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NHS Property Services Ltd

Maintenance Technician - Refrigeration

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Job summary

As a Facilities Maintenance Air-conditioning Engineer, you will assume the responsibilities of maintenance, installation and repair of air conditioning and refrigeration systems within the NHS Property services estate in line with the sites maintenance requirements. This will include fault finding and ensuring satisfactory fault rectification always maintaining site services levels, carrying out scheduled maintenance on Building Service systems, Maintaining AHU's and FCU's / VRV's and VRF's and

Main duties of the job

The key function of the role is to support NHS Property Services in delivering building services maintenance and repairs across the NHS, to ensure buildings are maintained to the highest standards and to provide a safe and secure environment for visitors, customers, and employees.

About us

NHS Property Services is one of the UK's largest real estate and property owners, providers and advisors to the NHS Estate. We have a diverse portfolio in excess of 3500 properties ranging from listed buildings through to award winning, state-of-the-art integrated health campuses. As an integral part of the NHS, we strive to provide best in class property and facilities services across our estate and this success is driven by our People!

Details

Date posted

26 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£36,556 to £44,955 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

005963

Job locations

Portland street

Nottingham

NG17 7AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

We have a fantastic opportunity for a HVAC Maintenance Engineer to join our team based in Nottingham - Ashfield Community Hospital. The salary on offer is from £36,555.75 - £44,954.70 per annum. This role comes with on call allowance, access to a van and relevant equipment and uniform. We also offer; 27 days holiday not including bank holidays, access to group personal pension plan including SMART contributions into which the company will contribute up to 6% towards your savings, training and development opportunities, NHS discounts, on call allowance and van issued with the role. You will assume the responsibilities of maintenance, installation and repair of air conditioning and refrigeration systems within the NHS Property services estate in line with the sites maintenance requirements. This will include fault finding and ensuring satisfactory fault rectification always maintaining site services levels, carrying out scheduled maintenance on Building Service systems, Maintaining AHU's and FCU's / VRV's and VRF's and complying with all Health and Safety policies, procedures and legislation to ensure statutory and mandatory compliance. This role will require you to demonstrate the following Qualifications and Experience:

  • C&G 6187 - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. and NVQ level 3 Diploma in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning or equivalent.
  • C&G 2079 - Refrigerant Handling. * C&G 2367 or 2357 (Electrical Installation) and NVQ level 3 in Electrical Installations or equivalent.
  • BS7671 - The Requirements for Electrical Installations, 17th or 18th Edition is Desirable.
  • A minimum of 2 years' experience of working in a role as a HVAC Engineer, or a refrigeration engineer in a multi-skilled role within a building maintenance environment.
    • We understand how important life is outside of work, as well as a competitive salary and 27 days annual leave, we want to ensure you have a great a work life balance. We'll support you, wherever possible, so that you don't miss out on what truly matters to you. If you do ever need a little bit of extra help we have a great employee assistance programme, financial well-being support and access to great discounts with leading high street names with the bluelight discount card. Our range of network groups are also there to support you to truly be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. We 'hire for attitude and train for skills' providing opportunities for our people to develop & progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework. Who are we? We are part of the NHS family with 6,000 professionals supporting over 3,000 healthcare properties across England. Our purpose is to enable excellent patient care by being the best property and facilities provider to the NHS. Our services include estate strategy and optimisation, property management, facilities management, property development and construction project management. We help support millions of patients and NHS colleagues in collaboration without 7,000 customers who range from Integrated Care Systems, health providers, charities and more. Our culture and values seek to place our NHS colleagues and their patients, at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential. We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. Best of luck with your application!

