HVAC Engineer

Job Title: HVAC Engineer Hours: 37 per week Location: Herefordshire Salary: Hoople Band E £37,932 - £47,816 per annum Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 22nd October 2026

Hoople Group is seeking an experienced HVAC Engineer to join our Building Maintenance Team in Herefordshire. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled building services engineer looking for a varied role covering planned and reactive maintenance within a professional and supportive environment.

Working across a diverse range of commercial properties within Herefordshire — including, offices, museums, libraries and shopping centre you will maintain and fault find heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, chilled water systems, fan coil units and associated mechanical plant, helping to keep facilities safe, comfortable, compliant and operational.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on HVAC and associated mechanical building services.

Diagnose and repair faults on heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, including AHUs, FCUs, pumps, fans, controls and associated plant.

Complete inspections, servicing and preventative maintenance in line with schedules and manufacturers’ guidance.

Ensure work complies with health & safety requirements, relevant legislation and industry standards.

Respond promptly to HVAC/mechanical plant breakdowns and emergency call-outs.

This role offers variety and challenge, ensuring no two days are the same.

Essential Requirements:

F-Gas Category 1 certification where refrigerant handling forms part of the role

Relevant Level 2 qualification in HVAC, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Building Services Engineering, or equivalent

Experience in HVAC/mechanical building-services maintenance (public sector or facilities-management experience desirable)

Good knowledge of HVAC systems, controls, fault finding and safe working practices

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Full UK driving licence

Professional, approachable manner with strong customer-facing skills

Desirable Qualifications:

Gas Safe registration or relevant gas qualifications where gas-fired plant is maintained; additional electrical or controls experience is also advantageous

Why Join Hoople Group?

Regular working hours: 8am – 4pm

Local work within Herefordshire (no long-distance travel)

Company vehicle and fuel card

26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays (rising to 31 after 5 years)

Access to exclusive employee benefits, including shopping and leisure discounts

Company pension scheme & death-in-service insurance

Learning & development opportunities

Cycle to Work Scheme & holiday trading options

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;

Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.

Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must apply online for this vacancy.

Our vision

To provide excellent business support services to the public sector and those who work with them.

Our mission

Creating and building trusted and sustainable relationships in order to deliver business critical services for our key customers.

Our values

Passion for improvement - Continuous improvement to develop more effective ways of delivering services for our customers

Customer focus - Satisfying our customers and helping them to support themselves

Professional integrity - Bringing the best of our shared technical expertise and professional values to our work

Mutual support - Whether one-to-one or in teams, we encourage and support each other to strive for excellent performance in all that we do

Ambition - Our staff are committed to the success of our company in delivering effective services to organisations, communities and individuals