Mechanical Steam Engineer

Due to continuing growth, we require a Mechanical Engineer with Steam experience to strengthen the existing Operations & Maintenance team located within the North West Area. This role will involve covering sites across Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster, etc.

As a Mechanical Plant Room Engineer with Steam experience you will be working within Energy Centres / Hospital plant rooms etc. This position plays a crucial role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of mechanical systems that generate and distribute energy (such as heating, cooling, and power).

Working hours:

8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday (lots of overtime available).

On‑call rota: 1 in 4, which runs Thursday to Thursday.

• Oversee, operate, and maintain mechanical plant equipment (boilers, CHP units, chillers, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, compressors, pipework, etc.).
• Perform planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Monitor system performance, pressure, flow rates, and energy efficiency.
• Diagnose faults in mechanical plant systems.
• Carry out corrective repairs or escalates to specialist contractors when required.
• Ensure minimal disruption to building / energy centre operations.
• Use BMS (Building Management Systems) or SCADA systems to monitor plant operation.
• Record and report system data (temperatures, pressures, energy consumption).
• Ensure all works comply with statutory regulations (HVAC, Gas Safe, water hygiene, LOLER, PUWER, etc.).
• Carry out risk assessments, method statements, and follow health & safety protocols.
• Assist in plant upgrades, refurbishments, and commissioning of new equipment.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance, inspections, and system performance.
• Complete job sheets, service reports, and compliance documentation.

• Hold a City & Guilds qualification or equivalent.
• Experience with mechanical seals, bearings and pressurisation units.
• Full UK manual driving licence.

Vital Energi is a major provider of renewable energy infrastructure and systems to the public and private sectors. We support hospitals, universities, new‑build developments, towns and cities, and industrial and commercial clients to decarbonise their buildings. We are working on ground‑breaking projects throughout the UK to support the UK’s Net Zero targets, including a recently announced £1 billion low‑carbon infrastructure project for Westminster, and we plan to double our headcount in the coming years with new offices and markets such as industrial power generation.

• Contributory Company Pension Scheme.
• Non‑contributory death‑in‑service insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Additional holidays awarded in line with length of service.
• Option to purchase/sell additional holidays.
• Onsite gym / wellbeing centre at our Blackburn Head Office.
• Discounted gym membership across the UK.
• EV charging points where possible.

The company is opposed to all forms of discrimination and will select for employment, training and promotion on the basis of suitability for the job and/or merit. It is company policy that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, political affiliations, religious beliefs, marital & civil partnership status, physical disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy & maternity related or is disadvantaged by unjustifiable conditions or requirements.

Applicants must have the unrestricted and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of employment, without the need for sponsorship. Due to the nature of this role, we are unable to support visa sponsorship or employ individuals with time‑limited permission or conditions attached to their right to work in the UK.