Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Various
Worker Type: Offsite Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £36,363 (Level one) rising to £39,152 (Level four) ‘pro rata for part-time’ - pay award pending
Location: Enviroenergy, Nottingham City Council, 12 London Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 3AB
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Nottingham City Council is seeking an experienced Senior Service Technician to support the operation and maintenance of the district heating network and associated infrastructure across the city.
This is a hands-on role undertaking both planned and reactive maintenance on key assets including pipework, pumps, valves, meters, boilers and CHP plant, ensuring the safe and reliable delivery of heat services to customers.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Level 3 Engineering Fitter Apprenticeship, a City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Construction – Fabrication Pipefitting, or similar, and/or significant relevant professional experience.
- Demonstratable experience with pumps, valves, heat exchangers, system balancing and pipework behaviour i.e. airlocks and flow restrictions
- Working knowledge of fault-finding methods and repair of heating systems and mechanical components or assemblies
- The ability to communicate effectively with engineers, customers, contractors and residents.
- This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.
- A DBS check is required for this post.
- The role requires you to participate in the on call rota.
You can find the job description for this post here.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Robert Aston, Senior District Heating Network Engineer, by email at robert.aston@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Closing Date: 12/6/2026
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, as such we encourage your application as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: June / July 2026
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
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Contact Details:
Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group Recruitment Team
