Senior AC Engineer

Arcus FM Limited.; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 41,689 - 56,145; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full door-to-door pay

Up to 4% bonus

Group personal pension scheme 5–6%

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Life Assurance

State-of-the-art training academy

Funding for training sponsorship

Refer a Friend reward scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Up to 10% off B&Q/Trade Point

20% off Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing

Job summary

Arcus FM Limited is seeking an experienced Air Conditioning Engineer to join our field-based team serving clients across Kent. You will handle reactive maintenance, coordinate with Planners and Dispatch, and ensure work orders are completed within SLA.

You are not expected to be an expert on every system, but you must identify when specialist help is needed and communicate clearly. We value autonomous working in a demanding environment, strong communication, and a customer-focused approach.

Qualifications

• A recognised Apprenticeship or Qualification in M&E Services/Maintenance.
• F-Gas - Essential.
• 18th Edition – Desirable.
• Gas Safe Certified – Desirable.
• City & Guilds Test and Inspection – Desirable.
• Plumbing qualifications - Desirable.
• A full valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of call for reactive maintenance across our Kent sites, coordinating with Planners and Dispatch to complete work orders within SLAs.
• Represent Arcus professionally, comply with dress code, and maintain the company vehicle in good condition.

Skills

Autonomous work

Communication skills

Customer service driven

Prioritisation under pressure

Education

Apprenticeship/M&E Maintenance qualification

Gas Safe Certification

F-Gas Certification

18th Edition

City & Guilds Test and Inspection

Plumbing qualifications

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Why Join Us

Are you an experienced Air Conditioning Engineer? Do you have experience gained within Facilities Management or Construction? Can you travel around various sites in and around the Kent area? If you have answered yes to all three, then we may have an exciting career move for you!

Key Benefits

• Salary: £48,812 per annum
• Full door-to-door pay
• Up to 4% bonus
• Group personal pension scheme of matched contributions between 5% and 6%
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

What You'll Be Doing

Working across our portfolio high‑profile clients, you’ll be the first point of call for all their reactive maintenance needs. Our Planners and Dispatch team will allocate your tasks and you’ll work proactively to accomplish them within the set service level agreements, ensuring all work orders are opened and closed in real time. If the job requires technical or specialist help, we’ll call them in – you’re not expected to be an expert but we rely on you to let us know it this is needed. As you will be representing Arcus, it is essential you make a good impression and comply with the dress code and maintain your Company vehicle in good condition.

What We're Looking For

You’ll enjoy working autonomously in a pressurised environment and be able to prioritise a complex and demanding workload. You’ll have excellent written and verbal communications skills, enabling you to communicate all operational M&E issues within your region. You’ll be customer service driven and enjoy working within a people focused environment.

You’ll have experience gained either within Facilities Management or Construction. There is scope to progress within this role from M&E Engineer to Senior Engineer all the way up to Managing Engineer.

To be successful, you will have:

• A recognised Apprenticeship or Qualification in M&E Services/Maintenance (Plumbing or electrical bias an advantage)
• F‑Gas - Essential
• 18th Edition – Desirable
• Gas Safe Certified – Desirable
• City & Guilds Test and Inspection – Desirable
• Plumbing qualifications - Desirable
• A full valid UK driving licence

Other Information

The role will involve working 45 hrs per week Monday to Friday, and you will be required to be up to a maximum of 1 in 4 weeks on call.

Due to this role being field‑based / mobile having a UK driving licence is essential.

Further Benefits

• Life Assurance
• Access to state‑of‑the‑art training academy
• Funded Training Sponsorship Scheme
• Refer a Friend reward scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Up to 10% off B&Q/ Trade Point
• 20% off Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing Centres

At Arcus we are passionate about individual development which is why we are proud to offer industry leading Learning & Development opportunities to our colleagues. At our National Training Academy in Stevenage we have our own in‑house team of experienced technical trainers who focus on upskilling and cross‑skilling our rapidly expanding mobile engineering team. Colleagues can expect to receive significant investment in safety and technical training to ensure ongoing development of their skills and expertise and to ensure we retain our industry‑leading self‑delivery capability.