HIU Breakdown Engineer
Hemiko
Service and repair HIUs, perform maintenance and breakdown response for heat networks.
10 days ago ago
£32,500 - £40,000
Intermediate (4-7 years), Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
London, England, United Kingdom
Field
Company Size
119 Employees
Service Specialisms
Design & Build
Operation & Maintenance
Metering & Billing
ESCO Services
Funding
Consultancy Services
Sector Specialisms
Energy
Infrastructure
Buildings
Residential
Commercial
District Heating
District Cooling
Utilities
Role
What you would be doing
fault finding
on‑call
preventive maintenance
design
installation
decarbonisation
- Review root causes for HIU failure (resolve operational issues which arise)
- Take part in an on-call rota and attend callouts (typically 1 week in 4)
- Management of site-based project work and development of the scope of works for plant remediation.
- Mostly working autonomously & sometimes providing technical support to other members of the team
- Can assist with 1 and 12 monthly mechanical PPM checks within plant rooms
- Servicing HIUs and repair works
- Developing detailed long-term decarbonisation plans for existing large scale district heating networks to allow them to transition from gas fired CHP led generation to low carbon generation.
- The design, installation, and operation of a ground source heat pump system to provide heating and cooling to a new development of 300 homes a gym and office building in South London.
- Will be required to work on the on-call rota
- Completion of planned preventative maintenance activities in line with company maintenance schedules
- Ensure your own system records are kept up to date to ensure accurate and secure records. This will involve the completion of clear and concise online work orders.
- Carry out critical parts stock level checks
- Completion of fault finding and repairs to HIUs whilst working on the on-call rota
- The design, installation, operating, and funding of a district heating system to serve 3,500 homes in Clapham as part of a major regeneration project.
- The design, installation, and operation of a new city centre wide low carbon district heating system for the City of Cardiff.
- The design and installation of a heat network in a rural community in Cambridgeshire to replace oil boilers in 300 homes with centralised low carbon heat generation.
- Attend reactive callouts to sites to reinstate heat and resolve HIU failures
- Budding up and training of upcoming engineers
What you bring
hiu experience
driving licence
safe isolation
electrical competency
heat network
nvq level3
- 2 years of experience working as a HIU service engineer
- Full UK driving license (valid for at least 12 months)
- Safe isolation of equipment before commencing works
- Must be willing and able to cover breakdowns across UK sites according to business needs and SLA's
- Electrical competency (basic).
- Competent with safe isolation (mechanical and electrical).
- Knowledge of heat network energy centers and plantrooms.
- Able to read technical drawings e.g., P&IDs & mechanical schematics.
- NVQ Level 3 in Plumbing / Domestic gas.
- Pension plan provision.
- Good rate first time fixes
- 40 hour work week.
- Discretionary bonus based on individual and business performance.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Company laptop/tablet/mobile phone, etc.
- Private health care scheme available.
- Health and well-being support.
- Continuing learning and development opportunities.
- Holidays 25 days a year plus statutory holidays - with an option to purchase, or sell, up to an additional 5 days per annual leave year.
- Remuneration: Base £32,500-40,000.
- Electric car lease scheme.
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Company
Overview
2012
Year Founded
The company was established in 2012, marking the beginning of its journey as a developer and operator of city-scale heat networks.
£1Billion
Investment Pipeline
Manages a significant investment pipeline of £1 billion dedicated to deploying low-carbon heat systems across multiple countries.
- Rapidly grown into a developer and operator of city‑scale heat networks.
- Backed by DIF Capital Partners, deploying low‑carbon heat systems across the UK and Denmark.
- Typical projects include designing, building and operating district heating/cooling networks, such as Greenwich Peninsula and Acton Western Circus.
- End‑to‑end model covers design, build, operation & maintenance, metering & billing, ESCO contracting, funding and consultancy.
- Specialises in converting local wasted heat into energy, serving homes, businesses, hospitals and schools.
- Combines infrastructure development with billing platforms and customer service as a leading ESCO provider.
- Embeds innovative financial structuring—funding networks via Energy Service Contracts backed by HeatTrust governance.
20% growth
Year-over-year revenue growth
The company achieved a remarkable 20% increase in revenue compared to the previous year.
#1 industry leader
Social value delivery ranking
The company is recognized as the top performer in delivering social value within its industry.
99.99% reliability
Network uptime guarantee
The company ensures its networks operate with minimal downtime, guaranteeing 99.99% reliability.
1000+ jobs
Green jobs created
The company has successfully created over 1000 high-quality green jobs in local communities.
- Committed to challenging established ways of working and striving to innovate
- Optimistic, collaborative, and believe in their ability to make a lasting positive impact
- Strive to remain an industry leader in the delivery of social value
- Understand that customers depend on them, a responsibility they take very seriously
- Expertise is independent of any specific technology to create ideal, evolving networks
- Provide engineering excellence delivering reliability, resilience and minimal downtime
- Embed themselves in local communities, bringing high-quality green jobs and supply-chain opportunities
£1 Billion Investment
Low-Carbon Heat Networks
Funds allocated to town- and city-wide low-carbon heat networks by 2030.
90% Emission Reduction
Building Heating Emissions
Reduction in building heating emissions achieved through the first phase of the Worthing network.
£63M Investment
OPEN Network Expansion
Initial investment into the OPEN network, with plans to grow to ~£600M by 2040.
95 GWh/year
Energy Output
Annual energy output expected from the OPEN network expansion.
- Working towards zero carbon by incorporating flexibility for future‑proofed networks
- Commitment to low‑carbon then zero‑carbon energy supply for communities
- Designing networks to capture locally wasted heat (e.g., data‑centre and river heat)
- Net‑zero target aligned with UK target: decarbonise all buildings via heat networks by 2050
- Pursue equality in all aspects of work, service delivery and employment
- Ensure recruitment, training, appraisal and promotion are based on objective, job-related criteria
- Aim that no customer, client, employee, contractor or supplier receives less favourable treatment due to protected characteristics
- CEO has ultimate responsibility for implementation of Equal Opportunities, delegated to Directors and operational businesses
- DEI policy supplemented by Harassment, Bullying and Discrimination procedure
- Committed to living wage, safe working conditions, and zero tolerance to modern slavery/human trafficking
- Conduct annual engagement surveys and targeted onboarding/exiting surveys for inclusivity feedback
- Inclusive recruitment policy welcoming applications regardless of gender, gender expression, disability, race, age, trade-union activity, marital status, religion, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background
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