Senior Controls Engineer - Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Description

Senior Maintenance Engineer (HVAC)
Science and Technology Facilities Council

Contract Type:
Open Ended (Permanent)

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX
Come and do the kind of engineering that made you want to be an engineer.

Stretch your technical skills and, alongside world-leading scientists and technologists, shape projects that improve lives, and daily life, in the UK and far beyond.

We now have a new opportunity for a Senior Maintenance Engineer within the Estates department, this is a hands-on practical role that is responsible for the efficient day to day execution of maintenance activities primarily relating to HVAC and chilled water systems.

You will carry out maintenance duties to sustain and improve air-conditioning plant, chilled water systems, humidification plant, air handling units and general ventilation systems to support STFCs world-class scientific facilities.

The role reports to the Mechanical Services Supervisor, undertaking maintenance to ensure the provision of safe and reliable mechanical services across the STFC estate.

You will be responsible for the continuous development of heating and ventilation standards through an ongoing proactive programme of maintenance regimes which are managed through the Estates Helpdesk.

You will also have an active role in the installation of new/replacement mechanical services and systems across the estate.
Taking a lead role in the operation and maintenance of the Estates mechanical services (heating/air conditioning/chilled water and other piped services)
assess risk assessments and method statements submitted by contractors
assess risk assessments and method statements produced for in-house staff
safe systems of work (permits/isolation procedures/hot works/chlorination/testing and re-commissioning)

Installation, operation, fault finding, repair and maintenance of a wide range of mechanical building services such as air con, plumbing, heating and ventilation systems.

To be able to assist the Mechanical Supervisor with scheduling PPMs and reactive works across both the in house and third-party resource

Ability to be on call during silent hours which will be compensated by an on-call allowance (one week in five, as part of a planned rotation).

C&G Level 2/3 NVQ Certificate Certificate in Servicing and Maintaining Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems
Good working knowledge of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and mechanical services
Experience of fault finding in heating, ventilation and mechanical plant systems
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Fluorinated Gas (F gas) training

STFC values their employees by offering a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days annual leave,10.5 public and privilege holidays, flexible working hours, a workplace nursery, exceptional average salary pension scheme, social and sporting activities and societies and a subsidised restaurant.