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NVQ Level 3 Air Conditioning and HVAC Engineer - Multi-Skilled

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Multi-Skilled Air Conditioning and HVAC Engineer

Temporary to Permanent Contract

Job Details

Client: Camden Council Service Area: Facilities Management / M&E Operations Team

Hours: 36 hours per week Excluding unpaid lunch breaks

Working Arrangement: Van-mobile role

Start Date: 31 August 2026 Duration: 24 weeks

Number of Roles: 1

Location

Base / Area: London Borough of Camden

Main Site: 5 Pancras Square London Camden N1C 4AG

The role will involve working across Camden's corporate buildings, schools and other public buildings.

Pay

PAYE Rate: £24.50 per hour

Job Overview

Camden Facilities Management is seeking an experienced Multi-Skilled Air Conditioning and HVAC Engineer to carry out planned preventative maintenance, servicing, reactive repairs, fault-finding and minor installation works across Camden's corporate buildings, schools and public buildings.

The successful candidate will help maintain safe, comfortable and energy-efficient environments and will work alongside Camden's electrical and mechanical engineers as part of the M&E Operations Team.

This role requires strong commercial air conditioning, HVAC, refrigeration, F-Gas, VRV/VRF, split systems, AHUs, FCUs, ventilation, heat pumps, fault-finding, PPM, reactive maintenance, CAFM and mobile working experience.

Important – Please Read Carefully

This is a trade-specific Air Conditioning and HVAC Engineer role.

Candidates must hold NVQ Level 3 or an equivalent recognised qualification in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and a current F-Gas Category 1 certification.

Candidates must have recent practical experience maintaining split, multi-split and VRV/VRF systems, along with AHUs, fan coil units, ventilation systems, heat pumps and commercial HVAC equipment.

The role is van-mobile and requires a full UK driving licence. Candidates must also be comfortable working independently in occupied buildings, including schools and other public buildings.

Please do not submit candidates based only on broad multi-skilled claims. The CV must clearly evidence the primary air conditioning / HVAC trade experience and mandatory qualifications.

Key Responsibilities

  • Carry out PPM, servicing, reactive repairs and fault-finding
  • Complete minor installation works where required
  • Service, maintain and repair split systems
  • Service, maintain and repair multi-split systems
  • Maintain VRV / VRF and DX systems
  • Maintain heat pumps and fan coil units
  • Maintain AHUs and extract/supply ventilation systems
  • Diagnose faults across commercial HVAC systems
  • Replace compressors, expansion valves, fan motors, PCB controls, sensors and contactors
  • Undertake refrigerant leak detection
  • Undertake refrigerant recovery, pressure testing and system evacuation
  • Work in line with F-Gas requirements
  • Carry out commissioning and seasonal performance inspections where required
  • Complete AHU inspections
  • Replace filters and belts
  • Carry out coil cleaning, condensate tray cleaning and drain testing
  • Inspect fans, motors, ventilation equipment and controls
  • Support maintenance of pumps, pressurisation units, expansion vessels and calorifiers where competent
  • Support maintenance of plate heat exchangers, motorised valves and heating controls where competent
  • Identify underlying faults and recommend effective remedial works
  • Help reduce repeat failures and improve system performance
  • Maintain accurate job records using Camden's CAFM system
  • Use issued mobile technology to record findings, materials, actions and completions live on site
  • Manage and prioritise allocated workload
  • Meet PPM and reactive maintenance targets
  • Liaise professionally with school staff, caretakers, building users, contractors and colleagues
  • Complete dynamic risk assessments
  • Comply with permit-to-work, working-at-height and safety procedures
  • Maintain the work vehicle, tools and equipment appropriately

Essential Experience & Qualifications

  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent recognised qualification in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
  • Current F-Gas Category 1 certification
  • Practical experience maintaining split systems
  • Practical experience maintaining multi-split systems
  • Practical experience maintaining VRV / VRF systems
  • Experience maintaining AHUs
  • Experience maintaining FCUs
  • Experience maintaining ventilation systems
  • Experience maintaining heat pumps
  • Commercial HVAC equipment experience
  • Strong diagnostic and fault-finding ability
  • Experience delivering PPM maintenance
  • Experience delivering reactive maintenance
  • Experience working independently in occupied buildings
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Competence using mobile devices or CAFM systems
  • Ability to maintain accurate job records
  • Ability to work safely and within technical competence
  • Ability to manage workload without continual supervision
  • Professional communication skills
  • Ability to work in schools and public buildings
  • Dependable and punctual approach
  • Strong workmanship standards

Desirable

  • City & Guilds 18th Edition
  • Basic electrical fault-finding experience
  • BMS knowledge
  • Water Hygiene Awareness
  • IPAF or PASMA
  • Experience working within education estates
  • Local authority estates experience
  • NHS or other public-sector estate experience
  • Experience maintaining associated mechanical plant
  • Experience working as part of an M&E operations team

Additional Information

This is a temporary to permanent opportunity.

The role is van-mobile and candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and meet the requirements for the role.

Interview will be held online.

Candidate submission deadline is 19 August 2026.

A short supporting statement against the essential criteria should be provided with each candidate submission. A CV alone may not be sufficient if it does not clearly demonstrate the required qualifications, trade skills and commercial HVAC experience.

Disclaimer

On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.

I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

Job Reference

OR111970

Strict Screening Questions

  1. Do you hold NVQ Level 3 or an equivalent recognised qualification in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, and can you provide evidence of this?
  2. Do you hold a current F-Gas Category 1 certification, and can you provide a copy of the certificate?
  3. Do you have recent practical experience maintaining and fault-finding split, multi-split, VRV/VRF, DX systems, AHUs, FCUs, ventilation systems and heat pumps?
  4. Can you give a clear example of diagnosing and resolving a commercial air conditioning or HVAC fault, including the issue, action taken and outcome?
  5. Do you hold a full UK driving licence, and are you comfortable working van-mobile, independently, using a tablet/CAFM system, across schools and occupied public buildings?
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