Service Engineer
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Service Engineer
Commercial Plumbing
London / UK Travel
£35,000 - £45,000 + Overtime + Travel Expenses + Training + Progression
Are you a Service Engineer with experience in mechanical or electrical systems looking for a role where you can develop your skills and take ownership of projects?
On offer is a varied and hands-on position within a well-established and growing specialist engineering company, working on large-scale commercial and industrial systems.
This company are a leading provider of water efficiency solutions, delivering innovative systems across major projects such as commercial buildings and large infrastructure sites. With a strong reputation and consistent project pipeline, they are well positioned for continued growth.
In this role, you will carry out installations, commissioning, maintenance, and fault finding on specialist systems across a range of sites. You'll play a key role in delivering projects and maintaining high service standards for clients.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing business where you can develop technically, gain specialist training, and build a long-term career within a company that invests in its people.
The Role
* Carrying out site surveys, installations, and commissioning of systems
* Performing planned and reactive maintenance
* Fault finding, testing, and repair of equipment
* Providing after-sales support and customer service
* Travelling to sites across the UK with occasional overnight stays
The Person
* Experience as a Service Engineer within pumping, cooling, or similar systems
* Mechanical or electrical qualifications (e.g. plumbing or electrical engineering)
* Able to work independently and as part of a team
* Strong problem-solving skills and customer-facing experience
* Full UK driving licence
BBH 273204: Please contact Maleek Randley at Rise Technical
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.
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your mechanical or electrical qualifications prominently as these are specifically mentioned as requirements
🔧 Emphasise any experience with pumping, cooling, or similar systems as this is the core technical requirement
🚗 Include your full UK driving licence details as UK travel with overnight stays is a key part of the role
📊 Quantify your maintenance experience: 'Completed 150+ planned maintenance visits, achieving 98% first-time fix rate'
🏢 Showcase any commercial or industrial systems experience as the role focuses on large-scale projects
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- •Completed 200+ service calls across commercial pumping systems, achieving 95% first-time fix rate through systematic fault diagnosis
- •Led commissioning of 12 water efficiency installations for major infrastructure clients, delivering projects 2 weeks ahead of schedule
- •Performed planned maintenance on 85 cooling systems annually, reducing emergency callouts by 40% through proactive equipment monitoring
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Rise Technical's focus on water efficiency solutions and large-scale commercial projects aligns perfectly with my service engineering background in mechanical systems and fault diagnosis expertise.
My background in mechanical engineering and hands-on experience with pumping systems has prepared me to excel in installations, commissioning, and maintenance work. I thrive in roles requiring both independent problem-solving and collaborative project delivery, particularly when supporting clients across diverse industrial settings.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Describe your experience with pumping systems and how you approach fault finding
- ›Walk me through your process for commissioning a new water efficiency system
- ›How do you perform planned maintenance on mechanical systems?
- ›What testing procedures do you follow when diagnosing equipment faults?
- ›Explain your experience with commercial plumbing installations
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work independently on a challenging project
- ›Describe a situation where you provided excellent customer service during a repair
- ›How do you handle working away from home with overnight stays?
- ›Give an example of when you solved a complex technical problem
- ›Describe a time you worked as part of a team to complete a large installation
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to work independently on a challenging project
Describe a situation where you provided excellent customer service during a repair