Rise Technical Recruitment Limited
Colchester, Essex
28/08/2026
Full time
Plumbing & Heating Engineer (Commercial Maintenance) Colchester £29,959 - £33,482 + Enhanced Pension + 28 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Additional Closure Days + On-Call Allowance + Overtime + Excellent Training + Outstanding Work-Life Balance Are you a Commercial Plumber or Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for a stable role that offers excellent training, genuine career progression and one of the best work-life balance packages available? Would you like to join a large, well-established organisation where you'll work across a diverse commercial estate, develop specialist skills and be supported to gain further technical qualifications? This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an experienced Estates & Facilities team responsible for maintaining a wide range of commercial buildings, teaching facilities, residential accommodation and specialist environments. You'll play a vital role in ensuring mechanical services remain safe, compliant and operating efficiently. In this varied position, you'll carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, fault finding and installation work across heating, hot water, ventilation and wider mechanical building services. No two days are the same, with exposure to a broad range of plant and equipment across a large and complex estate. This organisation is known for investing in its employees through structured training and clear progression pathways. You'll receive full support to achieve Competent Person (CP) and Authorised Person (AP) status, allowing you to expand your technical expertise and take on greater responsibility as your career develops. Whether you're currently working in commercial maintenance, facilities management or building services, this is an excellent opportunity to secure a long-term position with outstanding benefits, continuous development and a supportive team environment. The Role Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across a large commercial estate Maintain, fault-find and repair heating, hot water, ventilation and mechanical building services Support statutory compliance and planned maintenance programmes Work on a varied range of commercial buildings and mechanical plant Join a collaborative and experienced Estates maintenance team Receive structured training towards Competent Person (CP) and Authorised Person (AP) accreditation 36-hour working week with rotating early and late shifts Optional on-call rota with additional earnings through on-call payments and overtime The Person NVQ Level 2, City & Guilds or equivalent qualification in Plumbing, Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Building Services Experience maintaining commercial or industrial mechanical systems Knowledge of heating, hot water, HVAC or ventilation systems Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance, fault finding and repairs Looking for a secure, long-term role offering excellent training, progression and work-life balance Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. 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.
