Facilities Engineer

Eko Talent; Dartford; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Overtime pay

Paid travel

Enhanced overtime rates

Job summary

Eko Talent is seeking a hands-on Facilities Engineer to maintain and improve large-scale heating and industrial plant rooms across multiple sites in the UK. The role covers maintenance, breakdown response, and system reliability improvements within commercial environments.

You will work on plant equipment such as pumps, valves, heat exchangers, and pressurisation units, with a focus on safe, compliant operation and improving overall performance.

Qualifications

• Experience working in plant rooms or similar environments.
• Experience maintaining commercial mechanical systems (heating, pumps, pipework, etc.).
• Understanding of fault finding and repair on plant equipment.
• Willingness to work towards or hold commercial gas qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned maintenance on mechanical plant equipment (pumps, valves, heat exchangers, pressurisation units).
• Diagnosing faults and completing repairs across heating and plant systems.
• Responding to breakdowns and restoring services as quickly as possible.
• Supporting small projects and plant upgrades.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and in line with procedures.
• Keeping accurate maintenance records and reports.
• Taking part in an on-call rota.

Skills

Plant room experience

Fault finding

Maintenance of mechanical systems

On-call rota

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Gas/Plumbing/Mechanical

Job description

• £60,000 Basic + Company Benefits
• Overtime + Paid Travel
• Company Vehicle
• Monday - Friday - 8am - 4pm
• Enhanced overtime rates

We're looking for a hands-on Facilities Engineer to join a growing team responsible for maintaining and improving large-scale heating and industrial plant rooms across multiple sites.

This is a varied role where you'll be working on plant equipment in commercial environments, carrying out maintenance, responding to breakdowns, and helping improve system performance and reliability.

What you'll be doing

• Carrying out planned maintenance on mechanical plant equipment (pumps, valves, heat exchangers, pressurisation units)
• Diagnosing faults and completing repairs across heating and plant systems
• Responding to breakdowns and restoring services as quickly as possible
• Supporting small projects and plant upgrades
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and in line with procedures
• Keeping accurate maintenance records and reports
• Taking part in an on-call rota

What we're looking for

• Experience working in plant rooms or similar environments
• Experience maintaining commercial mechanical systems (heating, pumps, pipework, etc.)
• Understanding of fault finding and repair on plant equipment
• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Gas, Plumbing, or Mechanical discipline
• Willingness to work towards or hold commercial gas qualifications

Commercial Gas Engineer / HVAC Technician / HVAC Engineer / Mechanical Plant Engineer / CHP Engineer / Gas Technician / Heating / Mechanical & Electrical Engineer / Maintenance Engineer / Multi Skilled Engineer