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Mechanical Service Engineer - Pumps (Water Industry)
Location: Ashford, Kent (Covering Southern UK)
Contract: 9 - 12 Months (Inside IR35) - to permanent role
Salary: 32,000 - 35,000 Pro Rata + Door-to-Door Pay + Overtime
Start: ASAP
A great opportunity for a mechanically biased Service Engineer to join a long-term water industry project, supporting pump installations, refurbishment, and maintenance works across Southern UK. This role focuses on mechanical installation work across wastewater, dirty water, sewage treatment and Industrial sites, working closely with an experienced engineer as part of a wider service delivery team.
Product Training provided, Shadow Lead engineer while in the training period.
The role suits candidates from a pumps, water, utilities, Navy or Ex-Forces mechanical background, looking for stability, strong overtime potential, and hands-on site-based engineering work.
The Role
- Mechanical installation, refurbishment and maintenance of pumps and pumping systems
- Site-based work across industrial, wastewater and sewage treatment works (STWs)
- Covering Southern Water and Thames Water sites across the South
- Shadowing and supporting a senior engineer with structured training provided
The Person
- Qualified Mechanical Engineering background (Level 3 / HNC Mechanical equivalent)
- Ideally, Experience with pumps, rotating equipment or mechanical installation
- CSCS card essential
- highly beneficial: Confined Space / Working at Height or happy to undergo training
- Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel across the region
Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Ed Douglass at Rise Technical Recruitment.
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. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
Key Commutable / Coverage Locations:
Ashford, Canterbury, Maidstone, Dover, Folkestone, Tunbridge Wells, Sittingbourne, Medway, Dartford, Croydon, Portsmouth, Southampton, Isle of Wight, Brighton, Crawley, Ashford, Canterbury, Folkestone, Hythe, New Romney, Tenterden, Faversham, Sittingbourne, Maidstone, Aylesford, Charing, Lenham, Headcorn, Cranbrook, Hawkinge, Whitfield, Dover, Deal, Sandwich, Herne Bay, Whitstable, Bearsted, Kingsnorth, Sellindge, Lydd, Wye, Challock, Westwell
