Mechanical Engineer - Commercial Heating £55k
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Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (service and repair)
£52 - £55k per annum & overtime, vehicle/ fuel card & package
My client is seeking a skilled and reliable Heating Engineer to join our dedicated team at Hammersmith, St Mary's & Charing Cross Hospitals.
The ideal engineer will have experience in maintaining, repairing, and installing Low Temperature Hot Water, Medium Temperature Hot Water & Steam Systems.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Proven experience as a heating engineer, preferably in a healthcare & commercial setting.
- Commercial plant room experience.
- Strong knowledge of various heating/ hot water systems and controls.
- Relevant certifications (NVQ Level 2/3, or equivalent).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Various Tasks to be carried out;
- Monthly PPM and reactive visits relating to plant; Heating & Hot water Calorifiers, Plate Heat Exchangers.
- Removing bundles from calorifiers to allow inspection/ de-scaling.
- Upgrading system components; gauges, safety valves etc.
- Replacement of key system components on various system; Pumps, motorised valves, modulators, slam shuts, plate packs.
- Re-pipe works when system fails.
- Re-pipe works during project works.
- Various system upgrades due to the age of the systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct regular inspections and servicing of all heating systems to ensure optimal performance.
- Respond quickly to heating-related emergencies or system failures.
- Maintain accurate records of maintenance and repairs via job reporting & good communication with their supervisor/ manager.
- Work closely with other staff when upgrades are taking place within Hospital wards.
- Feed all site/ system recommendations back to their line manager.
- Open to be working at multiple sites in 1 day. Jobs can be very Ad-hoc on these premises due to the age of the building, emergencies can come in at any time.
- Ability to work with Steel, Galvanised steel, stainless steel, copper & ABS, utilising crimped systems.
If you meet the criteria then please contact Russ Cleverley in CONFIDENCE.
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⭐ Highlight your NVQ Level 2/3 heating qualifications prominently as these are specifically required for this NHS hospital role
🏥 Emphasise any healthcare or hospital engineering experience, as this role involves working across 3 major London hospitals
🔧 Detail your commercial plant room experience with LTHW, MTHW and steam systems - these are the core technologies mentioned
📊 Quantify your PPM experience: "Completed 150+ monthly PPM inspections on calorifiers and heat exchangers"
🚨 Showcase your emergency response capabilities as the advert mentions ad-hoc emergencies due to building age
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- •Completed 180+ monthly PPM inspections on LTHW calorifiers and plate heat exchangers, achieving 98% system uptime across 3 hospital sites
- •Responded to 45 emergency heating callouts within 2-hour SLA, replacing pumps, motorised valves and modulators to restore critical ward heating
- •Led system upgrades on 12 aging MTHW circuits, installing new safety valves and gauges to meet current hospital compliance standards
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Penguin Recruitment's Mechanical Engineer position across Hammersmith, St Mary's and Charing Cross Hospitals perfectly matches my commercial heating expertise, particularly with LTHW, MTHW and steam systems in healthcare environments.
My background in commercial plant room maintenance and NVQ Level 3 qualification has prepared me for the diverse challenges of hospital heating systems, from routine PPM inspections to emergency callouts across multiple sites.
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Technical
- ›Describe your experience with Low Temperature Hot Water and Medium Temperature Hot Water systems
- ›How would you approach de-scaling a calorifier during a PPM inspection?
- ›What safety procedures do you follow when working with steam systems in a hospital environment?
- ›Explain the process of replacing a plate pack in a plate heat exchanger
- ›How do you diagnose faults in motorised valves and modulators?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to respond to an emergency heating failure in a critical environment
- ›Describe a situation where you had to work independently on a complex heating system repair
- ›How do you prioritise multiple urgent maintenance requests across different hospital wards?
- ›Give an example of when you had to communicate technical issues to non-technical hospital staff
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a system upgrade need during routine maintenance
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Tell me about a time you had to respond to an emergency heating failure in a critical environment
Describe a situation where you had to work independently on a complex heating system repair