Senior Water & Refrigeration Engineer - Marine
£60,000-£70,000 | UK-wide | International Travel
Are you an experienced refrigeration engineer looking to take your technical expertise into an exciting, specialist marine environment?
We're seeking a Senior Chilled Water & Refrigeration Engineer to join a growing marine engineering operation, supporting complex cooling and refrigeration systems across vessels, shipyards and specialist marine installations throughout the UK and internationally.
This is a hands-on senior role offering the opportunity to tackle complex technical challenges, lead fault investigations and play a key role in commissioning, maintaining and improving critical marine systems.
The Role
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Install, commission, maintain and repair marine chilled water plants and refrigeration systems.
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Diagnose complex mechanical, electrical, refrigeration and control system faults.
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Support equipment upgrades, plant replacements, refits and commissioning projects.
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Act as a senior technical point of contact, providing guidance to engineers and customers.
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Work closely with vessel crews, shipyards, project teams and equipment manufacturers.
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Travel across the UK and internationally, with approximately 30% UK travel and 30% international travel.
About You
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Extensive hands-on experience with industrial, commercial or marine refrigeration and chilled water systems.
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Strong knowledge of chillers, compressors, heat exchangers, pumps and refrigeration circuits.
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Confident diagnosing complex faults and working independently on technically demanding projects.
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Relevant engineering qualification and a current F-Gas qualification.
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Marine, naval or offshore experience would be advantageous, but strong transferable industrial refrigeration experience will also be considered.
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Willingness to travel regularly throughout the UK and overseas.
What's on Offer?
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£60,000-£70,000 salary, depending on experience.
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UK-wide location flexibility.
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Exposure to specialist marine engineering projects in the UK and overseas.
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A senior technical position with scope to influence engineering standards, system reliability and technical solutions.
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Company pension, life insurance and cycle-to-work scheme.
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