Mainstay Recruitment is working with a client seeking an experiencedCombustionEngineer to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong technical knowledge of gas appliances, heating systems, and plant maintenance. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring the efficient operation of critical heating and hot water systems, working in collaboration with the Client Supervisor and other engineers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide first-line reactive response to critical heating and hot water plant, including gas pipework, outside of normal business hours as needed.
- Reset and enable critical plant after power outages or service interruptions, ensuring plant is safe and operational.
- Ensure company-issued tools are PAT tested, certificated, and logged with the office.
- Keep specialist meters certificated and compliant with current legislation and technical requirements.
- Estimate time and materials for repairs and assist in the creation of quotations alongside the Client Supervisor.
- Assist with local financial control on reactive and essential repairs.
- Monitor and book spares and materials for each job, ensuring financial control and adherence to timelines.
- Maintain site logbooks and Gas Safe records in partnership with the Client Supervisor.
- Coordinate reactive calls and service delivery, supporting the service desk.
- Review and understand risk assessments and method statements before works, ensuring full compliance with SSOW (Safe Systems of Work).
- Monitor and record plant information, escalating issues as necessary.
- Stay current on HVAC/Gas equipment operation, maintenance, and repair.
- Support the Client Supervisor with budget management for job expenditures.
- Suggest improvements to engineering practices and plant performance, particularly in energy efficiency.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Core Safety and Indirect Fired Appliances and Pipework (Commercial) or Core Safety and Boilers (Domestic) certification.
- City & Guilds or equivalent in Plumbing and Heating.
- Current ACS certification for Core Safety, Indirect Fired Appliances, and Pipework (Commercial) or Core Safety and Boilers (Domestic).
- Strong fault-finding skills on all forms of gas appliances and systems.
- Excellent knowledge of gas appliances, combustion systems, fans, controls, pumps, and pipework.
- Basic education in English and Maths.
- Experience in a similar role, particularly with gas plant systems.
- Knowledge of engineering techniques to British Standard or IGE equivalent.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to liaise with the office, engineers, and clients.
- Experience with financial and budgetary practices related to reactive repairs.
- Valid DBS check (within the last 12 months).
Accountabilities:
- Report directly to the Client Supervisor and Service Manager, taking full ownership of assigned responsibilities.
- Collaborate effectively with team members, administrators, and the Client Supervisor.
- This role does not carry direct budgetary responsibility.
This is an essential role for the operation of critical heating and hot water systems, offering the chance to work within a skilled team while ensuring safety and industry compliance. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding position, we'd love to hear from you!
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