Consultant name: Matt Soulsby
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Job reference: 000000000099704
Date posted: 13/03/2026
Position: Resident Air Conditioning Engineer
Type: Permanent
Location: Preston
Salary: £38,000 basic plus OT and on-call etc.
We are recruiting for an Air Conditioning Engineer with a working history in PPM and reactive maintenance. The role is a permanent position working on a large estate in the Preston area. The core of the AC work will be maintenance (PPM and reactive), general building services operations and minor installations.
Duties:
The Air Conditioning Engineer will be required to perform the following:
– provide maintenance, inspection and repair services to air conditioning and cooling systems
– complete PPM and reactive maintenance to chillers, AHU and split systems plus fan coil units
– complete small works, installation and refurbishment of AC and cooling equipment
– maintain and manage the records for all HVAC kit on the facility and provide a monitoring service for the critical maintenance schedules including F-Gas records
– diagnose faults and leak repair
– liaise with electrical building services and BMS teams, providing overlap where required
– ideally to provide the site with AC and air cooling advice based on current theory and knowledge
– assist with general ad-hoc maintenance tasks where required
Air Conditioning Engineer Requirements:
– at least 2 years experience of PPM’s and reactive works
– building services knowledge, to have been exposed to all aspects of building services including mechanical plant room knowledge
– IT literate and good record/data keeping skills
– Qualified AC-R engineer – C&G/NVQ
– F-Gas 2079 safe handling of refrigerants
Able to pass a security check
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