Senior District Heating Technician – Network Operations

Nottingham City Council; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme (defined benefit)

Employee Assistance Programme

Smart Working

Discounted gym memberships

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Senior Service Technician to support the operation and maintenance of the district heating network across the city. This hands-on role involves pumps, valves, meters, boilers and CHP plant to ensure safe and reliable heat delivery to customers.

The ideal candidate will hold a Level 3 Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship or equivalent, with experience in pumps, heat exchangers, system balancing and fault-finding.

Qualifications

• Fluent English is essential for this public sector role.
• Hands-on maintenance experience with pumps, valves, heat exchangers and pipework.
• Experience with fault-finding and repair of heating systems and mechanical components.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate district heating assets including pumps, valves, meters, boilers and CHP plant.
• Undertake planned and reactive maintenance to ensure safe and reliable heat delivery.
• Participate in on-call rota and communicate with engineers, customers and residents.

Skills

Fluent English

Pumps experience

Fault-finding methods

Communication with engineers

Education

Level 3 Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship

City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Construction – Fabrication Pipefitting

Job description

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Senior Service Technician to support the operation and maintenance of the district heating network across the city. This hands-on role involves pumps, valves, meters, boilers and CHP plant to ensure safe and reliable heat delivery to customers.

The ideal candidate will hold a Level 3 Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship or equivalent, with experience in pumps, heat exchangers, system balancing and fault-finding.