Location: Covering the North East of England (Newcastle, Gateshead and surrounding areas)

Salary: Competitive + Company Van (option for private usage) + mobile phone + tablet + private healthcare, life insurance, critical illness cover, pension and 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays

Overtime available

Hours: 40 hours a week – Monday to Friday

On call: 1 week in every 4

Coleman James Specialist Recruitment are advertising this Air Conditioning Engineer role on behalf of our client – a nationwide market leader in Facilities and Commercial Building Maintenance. As a company they deliver trusted M&E Hard and Building Maintenance Services to clients across the whole of the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

The purpose of this role is to effectively maintain service and repair air conditioning equipment in customer locations & provide assistance to HVAC equipment. This involves first line response to defects or requested system changes as well as providing relevant escalation on matters requiring senior manager and client attention.

• You will carry out fault finding and repair of air conditioning equipment
• You will be responsible for reactive maintenance, servicing / PPM and oversee installation works of air conditioning systems, repairs to F-Gas and refrigeration systems and equipment, minor mechanical and building fabric duties
• You will work in other UK regions on occasions to assist with project works and national customer contracts

Candidates Background & Experience:

• You must be a fully Qualified Engineer in Air Conditioning or Refrigeration – Time Served or with an NVQ Level 2 or 3 Qualification
• You will hold City and Guilds 2079 Category 1 (F Gas Qualification)
• Ideally you will hold City & Guilds 17th or 18th wiring regulations, although this is not essential, provided you have experience working with VRVs, Split Units, Chillers and Air Handling Units
• You must have experience of multi-site environment and be able to deal directly with customers and the on-site team there
• Positive in your approach, you will be able to work in a dynamic business environment, but above all be committed to the delivery of outstanding customer service
• You will have the ability to work at heights, work in confined spaces
• You will have a hands-on, can-do and flexible approach to your work
• You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• You will have a strong attention to detail
• You will be prepared to work as part of an on call rota (1 week in 4)
• You will hold a full Driving Licence and a high degree of mobility to travel throughout the area