Critical Cooling Engineer

  • Perigon Search
  • Birmingham, Staffordshire
  • 14/06/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

We're recruiting for a Critical Cooling Engineer to join a specialist HVAC contractor focused exclusively on data centres and mission critical environments. This is not domestic, not light commercial, and not low grade maintenance work. It's chillers, CRAC/CRAH units, TurboCore compressors, and complex cooling systems where uptime genuinely matters.

The Role

You'll carry out service and maintenance across high end critical cooling equipment, working mainly across the Midlands with occasional travel to sites in Slough, Reading, and South Wales.

This is a hands on technical role within a close knit, experienced engineering team. You'll be trusted to diagnose properly, solve problems, and represent the business professionally on site.

What You'll Be Doing
  • Service and maintenance of chillers, VRF/VRV systems, and CRAC units
  • Fault finding and reactive repair on mission critical cooling plant
  • Working directly with data centre operators and on site technical teams
  • Completing service documentation and reports
  • Supporting projects outside your region when required
What You'll Need
  • Strong VRF/VRV experience (essential)
  • Chiller, TurboCore or close control experience highly desirable
  • F Gas certification
  • Comfortable with travel and occasional nights away
  • Based within reach of Birmingham or Coventry
  • Full UK driving licence What's On Offer
    • £50,000 - £60,000 salary
    • Door to door travel pay
    • Van with private use
    • Low, informal callout rotation shared across a small senior team
    • Company laptop and iPhone
    • 25 days holiday + bank holidays