious and enthusiastic AC & Refrigeration engineer with a technical mindset.

The Role

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance to building services equipment
• Carrying out reactive and emergency breakdown tasks allocated
• Carrying out inspections, fault finding and diagnosis
• Ensuring all tasks are completed in accordance with agreed service levels
• Completing job sheets electronically on a Tablet or Smartphone
• Maintaining site-based records and log books (FGas)
• Carrying out general cleaning and housekeeping to maximise life expectancy of all equipment
• Proactively working to reduce energy consumption on client sites and recommending improvements
• Working to all health, safety, compliance and local policies and procedures
• Maintaining excellent relationships with across team and customers – face to face, telephone and email
• Maintaining correct stock levels

Qualifications and Experience Required

• F‑Gas Cat 1
• City & Guilds level 2/3 in Electrical Engineering
• Commercial building maintenance experience in a customer-facing environment
• Experience in downflow units, CRAC units and split units

Benefits

• Additional earnings available through overtime – if wanted
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, plus option to purchase an additional 5 days leave every year
• Pension with matched contributions between 6-8%
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance Single Cover on completion of 12 month service, with the opportunity to pay for additional cover for partner/dependants
• Flexible Benefits Scheme - including eye care voucher, store discounts for major retailers, salary sacrifice electric car vehicle lease scheme, personal IT equipment loans, impartial financial/savings guidance
• Access to wellbeing programmes
• Company Sick Pay
• Employee recognition programmes which reward exceptional achievements
• Employee Referral bonus with generous bonuses for 'referring a friend'
• The opportunity to use one working day per year volunteering to help the local community
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential 24/7 365 support on all lifestyle matters
• Smartphone/ Tablet, uniform, PPE