Plumbing and heating engineer; Commercial

Commercial Plumbing & Heating Engineer

Colchester

£29,959 - £33,482 + Enhanced Pension + 28 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Additional Closure Days + On-Call Allowance + Overtime + Structured Training + Excellent Work-Life Balance

Are you a qualified Plumbing & Heating Engineer or Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for a secure position that offers excellent benefits, ongoing development and genuine long-term career prospects?

Would you like to join a respected organisation where you'll work across a varied commercial estate, broaden your technical skills and receive structured training towards higher levels of authorisation?

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of an established Estates & Facilities team responsible for maintaining a diverse portfolio of commercial buildings, educational facilities, residential accommodation and specialist environments. You'll play a vital role in ensuring the safe, reliable operation of essential mechanical services across the estate.

Working as part of a highly experienced maintenance team, you'll undertake a mixture of planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, fault diagnosis, testing and installation work on a range of mechanical systems, including heating, hot water and ventilation equipment.

This role offers far more than a typical maintenance position. You'll benefit from a stable working environment, excellent work‑life balance and clear progression opportunities, with full support to achieve Competent Person (CP) and Authorised Person (AP) accreditation. As your skills develop, you'll take on greater technical responsibility while gaining valuable specialist qualifications.

Whether your background is in commercial plumbing, mechanical maintenance, facilities management or building services engineering, this is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that values its employees and invests heavily in both training and long‑term career development.

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across a varied commercial estate.
• Maintain and fault‑find on heating, hot water, ventilation and other mechanical building services.
• Support statutory inspections, compliance activities and scheduled maintenance programmes.
• Work across a broad range of buildings and mechanical plant.
• Collaborate with an experienced and supportive Estates maintenance team.
• Receive structured development towards Competent Person (CP) and Authorised Person (AP) qualifications.
• Work a 36‑hour week on a rotating early and late shift pattern.
• Optional participation in the on‑call rota with additional earnings available.

• NVQ Level 2, City & Guilds or equivalent qualification in Plumbing, Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Installations.
• Experience maintaining commercial or industrial mechanical systems.
• Good knowledge of heating, hot water and ventilation systems.
• Background in planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and fault diagnosis.
• Looking for a secure, long‑term opportunity with excellent training, progression and employee benefits.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.