Ventilation Engineer

About the role

To provide specialist Ventilation technical engineering support and investigative expertise in support of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ventilation Technical Specialist Group, an Enterprise-wide Ventilation specialist team that is responsible for Engineering support activities to the facility. The Engineer develops and maintains expertise on ventilation equipment and uses this knowledge to ensure that the overall performance, safety, condition and associated documentation of assigned equipment are maintained to a high standard. You must have the ability to work under pressure and remain decisive.

Key responsibilities

• To provide technical support & investigative expertise in support of new and existing ventilation systems.
• To undertake ventilation asset condition and system health performance inspections, in line with the ventilation asset maintenance/management inspection programme.
• Provide ventilation and HEPA filter commissioning support service to the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] site.
• Providing expertise to ensure ventilation systems are fit for purpose and meet current standards.
• Working closely with Plant & Reliability Engineers from across the business to manage the ventilation assets efficiently and effectively.
• Follow the company Standards & Expectations.
• Provide a professional service to all customers.
• Maintain compliance with all site safety rules, procedures & instructions.
• Ensure safety is maintained through appropriate training.

Your Skills and Qualifications

Knowledge & Experience:

• Higher level qualification or equivalent training/experience in an engineering/maintenance discipline.
• Experience of working at height and in confined spaces.
• SC (Security Check) level Security Clearance, or the ability to achieve.
• Chartered/Incorporated Engineer status or potential to achieve accreditation to an appropriate professional institute within the mechanical engineering field.
• Experience of coaching and developing others.

Essential Skills:

• Higher level qualification or equivalent training/experience in an engineering/maintenance discipline.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a mechanical/ventilation engineering environment including experience and provision of technical support & investigative expertise in support of new and existing nuclear or industrial mechanical/ventilation systems and equipment.
• Demonstrable experience of acting as a subject matter expert for both internal and external stakeholders for mechanical/ventilation equipment.
• Evidence of undertaking mechanical/ventilation asset inspections and system performance checks in line with an engineering or maintenance programme, ensuring/improving plant and equipment reliability and availability.
• Experience of producing written reports and populate test sheets using standard IT software packages.

Desirable Skills:

• Chartered/Incorporated Engineer status or potential to achieve accreditation to an appropriate professional institute within the mechanical engineering field.
• SC (Security Check) level Security Clearance, or the ability to achieve.
• Demonstrable evidence of ventilation flow measurement techniques & associated test equipment.
• Have experience of providing ventilation commissioning support on new or modified ventilation systems, including undertaking, or having a sound knowledge of proportional balancing of ventilation supply and extract systems.
• Experience of working safely at heights and within confined spaces.
• Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) testing and reporting (P601 Training)
• CSA Training (Level A, B or C)

Why us?

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd, we are committed to supporting our employees in fulfilling their potential. With 100 years of work in front of us, we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities, enabling you to feel inspired in your role. Whatever area you join us in, you'll find a genuinely exciting and rewarding career.

Making sure our employees feel supported is important to us. Therefore, to help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Annual bonus of up to 10% – 15%
• Defined contribution pension scheme – company matches up to 13.5% for 7% employee contribution
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays, ability to purchase extra 2.5 days
• Ability to carry over 10 days annual leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Family Friendly Policies
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lifestyle Benefits
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Reward & Recognition Policies
• Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme
• Free Aviva Health App & Annual Health Check
• MyDiscounts – Employee Savings & Discounts
• MyBenefits – A Charity Giving Scheme

Additional Information

• Closing date: Monday 18th May 2026.
• [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd reserves the right to close the advert early.
• Provide evidence of qualifications at application stage.
• Check Spam/Junk folders for correspondence.
• [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd is a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3).
• This role requires higher level National Security Vetting with 5 or 10 years continuous UK residency.