Maintenance Engineer-Southwest (Exeter, GB)

-; Exeter; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job description

Maintenance Engineer-Southwest

Here's what you'll be doing

Location: Southwest (Cranbrook, Newbury, Bath, Southampton)

Salary: £45,636-£57,937 + call out standby retainer & company van.

Permanent

City Energy Solutions (CES) is a rapidly growing business. We generate electricity and provide heat directly to customers' homes from our energy centres via our district heating networks. CES is at an exciting and important time in its development, and we are looking for people with enthusiasm and energy to help us build a safe and sustainable business for the future.

Right now, we're looking for 2 Maintenance Engineers to join our CES team based in the Southwest. Here you will complete plant room related maintenance activities with a balance of hands-on and managing appropriate tasks for all mechanical and electrical issues that impact or are likely to impact operational performance of our District Heating Network (DHN) and communal heating schemes throughout the Southwest of England (but also UK areas if required).

The aim is to reduce unplanned unavailability keeping our customers on supply 24/7 and improve the performance of the assets while ensuring all major costs are identified early in the process to assist with business planning.

Key Responsibilities

• General plumbing and heating work (HVAC)
• Energy centre and heat substations plant monitoring
• Following correct working processes and capturing accurate visit information
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety and PPE requirements and following the correct processes
• Meeting any performance measures and KPIs set by the team leader/manager
• Supporting other teams to deliver the necessary services to CES's customers

What we need from you

• NVQ Level 2/3 (or equivalent) with strong experience in plumbing, heating, mechanical or electrical work
• Clean UK driving licence
• Competent in IT systems, with the ability to understand risk assessments, procedures, and processes
• Able to innovate and challenge existing processes to drive efficiency and improve plant performance
• Contribution to site development by identifying best practices and commercial improvements
• Capable of achieving E.ON's required competency levels, including Safe System of Work (SSOW) and Contractor Safety and Engagement (CSE)

• Flexibility to cover an out of hours call out rota

It would be great if you had

• Domestic gas boiler experience with relevant gas safety registration
• Experience with District Heating Networks
• Experience with large heat generation plants (CHP, Biomass)

Here's what you need to know

This role requires covering an out-of-hours call-out rota, across all sites from 5pm to 8am on weekdays and throughout weekends.

• Award-Winning Benefits: Our market-leading benefits package includes 26 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax and/or NI savings.
• Recognised for Family-Friendly and Hybrid Policies: In 2024, we earned Double Recognition at the Personnel Today Awards for our exceptional family-friendly and hybrid working initiatives.
• Inclusive Employer: As the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers (currently ranked 8th), we're committed to equal opportunities, diversity, and fairness for everyone.
• Support for Disabled Applicants: As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum role criteria.
• Development Opportunities: With inclusive talent networks, learning resources, and skill-building programs, your career growth is a priority.

At a glance

Reference no.: 236362 Closing date: 30/04/2025 Salary: £45,636-£57,937

Get in touch

If you have any questions please contact the Recruiter, [e-mail]. Please note, CV's emailed directly will not be considered.

About us

E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies and customer solutions.

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