HIU Technician

SSE plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday

Maternity/paternity leave

Discounted healthcare

Salary sacrifice car leasing

Job summary

SSE Energy Solutions is seeking an HIU Engineer to join the O&M team in London. You will maintain Heat Interface Units across our asset base, delivering reliable operational performance and working with colleagues to implement best practices.

The role requires a mechanical apprenticeship background with ND/City & Guilds/NVQ level 3 in Mechanical, and SMSTS or NEBOSH Certification is preferred. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in operational and maintenance service delivery for mechanical/HIU/HVAC/AHU systems.
• Familiar with method statements, risk & COSHH assessments, and permits to work.
• Mechanical/Electrical/Controls engineering knowledge in relevant environment; aware of industry practices and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Communicate information courteously and effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Build and maintain relationships with colleagues and work as part of a team.
• Proactively help and support others to achieve team objectives.
• Provide a high level of service to internal and external customers.
• Maintain contact with customers, establish their requirements and respond.
• Prioritise and deliver tasks under pressure with a positive attitude.

Skills

Operational & maintenance service

Team collaboration

Customer service

Education

ND / City & Guilds / NVQ level 3 in Mechanical

Job description

Base Location: London and home counties, Base location dependent on applicant's location.

Salary: Competitive + company van + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options

What is the Role?

The O&M team within SSE Energy Solutions operates many types of Heat Interface Units (HIUs). Maintaining these HIUs over their whole life in an efficient and effective manner is core to our overall Operational, Financial and commercial success. The HIU Engineer will work closely with their colleagues across Distributed Energy to ensure our whole life operational activities are based on sound operational experience and industry best practice.

They will also be the point of operational escalation and assist on the resolution to significant operational issues and work with the wider heat Team for the analysis and evaluation of fault and reliability trends across our Asset base. They will assist on initiatives to overcome the issues identified in the analysis.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Communicate verbal and written information/ ideas courteously and effectively.
• Build and maintain relationships with colleagues working effectively as part of a team and having consideration of others’ needs and skills.
• Proactively help and support others to achieve team objectives.
• Provide a high level of service to customers (internal and external).
• Maintain contact with customers, establish their requirements and respond to them.
• Effectively prioritise and perform tasks under pressure, demonstrate positive attitude motivation, commitment, perseverance and conscientiousness in delivery of the service.

What do I need?

• Experience in Operational and Maintenance Service Delivery (Mechanical / HIU / HVAC / AHU experience).
• Preparing Method statements, Risk & COSHH Assessments, and Permits to Work.
• Mechanical / Electrical / Controls engineering in a similar environment; with comprehensive understanding of current industry practices and relevant legislation.
• Served a recognised apprenticeship and be qualified to ND / City & Guilds/ NVQ level 3 in Mechanical.
• SMSTS or NEBOSH Certification in Site Safety Management (training can be provided.).
• A full UK driving licence.

About our Business

SSE Enterprise Utilities is the Distributed Energy (DE) and Private Networks business of SSE plc. We finance, own, operate and maintain energy infrastructure for commercial, industrial and residential customers - providing them with a market leading project development service and certainty of operational performance and asset management. In order to accelerate progress towards net zero SSE Group is investing £7m a day on low carbon infrastructure, creating 1,000 green jobs a year in the process, as part of its £25bn NZAP (Net Zero Acceleration Programme).

What's in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.