Air Conditioning Engineer – Reading Contract

General Overview:

Accountable for ensuring all Environmental/Temperature Control rooms and equipment are available for end users, keeping down times to an absolute minimum during breakdowns.

Fault find on all A/C units, refrigeration systems and chiller plants on site.

Ensure the site’s F-Gas logbook is kept up to date, and all losses, recoveries and additions are recorded appropriately.

Ensure all GWPs and CO2e’s are calculated and leak checks are carried out at the correct frequencies.

Be responsible for the maintenance and operational upkeep of portable and fixed refrigeration leak detection equipment.

Plan, oversee and work with all subcontractors during service visits associated with Refrigeration systems.

Recover, repair, pressure test, vacuum dehydrate, charge and re-commission A/C units as required.

Carry out all PPMs as necessary to onsite AC units.

Adaptable and able to undertake any other engineering task as required by the Site Supervisor or Contract Manager.

Ensure that PPM and Reactive jobs are processed, and defects are diagnosed, and faults are repaired and testing.

Responsibilities will also include being a member of the on-call rota for the contract.

Client / Customer

• Respond in a timely manner to verbal and written requests
• Coordinate quotations with the contract manager
• Use preferred suppliers where possible

Helpdesk – PPM

• Support the Helpdesk: in servicing and breakdowns of A/C and refrigeration appliances

• Be available for out of hours call-out support for the contract

Compliance

• Achieve appointment as Refrigeration Responsible and Competent Person

• Production of information for quotations
• Production and collation of Condition / Dilapidation Reports
• Complete report accident, near misses returns in a timely manner
• Ensure the site supervisor is informed immediately if dangerous circumstances occur

SHEQ

• Comply with requests for information from SHEQ manager
• Ensure you work to company health and safety policy
• Ensue PPE is safe to use
• Ensure your test equipment is within calibration
• Ensure you follow Method Statements & Risk Assessments for all works

Complexity:

The guide below is not intended to be fully inclusive or exclusive of the duties required-

• Chillers – wet and dry systems.
• Air conditioning system, VAV, VRV and FAT boxes.
• Cooling Towers
• Air Handling Units
• Pumps
• Water Treatment
• Building management system.
• Control system

Qualifications or Required Experience:

• Recognised EITB or CITB apprenticeship or other similar approved training or further education qualifications in an appropriate discipline
• Minimum air conditioning engineer qualifications to NVQ level 2
• Fully conversant with all major manufactures systems and equipment
• Must have C&G award in 2079-11 F-Gas Cat1 and ODS regulations
• L8 Awareness
• Experience of maintaining all relevant mechanical and electrical equipment to clearly defined criteria.
• Recognised Health and Safety Qualification, such as NEBOSH / IOSH would be advantageous.
• Must be able to read and work to mechanical and electrical schematic drawings.