Life Support Engineer

Do you want to be part of the team responsible for keeping one of the Southwest’s top tourist attractions running smoothly and efficiently? The National Marine Aquarium at Plymouth is owned and run by the Ocean Conservation Trust (OCT), an organisation that focusses on habitat restoration and behaviour change. We are recruiting a Life Support Systems Engineer to work within the National Marine Aquarium, maintaining livestock and building services.

This is an interesting and varied engineering role, certainly not your average 9 to 5.

Duties include upkeep and repair of critical life support systems, 3 phase motors and pumps, electrical installation and repair, HVAC and building maintenance, as well as fault finding and problem solving.

You’ll need to be a qualified and experienced engineer with a positive attitude and capacity for learning. Full training in aquatic systems will be provided. We are considering both electrical and mechanical biased for this role.

Electricals will need to have detailed understanding of electrical control panels and control systems, domestic/commercial wiring as well as 3 phase motors.

Mechanicals will need to be proficient with pneumatic and manual valves and mechanical seals.

You’ll work a 3 day on, 3 day off shift pattern, 07:00 to 18:00 including weekends and bank holidays. The engineering team provide out-of-hours emergency response services, which means it’s essential you live within a 30-minute commute of the aquarium.

We offer a competitive salary, continuous training, company pension scheme, life assurance, staff discount, a day off on your birthday and an excellent working environment.

For more information about the role, head to the Ocean Conservation Trust website.

To apply: Please email your full CV with a covering letter setting out your experience and suitability for the role.

There is no closing date for this vacancy. Potential candidates are advised to forward their application as early as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once a suitable candidate is found.

In line with current legislation all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. As part of the recruitment process you will be asked to provide documented evidence of eligibility.

The OCT operates an Equality and Diversity Policy and is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. All applications will be judged solely on merit, however we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under represented in the workforce.

Only candidates invited for interview will be contacted