Heat Pump Engineer

Heat Pump Engineer

What you'll do

• You’ll work as part of a team to install low carbon technology in customers' homes - starting with Air Source Heat Pumps
• You’ll learn about new technologies and get awesome training in our state-of-the-art £10m training centre; giving you the confidence to install the kit, to find solutions to challenges and to share low carbon advice with our customers
• You’ll use your knowledge and experience of heat pump installations to deliver an outrageous experience
• You’ll review and collaborate on technical specifications and mechanical drawings
• You’ll work with an electrician to commission Air Source Heat Pumps
• You’ll lead a team; be responsible for your crew and empower them to make on-the-fly decisions to do what’s right for you and your customers

What you'll have

• You’ll be experienced in the installation of boilers and it's a plus if you know about air source heat pumps
• You’ll be an experienced plumbing and heating engineer with knowledge of heating system design and the ability to fault find. You’ll also have domestic hot & cold water system knowledge
• You’ll have experience of reviewing and challenging technical specifications & mechanical drawings
• It would be great if you had knowledge of and a basic competency in electrical levels
• It would be great if you had experience with hydraulic systems to design & quality standards - CIBSE & MCS - but this isn't a must
• Similarly F-gas would be great but it’s not essential

Qualifications

• For this role, you need a minimum NVQ level 2 (or equivalent experience) within the Plumbing and Heating pathway and a full, clean Driving Licence
• WRAS Water Supply Regs
• UHW10/HWSS Unvented DHW Storage Systems
• Gas safe certification
• BPEC L3 or equivalent in heat pump installation

What we offer

• Basic salary £38,000 per year
• On-target earnings £45,000
• Additional salary for overtime/on-call
• £2,500 annual bonus
• Training programme worth £7,000 at our state-of-the-art R&D centre
• Share Options in Octopus Energy
• £25 per week lunch allowance
• Use of company tools
• Uniform and all PPE
• Company Vehicle and fuel
• Support for personal development in Renewable Tech

Schedule

• Job Type: Full-time
• Schedule: 8 hour shift (8am - 5pm Monday - Friday) 42.5 hours per week
• Overtime

Other Perks

• Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about!
• We've officially a world class company to work for [Best Companies] and we're in Glassdoor's [Top 50 best places to work in 2022]
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