Serco: Great Western Hospital, Swindon, SN3 6BB
Permanent, Full Time (Mon-Fri inc weekend shift with TOIL. Alternating shifts of 7am – 15:30 or 10:30am – 19:00, plus participation in an on‑call rota)
Up to £45,000 per annum + Corporate Benefits
Ready to impact a better future?
We have an opportunity for a newly created role, as a Ventilation Engineer in our UK&E Health team, you’ll play a vital part in ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient ventilation systems across the Great Western Hospital site — creating conditions that directly impact patient care, colleague wellbeing, and the wider community.
You’ll help deliver a professional and trusted service on a broad mix of HVAC and mechanical systems. Your work will protect critical environments, support clinical teams, and contribute to a safe and effective hospital estate that people rely on every day.
What you’ll do as a Ventilation Engineer
You’ll be entrusted to:
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Carry out fault finding, repairs, and maintenance across ventilation systems within both reactive and planned environments.
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Review room data, design information, and commissioning documentation to ensure accurate ventilation requirements, maintaining and updating spreadsheets where needed.
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Complete room balancing using traverse checking methods and equipment such as bolometers and dampers.
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Support the management and operation of ventilation and LEV (Local Exhaust Ventilation) systems in line with HTM03‑01.
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Work toward becoming the Authorised Person (Ventilation) and attend ventilation meetings with the client.
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Deliver mechanical ductwork repairs and support AHU (Air Handling Unit) repairs alongside electrical engineers.
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Carry out proactive inspections and remedial repairs across mechanical, electrical, heating, plumbing, and ventilation installations.
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Maintain high-quality workmanship aligned to safety requirements, building codes, and Serco standards.
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Record all maintenance activities accurately within Serco Management Systems.
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Work both independently and as part of a wider team to ensure an effective and responsive service.
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Uphold QHSE requirements, report hazards, and maintain a safe working environment.
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Undertake other reasonable tasks as requested by line management.
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have…
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NVQ Level 3 in a relevant mechanical engineering discipline, plus C&G in Heating, Ventilation and Refrigeration.
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Proven experience as an M&E maintenance engineer, ideally within building services or HVAC environments.
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A proactive approach, with the ability to manage a varied workload and support colleagues when needed.
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Experience in ventilation systems, with knowledge of HTM03‑01 considered highly desirable.
Vetting and checks
A Standard DBS check will be carried out for this position. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings as permitted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. An Occupational Health Questionnaire will also be completed so we can ensure you have the necessary support to perform your duties.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
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33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
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Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
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Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
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Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
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Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
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Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
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Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.
About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
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