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    We have a fantastic opportunity for a HVAC Maintenance Engineer to join our team based in Nottingham - Ashfield Community Hospital. The salary on offer is from £36,555.75 - £44,954.70 per annum. This role comes with on call allowance, access to a van and relevant equipment and uniform. We also offer; 27 days holiday not including bank holidays, access to group personal pension plan including SMART contributions into which the company will contribute up to 6% towards your savings, training and development opportunities, NHS discounts, on call allowance and van issued with the role. You will assume the responsibilities of maintenance, installation and repair of air conditioning and refrigeration systems within the NHS Property services estate in line with the sites maintenance requirements. This will include fault finding and ensuring satisfactory fault rectification always maintaining site services levels, carrying out scheduled maintenance on Building Service systems, Maintaining AHU's and FCU's / VRV's and VRF's and complying with all Health and Safety policies, procedures and legislation to ensure statutory and mandatory compliance. This role will require you to demonstrate the following Qualifications and Experience:

  • C&G 6187 - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. and NVQ level 3 Diploma in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning or equivalent.
  • C&G 2079 - Refrigerant Handling. * C&G 2367 or 2357 (Electrical Installation) and NVQ level 3 in Electrical Installations or equivalent.
  • BS7671 - The Requirements for Electrical Installations, 17th or 18th Edition is Desirable.
  • A minimum of 2 years' experience of working in a role as a HVAC Engineer, or a refrigeration engineer in a multi-skilled role within a building maintenance environment.
    • We understand how important life is outside of work, as well as a competitive salary and 27 days annual leave, we want to ensure you have a great a work life balance. We'll support you, wherever possible, so that you don't miss out on what truly matters to you. If you do ever need a little bit of extra help we have a great employee assistance programme, financial well-being support and access to great discounts with leading high street names with the bluelight discount card. Our range of network groups are also there to support you to truly be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. We 'hire for attitude and train for skills' providing opportunities for our people to develop & progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework. Who are we? We are part of the NHS family with 6,000 professionals supporting over 3,000 healthcare properties across England. Our purpose is to enable excellent patient care by being the best property and facilities provider to the NHS. Our services include estate strategy and optimisation, property management, facilities management, property development and construction project management. We help support millions of patients and NHS colleagues in collaboration without 7,000 customers who range from Integrated Care Systems, health providers, charities and more. Our culture and values seek to place our NHS colleagues and their patients, at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential. We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. Best of luck with your application!

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • C&G Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (6187) Qualified to Level 2 NVQ in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. C&G FGAS and ODS Regulations (2079) (Safe handling of Refrigerants Certificate) Formal apprenticeship or craft trained equivalent. Full UK Driving Licence.

    Desirable

    • IPAF / PASMA license. Current CSCS Health & Safety Card Holder. IOSH Managing Safely 18th Edition BS7671

    Experience

    Essential

    • Previous experience working within a buildings maintenance environment. Working within the requirements of method statements or permit to work. Experience delivering maintenance services to a specification such as SFG20

    Desirable

    • Previous experience working within Healthcare Services. Awareness of SFG20 and HTM standards. Previous experience working with CAFM reporting systems. Experience of working in highly serviced buildings
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • C&G Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (6187) Qualified to Level 2 NVQ in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. C&G FGAS and ODS Regulations (2079) (Safe handling of Refrigerants Certificate) Formal apprenticeship or craft trained equivalent. Full UK Driving Licence.

    Desirable

    • IPAF / PASMA license. Current CSCS Health & Safety Card Holder. IOSH Managing Safely 18th Edition BS7671

    Experience

    Essential

    • Previous experience working within a buildings maintenance environment. Working within the requirements of method statements or permit to work. Experience delivering maintenance services to a specification such as SFG20

    Desirable

    • Previous experience working within Healthcare Services. Awareness of SFG20 and HTM standards. Previous experience working with CAFM reporting systems. Experience of working in highly serviced buildings

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    Employer details

    Employer name

    NHS Property Services Ltd

    Address

    Portland street

    Nottingham

    NG17 7AB


    Employer's website

    https://www.property.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    NHS Property Services Ltd

    Address

    Portland street

    Nottingham

    NG17 7AB


    Employer's website

    https://www.property.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

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    Careers@property.nhs.uk

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    Details

    Date posted

    26 September 2023

    Pay scheme

    Other

    Salary

    £36,556 to £44,955 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Full-time

    Reference number

    005963

    Job locations

    Portland street

    Nottingham

    NG17 7AB


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