Senior Service Engineer

Bilfinger; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Private medical insurance

26 days holiday

Job summary

Veolia Group is seeking a Senior Field Service Engineer to cover Scotland (Central Belt). You will install, calibrate, service and repair water treatment equipment at customer sites, with UK-wide travel and occasional on-call duties.

You will mentor Trainee and Service Engineers, produce service reports and technical recommendations, and ensure safety and quality standards while growing Veolia’s service business in Scotland.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification (or higher) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in plant maintenance, fault finding, and equipment servicing.
• Experience working with water treatment or water purification equipment and systems.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively within the UK.
• Be flexible to work overtime and mentor other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, service, calibrate and repair water treatment and purification equipment.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and routine contract servicing.
• Diagnose and resolve complex equipment faults on customer sites.
• Produce detailed service reports, technical recommendations and customer documentation.
• Provide technical expertise to support customers and internal teams.
• Assist with training and development of Trainee and Service Engineers.
• Deliver customer training on operation and maintenance of equipment.
• Develop technical documentation and service procedures.
• Manage spare parts and maintain tools and test equipment.
• Build customer relationships and identify opportunities to grow service business across Scotland.
• Ensure work meets safety, ISO standards and on-call requirements.
• Travel throughout the UK, including overnight stays.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Plant maintenance

Water treatment equipment

Field service

Independent work

Diagnostic skills

Driving licence

Travel readiness

Health and safety

ONC/HNC in mechanical/electrical

Electro mechanical apprenticeship

Education

Level 3 qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

ONC/HNC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Electro mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent

Job description

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specialising in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonisation, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.

Veolia brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Purite as a business is dedicated to the sustainable management of water, our most vital resource. As part of the Veolia Group, we are committed to innovation, quality, and ecological transformation in water treatment solutions. Our foundation in providing purified water systems spans laboratories, a wide range of industries from food & beverage through to microelectronics and the healthcare market including CSSD, Endoscopy, and Renal departments, with expertise in boxed products through to designing and installing turnkey projects.

Job Description

Field Based covering Scotland - Central Belt

Permanent, Full-time, Monday–Friday, 40 hours

Benefits: 26 days annual leave (plus UK bank holidays), company van, fuel card, pension scheme, private medical insurance and more!

Take the Next Step in Your Engineering Career

Are you an experienced Field Service Engineer looking to advance your career? Do you have strong technical expertise in water treatment equipment and enjoy solving complex engineering challenges while supporting the development of others? We are looking for a Senior Service Engineer to join our Equipment Services team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to take on more technical responsibility, mentor colleagues, and work on a wide range of specialist water treatment systems across the UK. As a Senior Service Engineer, you will be responsible for the installation, commissioning, servicing, maintenance and repair of water treatment and purification equipment at customer sites. You will use your technical expertise to resolve complex issues, support and coach junior engineers, and help deliver exceptional customer service while maintaining the highest standards of safety and quality. You will also play a key role in supporting the continued growth of our service business across Scotland. By building strong customer relationships and identifying opportunities to provide additional services and solutions, you will help expand our regional presence while ensuring customers receive the highest level of technical support. This is a varied, field based role offering autonomy, continuous learning and the opportunity to develop into future leadership positions.

What you will be doing…

Install, commission, service, calibrate and repair water treatment and purification equipment.

Carry out planned preventative maintenance and routine contract servicing.

Diagnose and resolve complex equipment faults both independently and on customer sites.

Produce detailed service reports, technical recommendations and customer documentation.

Provide technical expertise to support customers, colleagues and internal teams.

Assist with the training, coaching and development of Trainee and Service Engineers.

Deliver customer training on the operation and maintenance of equipment.

Assist in developing technical documentation, manuals and service procedures.

Manage spare parts and maintain company tools and specialist test equipment.

Develop strong customer relationships and actively promote the Company's products and services, preparing simple quotations where appropriate and identifying more complex opportunities for referral to the sales team, helping to grow our service business across Scotland.

Ensure all work is completed safely, efficiently and in accordance with company policies, ISO standards and Health & Safety requirements.

Respond to emergency breakdowns and customer call-outs, including participation in the on-call rota and occasional weekend working.

Travel throughout the UK, including occasional overnight stays and short term assignments.

Qualifications

What we are looking for…

Level 3 qualification (or higher) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

Experience in plant maintenance, fault finding, and equipment servicing.

Experience working with water treatment or water purification equipment and systems.

Previous experience as a mobile or field service engineer.

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Strong technical problem-solving and diagnostic skills.

Good computer literacy and report writing skills.

Full UK driving licence.

Willingness to travel extensively within the UK and stay away from home when required.

Be flexible to work overtime as required to support customer requirements, project delivery, emergency breakdowns and business needs.

Strong commitment to health, safety, and quality standards.

Electro mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent.

ONC/HNC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or similar discipline.

Good understanding of water treatment applications and the wider industry.

Experience coaching or mentoring other engineers.

Ready to Take Your Career Further?

If you're an experienced Service Engineer looking for a role that combines technical challenge with the opportunity to mentor others, develop customer relationships and play a key role in growing our business across Scotland, we'd love to hear from you.

Additional Information

What we can offer you…

We offer a comprehensive package designed to support your health, finances and life outside work. You’ll receive 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the flexibility to buy or sell additional leave, along with private healthcare (currently with Bupa) and the option to add family members.

A dental plan provides cover or cashback on treatments, and all employees benefit from enhanced family friendly policies — including 13 weeks’ full maternity / primary carer pay from day one (increasing with service), two weeks’ full paternity / co-parental pay, and adoption leave with 13 weeks’ full parental pay and two weeks’ co-parental pay from the start of employment.

We also support colleagues with caring responsibilities through flexible working options such as remote work, adjusted hours and paid or unpaid leave where needed.

To help you stay active and well, you’ll have access to discounted gym memberships.

In addition, every employee receives one paid volunteering day each year to give back to causes that matter to them.

From a financial perspective, we provide a market leading benefits package including:

A 10% employer pension contribution each month (doubling your own 5% contribution)

The option to buy company shares at preferential rates

Salary sacrifice schemes to support everyday savings

Life insurance worth four times your salary, paid to your nominated beneficiaries

Income protection for up to five years at up to 60% of your salary, plus a lump sum of twice your salary if you’re unable to return to work

Together, these benefits are designed to give you security, flexibility and support at every stage of your career and personal life.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

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