Mobile Service Engineer

Premier Inn; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training matrix

Company van for work use

Overnights at Premier Inn

Pension contribution

Job summary

Premier Inn is seeking a Mobile Service Engineer to maintain and service water treatment, HVAC, and potable water systems across London and the Southeast, with occasional travel to the Midlands Head Office. The role involves pre-commissioning checks, fault diagnosis, and customer liaison.

You will travel regularly, staying away overnight when needed, with accommodation provided. A driving licence and a proactive, professional approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Educated to A-level or equivalent and experienced with building services systems.
• Strong communication skills and a professional appearance.
• Valid UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Undertake maintenance and remedial works on water treatment equipment.
• Plan and prepare work based on equipment specs and drawings (HVAC and potable water).
• Complete pre-commission checks and log data; diagnose faults and repair equipment.
• Provide summaries and estimations of materials, parts and labour.

Skills

A-level or equivalent

Driving licence

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Education

A-level or equivalent

Tools

RoSPA awareness

Job description

We are currently looking for aMobile Service Engineer for our prestigious client, who specialise in Heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and potable water systems.

You will mainly be working inLondon andSoutheast of the UK, travelling to sites in this area. With the requirement to travel to Head Office in the Midlands. There may be some need to work outside of this area, so flexibility is a must. There will be the requirements to work away (accomodation provided)

The role will involve undertaking maintenance and remedial works on water treatment equipment. Work will be planned and prepared based on equipment specifications and system design drawings. You will also be involved in pre-commissioning checks and testing equipment and logging accurate data. You will also be responsible for diagnosing faults, repairing, and replacing equipment.

The role will involve liaising with customers on a daily basis as well as the service team, so good communication skills are essential.

This position will involve travel over the Southeast of England, and will require you to stay away overnight at times accommodation and travel related subsistence provided.

Would ideally suit some one who lives in the Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Luton, or Buckinghamshire areasclose to the southeast and able to get to theHead Office in Leicestershire easily.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Undertake maintenance and remedial works on water treatment equipment through the application of accepted engineering practice and in line with our established procedures.
• Plan and prepare your work based on the equipment specifications and system design drawings (Heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and potable water systems).
• Ensure equipment and component installations are of acceptable quality and meet design specification.
• Complete pre-commission checks prior to commissioning water treatment equipment.
• Sample system water, check water quality parameters, system operating temperatures and pressures, equipment integrity and record measurements.
• Set up and programme ancillary equipment and programmable logic controllers for effective operation.
• Measure and calculate component timings, record data and interpret readings.
• Provide summary reports to clients.
• Prepare estimations of materials, equipment parts and labour, review access arrangements for
• You will also be responsible for diagnosing faults, repairing, and replacing equipment.

Required Attributes

• You are suitably educated to A-level or have an equivalent level qualification and have proven experience working with building services systems.
• Your enthusiasm for the role and a willingness to learn new skills.
• Valid UK Driving Licence.
• You take pride in your appearance, are well-presented and conduct yourself professionally at all times.
• Youre practically minded with an aptitude for troubleshooting and problem solving.
• You can work responsibly on your own and as part of a team with a common goal.
• Youre physically fit, as the role is a physical one e.g. you will be moving your tools, podiums, ladders, materials and replacement parts and equipment between your vehicle, site and installed locations.
• You have a high level of understanding of Health & Safety at Work, and applied use of safe working practice.
• Please forward any formal training.
• You should be able to provide examples of travelling and staying away for work as this is an integral part of the role.
• Works are scheduled weekly and you are responsible for preparing travel routes to arrive to site and be punctual.
• You have a full clean and valid driving license, valid passport / work visa that allows you to work in the UK.
• Our fleet insurance policy requires all drivers to be 25 or over.
• Interviewees will be required to sit a RoSPA driver profiler assessment.
• Disclosure and disbarring service clearance is a pre-requisite for access to several of our client sites.
• You will need two references; One must be from a previous employer.

Further Details & Benefits

• Established in-house training matrix and performance review programme.
• Potential for salary growth based on satisfactory performance, competency, and reliability in the role.
• Thereafter, annual performance review and salary adjustment based on training undertaken and proven experience.
• Travel related subsistence in accordance with the Staff Handbook.
• Premier Inn hotel is the standard for overnights which have the Good Nights sleep policy.
• Twenty-eight days holiday, increased to 33 days after two years continuous full-time employment.
• 4% pension contribution if auto enrolled to the Companys Government based Pension scheme.
• Tracked Company van (once working independently this will be a high spec Transit Custom, e.g. automatic with aircon, heated screen / seats etc), for work use only.
• Company mobile phone and laptop for work use only.
• 6-month probationary period, reviewed at 1, 3 and 5 months based on feedback mechanism, followed by annual performance reviews.
• Initial familiarisation and training ~ 1 - 2 weeks away at our main office in Leicestershire.
• The extent of staying away is determined by the service departments workload.