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Reed Specialist Recruitment

City Of London

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 44,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Reed Specialist Recruitment is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join a growing district heating and HIU team operating across Southeast London.

The role covers planned maintenance, reactive repairs and fault finding on heating and plumbing systems in occupied residential environments, with mobile working in a concentrated geographical area and on-call responsibilities as part of an rota.

Qualifications

Strong mechanical or plumbing background with heating system experience.
Experience with HIUs and communal/district heating systems.
Full UK Driving Licence and customer-facing in occupied homes.

Responsibilities

PPM on district heating systems.
Reactive maintenance and emergency repairs.
Fault diagnosis on communal heating networks.
Service and maintain HIUs.
Work on energy centres and district heating infrastructure.
Install/replace cylinders, radiators, and associated plumbing equipment.
Maintain heating controls including 2-port and 3-port valves.
Investigate and resolve heating and hot water issues.
Work in occupied residential properties and communal plant areas.
Complete service reports and maintenance records.
Participate in an on-call rota.

Skills

Mechanical/Plumbing

HIUs knowledge

District heating

Fault finding

Customer-facing

UK Driving Licence

Job description

Mechanical Engineer (District Heating & HIU Systems)

Location

Southeast London / Southwark Area

Salary

£40,000 - £44,000 Basic DOE

Additional Benefits

Overtime opportunities
On-call rota
£55 standby payment (currently under review)
Company pension
21 days holiday plus bank holidays
Additional annual leave based on length of service (up to 5 extra days)
Access to company benefits platform including healthcare and salary sacrifice schemes

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join a growing district heating and communal heating team operating across Southeast London.

The successful candidate will work across a portfolio of residential and district heating systems, carrying out planned maintenance, reactive repairs, fault finding and installation work on heating and plumbing systems. The role is mobile within a concentrated geographical area, meaning travel time between sites is typically minimal.

Key Responsibilities

Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on district heating systems.
Reactive maintenance and emergency repairs.
Fault finding and diagnosis on communal heating networks.
Servicing and maintenance of Heat Interface Units (HIUs).
Working on energy centres and district heating infrastructure.
Installation and replacement of cylinders, radiators and associated plumbing equipment.
Maintenance and repair of heating controls including 2-port and 3-port valves.
Investigation and resolution of heating and hot water issues.
Working within occupied residential properties and communal plant areas.
Accurate completion of service reports and maintenance records.
Participation in an on-call rota.

Essential Experience

Strong mechanical or plumbing background.
Experience carrying out maintenance and fault finding on heating systems.
Knowledge of HIUs (Heat Interface Units).
Experience with communal or district heating systems.
Experience working on radiators, cylinders and associated plumbing systems.
Good fault-finding ability on heating controls and valves.
Customer-facing experience within occupied residential environments.
Full UK Driving Licence.

Highly Desirable Experience

District heating network experience.
Energy centre experience.
Communal boiler systems experience.
Expansion vessels and pressurisation units.
Previous work within local authority or social housing contracts.
Commercial heating background.
HIU specialist experience.

Working Hours

Monday to Friday

08:00am - 5:30pm

Participation in the call-out rota will be required.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a mechanically biased engineer who enjoys fault-finding and problem solving and has experience working on communal heating networks, residential heating systems and HIUs. Applicants could come from backgrounds including: