Mechanical Engineer (Heating & Ventilation)

Job description

Mechanical Engineer (Heating & Ventilation)

Location: Dungeness Power Station

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: Competitive

About the Role

Dalkia UK is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer (Heating & Ventilation) to join our on-site team at Dungeness Power Station, supporting our long-term partnership with EDF.

This is a hands-on, technically demanding role within a highly regulated, industrial environment. You’ll play a key part in maintaining critical heating and ventilation systems that support one of the UK’s most important energy generation sites. This role is ideal for a practical engineer who values safety, reliability, and technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) across a broad range of heating and ventilation systems, including heavy plant equipment
• Diagnose, fault-find, and resolve mechanical issues arising from helpdesk requests and operational reports
• Carry out servicing and maintenance of Heating and ventilation systems across the station
• Maintain and repair mechanical plant such as pumps, fans, filters, motors, drives, and heater coils
• Ensure all work complies with strict health, safety, and quality standards in line with nuclear site requirements
• Actively participate in training and competency development to maintain site authorisations and industry certifications

About You

You’re a time-served, hands-on Mechanical Engineer with proven experience maintaining heating and ventilation systems in an industrial setting. You take pride in working safely, following procedures, and delivering high-quality engineering solutions in demanding environments.

Essential Skills & Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering
• Proven experience maintaining heating and ventilation systems within an industrial environment
• Strong knowledge of health & safety regulations and safe systems of work

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with excellent pension and holiday allowance
• A comprehensive flexible benefits package, including:
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Mental health and wellbeing support
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Referral and recognition bonus schemes
• Ongoing training, development, and clear career progression opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion

Dalkia is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support individual needs.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Dungeness

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

18-01-2026

Profession type

Manufacturing / Industrial

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English