Thatcher Associates
Air Conditioning Engineer
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Qualified Air Conditioning Engineer (VRV/VRF)
Basingstoke | Up to £47,000 per annum, DOE | Company van and fuel card | Door-to-door pay on out of hours call-outs
The opportunity
Our client is a well-established facilities management provider, delivering maintenance services to a broad base of commercial clients. They're looking to add a qualified air conditioning engineer to their field team, covering a patch within around 20 miles of Basingstoke.
This is a hands-on, largely autonomous role covering both planned and reactive maintenance on commercial air conditioning systems, including complex VRV and VRF equipment. You'll be trusted to manage your own diary and work independently on site, with an established team behind you when you need it.
What you'll be doing
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs on commercial air conditioning systems, including VRV/VRF
- Diagnosing and resolving faults independently on site
- Managing your own workload across a patch within roughly 20 miles of Basingstoke
- Taking your turn on an existing on-call rota, one week in six, including out of hours breakdown calls
- Keeping accurate records of work carried out and liaising professionally with site contacts
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What you'll need
- To live locally to Basingstoke
- Current F-Gas certification
- A minimum Level 2 NVQ Diploma (City & Guilds 6187), or an equivalent qualification
- At least 2 years' field experience working independently on commercial air conditioning equipment, including complex VRV/VRF systems
- A full, clean UK driving licence
- Strong commercial awareness, a good work ethic and excellent communication skills
- PASMA and IPAF certification would be an advantage, but isn't essential.
What's on offer
- Up to £47,000 per annum, depending on experience
- Company van and fuel card
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Full-time, permanent position (minimum 40 hour week)
- Field-based role, mostly within 20 miles of Basingstoke
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The detail worth knowing
This role includes an existing on-call rota, one week in six. Out of hours breakdown calls are paid at a minimum of 4 hours, at a rate of x1.5, x2 or x2.5, with travel paid door-to-door. We'd rather you knew that up front than found out at offer stage.
To apply
If you're a qualified air conditioning engineer with solid VRV/VRF experience, looking for a field-based role close to home, we'd like to hear from you.
hatcher Associates has been placing technical and engineering professionals since 2000. Speak to one of our consultants and you'll get a straight answer on salary, scope and expectations before you commit any time to the process. We'll keep you informed at every stage, whether or not it's a fit, and nothing about you goes anywhere without your say so.
Apply now, using the link to the Thatcher Associates website.
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