Field Service Engineer - CHP / Power Generation

Vector Recruitment Ltd; West Kingsdown; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Field service expenses

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Vector Recruitment Ltd seeks a Field Service Engineer for CHP and power generation across London and the South East. The role involves maintenance, fault finding and repairs on gas engines and CHP installations, with on-site and remote diagnostics and strong customer relationship building.

You will work in a regional service team, covering London and the South East, with on-call duties and full UK driving licence required.

Qualifications

• Mechanical and/or electrical engineering background with fault-finding skills.
• Experience maintaining engines, generators, or heavy industrial equipment.
• Full UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance of CHP and power generation equipment.
• Mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs.
• Breakdown response and reactive maintenance.
• On-site and remote diagnostics.
• Service reporting and maintenance documentation.
• Building strong customer relationships and delivering excellent service.
• Participation in an on-call rota.

Skills

CHP

Power Generation

Generator Service

Gas Engines

Diesel Engines

Heavy Plant

HGV

Marine Engineering

Industrial Maintenance

Job description

Field Service Engineer - CHP / Power Generation - Kent Regional Maidstone

Package: Negotiable Depending on Experience + Company Van + Field Service Expenses + Excellent Benefits

Field Service Engineer - CHP / Power Generation Already working on generators, CHP systems, diesel engines, heavy plant, HGVs, marine engines or industrial equipment and looking for your next challenge? This is an opportunity to join one of the UK's leading specialists in CHP, gas engine power generation and distributed energy solutions. Working as part of a regional service team, you'll support critical energy infrastructure across industrial, commercial and energy-sector sites throughout London and the South East. You'll maintain and troubleshoot advanced gas engine and CHP installations that help customers reduce energy costs, improve energy resilience and support their sustainability goals. This is a home-based field service role offering technical variety, specialist training and the opportunity to build expertise in a growing and resilient engineering sector.

Why Join?

• Join a recognised leader in CHP and distributed energy solutions
• Work on advanced gas engine and power generation technology
• Specialist training and ongoing technical development
• Exposure to CHP, power generation and wider energy infrastructure projects
• Diverse customer sites and engineering challenges
• Strong long-term career prospects within a growing market
• Supportive engineering culture and experienced technical team
• Company Van, Field Service Expenses and Excellent Benefits

Territory & Travel

This is a regional field service role covering customer sites across London and the South East. Most activities are planned within your designated region, although occasional travel further afield may be required to support operational requirements.

The Role

• Planned preventative maintenance of CHP and power generation equipment
• Mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs
• Breakdown response and reactive maintenance
• On-site and remote diagnostics
• Service reporting and maintenance documentation
• Building strong customer relationships and delivering excellent service
• Participation in an on-call rota

About You

You'll have a mechanical and/or electrical engineering background together with strong fault-finding skills and experience maintaining engines, generators or complex industrial equipment.

Suitable backgrounds include:

• CHP
• Power Generation
• Generator Service
• Gas or Diesel Engines
• Heavy Plant
• HGV
• Marine Engineering
• Industrial Maintenance

A full UK driving licence is required.