Mechanical Engineer (Heating & Ventilation)

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.