Mechanical/Electrical Fitter (Water Treatment)

Location: Full-time on-site in Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom; willingness to travel within the UK and occasionally overseas is required.

Company

hirify.global Government Solutions delivers maintenance, infrastructure, facilities management, construction, and consultancy projects for UK and overseas governments across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

What you will do

• Provide mechanical and electrical technical support covering water, hydraulic, and fuel systems.
• Maintain, inspect, fault-find, and repair packaged equipment, mainly for water-treatment applications.
• Work with pumps, compressors, generators, hydraulic systems, control equipment, and associated instrumentation.
• Plan, participate in, and report on equipment and system operation, including chemical handling and treatment processes.
• Produce detailed inspection and condition reports for new and recovered equipment.
• Coordinate equipment packages and provide technical guidance to junior technicians.

Requirements

• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds Level 3, or an equivalent qualification in mechanical, electrical, or multi-skilled engineering.
• Proven experience maintaining, diagnosing faults in, and repairing mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Competence with Microsoft Office applications.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain appropriate UK Security Clearance required.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting MOD or defence-related equipment.
• Water-treatment equipment experience.
• Knowledge of control systems and instrumentation.
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior engineers or technicians.
• Experience with deployed, field-based, or containerised equipment systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a multidisciplinary maintenance team on varied UK MOD projects.
• Projects span defence, infrastructure, facilities management, construction, and life-support services.
• Occasional overseas travel may be required.