HVAC/Mechanical Engineer

Rydon Maintenance Ltd in Bristol is expanding! We're looking for a skilled HVAC/Mechanical Engineer to join our specialist Facilities Maintenance team, supporting a critical NHS estate.

This is a brand-new role within the team, giving you the opportunity to make a real impact from day one. You’ll play a vital part in keeping essential infrastructure running safely and efficiently, delivering both planned preventative maintenance and responsive reactive repairs across the estate.

If you’re looking for a role where your expertise genuinely matters and no two days are the same, this could be your next opportunity.

What we do

Rydon Maintenance Ltd provides a range of hard facilities management and property maintenance services in partnership with a range of NHS Trusts. We provide reactive and planned maintenance to a number of NHS buildings and we work to strict timescales and safety requirements to ensure the comfort and safety of service users using these NHS facilities. With offices in the South East, to Bristol in the South West our experience has taken us across a variety of sensitive healthcare environments.

Job Purpose

This is a mobile HVAC/mechanical engineer position around Bristol. Reporting to the Service Manager, you'll be responsible for maintaining and repairing a wide range of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in a number of NHS healthcare buildings.

Key responsibilities include:

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across HVAC systems.
• Respond to reactive maintenance, fault finding, diagnosis and repair.
• Service chillers, split systems and associated plant.
• Carry out maintenance on AHUs, FCUs, pumps and motors
• Minor installation, refurbishment and upgrade works.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and within agreed timescales.
• Accurately completing job documentation and service records.
• Participate in an on call rota for emergency and make safe work

What we can offer you

• Competitive starting salary.
• Company van and fuel card.
• Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per annum
• Holiday Purchase Scheme: Buy up to an additional 5 days holiday
• On call standby allowance and overtime paid per call out.
• Pension Scheme: 4% contributory.
• Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare
• 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it.
• Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work.
• Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services.
• Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes.
• Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.
• Eye care vouchers ad Free Flu Vaccinations
• Full training, ongoing coaching and support
• Opportunities to progress your career across the business

Experience Required

Previous relevant experience in the maintenance of buildings in a commercial setting is essential, ideally within the NHS.

You will have a relevant mechanical qualification and be F-Gas certified.

In addition you will have solid Health & Safety awareness, proven experience carrying our HVAC maintenance and repairs, strong fault finding and problem solving skills.

A full UK driving licence is required (no more than 6 points)

By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team and this is an exciting and varied role with an excellent opportunity to develop and grow within our highly regarded team.

Additional Information

As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits.

Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post. 

To apply online, please use the 'apply for this job link' at the top of this page.