Air Conditioning Engineer
| Posting date: | 06 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,000 to £45,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 November 2025 |
| Location: | Ashford, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ISS Facilities Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 148916 |
Summary
The purpose of this role is to help ISS become the world’s greatest service organisation by providing service performance facilitating our customers’ purpose through people empowerment.
The aim is to always provide a world-class and consistent building maintenance service for our stakeholders.
Job Description
The HVAC Technician will provide HVAC and building services engineering maintenance to a client property(s). This will include but not limited to, fault finding, repairs, maintenance, and installations on the client site(s).
Key Responsibilities
• Inspect, repair, modify and install HVAC equipment including refrigeration and air conditioning compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, water cooling towers, forced air
converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valves, expansion valves and capillary tubes.
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration units, isolated heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air conditioning
equipment, and make necessary adjustments or repairs; service and repair evaporative coolers.
• Repair or replace defective parts in units and equipment and their controls, including thermostats, automatic switches, fan controls, log switches, damper motors, louvers,
relays, filters, controls, belts, compressors, heat exchangers, high limit controls, pressure controls, safety valves, and automatic gas valves.
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools, welder torch, vacuum pump, test equipment utilized in the trade and a motor vehicle; maintain equipment in effective and safe
working condition; maintain parts and tool inventory.
• Repair and rebuild semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors and compressors for centrifugal refrigeration machines.
• Perform skilled electrical maintenance work in the repair, installation and alteration of HVAC equipment, components, timers, motors and wiring systems as needed; connect
motors to control panels.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
• Knowledge of standard practices of the HVAC and refrigeration trade and theory of HVAC and
refrigeration systems.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools used in the operation and repair of HVAC and
refrigeration systems.
• Knowledge of applicable building codes, ordinances and regulations pertaining to HVAC,
refrigeration, and boilers.
• Knowledge of air compressors and pneumatic controls.
• Knowledge of cooling towers and boiler water treatment.
• Knowledge of manual and electrical tools and equipment applicable to the HVAC and refrigeration
trade.
• Knowledge of welding and soldering techniques.
• Experience of working under strict Health & Safety procedures including risk assessments and
method statements.
• Evidence Training and competence in managing High Risk Works (Mechanical)
• Communicates effectively
• Business insight and organisational savvy
• Collaboration
• Being resilient
• Manages ambiguity
• Ensures accountability
The aim is to always provide a world-class and consistent building maintenance service for our stakeholders.
Job Description
The HVAC Technician will provide HVAC and building services engineering maintenance to a client property(s). This will include but not limited to, fault finding, repairs, maintenance, and installations on the client site(s).
Key Responsibilities
• Inspect, repair, modify and install HVAC equipment including refrigeration and air conditioning compressors, receivers, condensers, chillers, water cooling towers, forced air
converter units, pumps, automatic and hand valves, expansion valves and capillary tubes.
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance inspections of refrigeration units, isolated heating and ventilating units, including boilers, gas and electrically operated air conditioning
equipment, and make necessary adjustments or repairs; service and repair evaporative coolers.
• Repair or replace defective parts in units and equipment and their controls, including thermostats, automatic switches, fan controls, log switches, damper motors, louvers,
relays, filters, controls, belts, compressors, heat exchangers, high limit controls, pressure controls, safety valves, and automatic gas valves.
• Operate a variety of hand and power tools, welder torch, vacuum pump, test equipment utilized in the trade and a motor vehicle; maintain equipment in effective and safe
working condition; maintain parts and tool inventory.
• Repair and rebuild semi-hermetic reciprocating compressors and compressors for centrifugal refrigeration machines.
• Perform skilled electrical maintenance work in the repair, installation and alteration of HVAC equipment, components, timers, motors and wiring systems as needed; connect
motors to control panels.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
• Knowledge of standard practices of the HVAC and refrigeration trade and theory of HVAC and
refrigeration systems.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools used in the operation and repair of HVAC and
refrigeration systems.
• Knowledge of applicable building codes, ordinances and regulations pertaining to HVAC,
refrigeration, and boilers.
• Knowledge of air compressors and pneumatic controls.
• Knowledge of cooling towers and boiler water treatment.
• Knowledge of manual and electrical tools and equipment applicable to the HVAC and refrigeration
trade.
• Knowledge of welding and soldering techniques.
• Experience of working under strict Health & Safety procedures including risk assessments and
method statements.
• Evidence Training and competence in managing High Risk Works (Mechanical)
• Communicates effectively
• Business insight and organisational savvy
• Collaboration
• Being resilient
• Manages ambiguity
• Ensures accountability
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