MAINSTAY RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD

HVAC Engineer Defence FM Contract Location: RAF Fairford (with travel to RAF Welford as required) Salary: 40,000 - 43,000 plus On-Call Allowance, Overtime and Benefits The Opportunity Our client is a leading provider of facilities management and estate services, delivering engineering, maintenance and infrastructure support across some of the UK's most critical and complex environments. Working across a nationwide portfolio, they provide essential services that keep buildings, assets and operational facilities safe, compliant and fully functional. Following continued growth, they're now looking to appoint an experienced HVAC Engineer to support their engineering team across RAF Fairford and RAF Welford. This is a key role responsible for maintaining critical HVAC systems, completing planned and reactive maintenance, and ensuring essential infrastructure remains operational. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HVAC professional to join a well-established organisation offering long-term stability, excellent earning potential through overtime and on-call allowances, and the chance to work within a unique Defence environment. The Role You'll be responsible for maintaining, repairing and improving HVAC systems across RAF Fairford and RAF Welford, with the majority of your time spent at RAF Fairford. Working as part of an experienced engineering team, you'll complete planned preventative maintenance, respond to reactive breakdowns and support compliance activities across a varied range of commercial HVAC assets. You'll manage your own workload through a tablet-based CAFM system, ensuring all works are completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard. Alongside technical delivery, you'll work closely with customers, site teams and supply chain partners to provide a reliable and effective service across the Defence estate. The role also includes participation in an out-of-hours call-out rota, offering additional earning potential through enhanced overtime rates and standby allowances. Key Responsibilities Carry out planned preventative maintenance on HVAC, air conditioning, ventilation and extraction systems. Diagnose faults and complete reactive repairs across a range of HVAC equipment. Complete statutory inspections, compliance checks and maintenance activities. Undertake minor installation, refurbishment and remedial works. Identify faults, recommend solutions and complete repairs with minimal supervision. Maintain accurate records using tablet-based CAFM systems. Ensure all works are completed in line with Health & Safety legislation and company procedures. Complete RAMS and follow safe systems of work. Report equipment defects, compliance concerns and opportunities for improvement. Build strong working relationships with customers, site teams and supply chain partners. Participate in the on-call rota covering evenings, nights and weekends. Essential Requirements City & Guilds or equivalent qualification in Air Conditioning / HVAC. F-Gas Category 1 qualification. Safe Handling of Refrigerants qualification. Previous experience maintaining and repairing commercial HVAC systems. Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills. Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements including COSHH and RIDDOR. Full UK Driving Licence. Ability to obtain Security Clearance (SC). Desirable Previous MOD or Defence FM experience. Knowledge of JSP375 requirements. Experience working within commercial or critical environments. Additional Health & Safety qualifications. Previous Security Clearance. Membership of a relevant professional body. Benefits 150 per week on-call allowance. Enhanced overtime rates including time and a half and double time. Minimum four-hour payment for attended call-outs. Permanent, full-time position. Opportunity to work within a technically varied Defence environment. Long-term career development within a leading FM organisation.

Senior Partner Manager Location: Home Based (England) with National Travel (Excluding London) Salary: Up to 62,000 plus 3,600 Car Allowance and Benefits The Opportunity Our client is a leading provider of facilities management and estate services, delivering maintenance, infrastructure and property support across one of the UK's largest and most complex estates. Working alongside a nationwide network of specialist service partners, they deliver everything from reactive maintenance and planned works through to compliance and lifecycle projects, helping keep critical facilities operating safely and efficiently. Following continued growth, they're now looking to appoint an experienced Senior Partner Manager to strengthen their commercial supply chain function. This is a key role responsible for managing strategic supplier relationships, driving commercial performance and ensuring service partners consistently deliver against contractual and operational expectations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in service procurement and supplier management to join a well-established organisation offering genuine autonomy, national exposure and excellent long-term career prospects. The Role You'll manage a portfolio of service partners across a national operation, ensuring suppliers deliver against agreed KPIs, commercial objectives and service standards. Working closely with procurement, commercial and operational teams, you'll oversee supplier performance, support tender activities, develop strategic partnerships and identify opportunities to improve quality, efficiency and value across the supply chain. This is a home-based position with regular UK travel, allowing candidates to be based anywhere in England outside of London. Key Responsibilities Manage strategic relationships with service partners across multiple contracts. Monitor supplier performance against KPIs, SLAs and contractual commitments. Lead supplier reviews, governance meetings and performance improvement plans. Support tender processes, supplier evaluations and commercial negotiations. Identify opportunities to improve supplier performance, reduce costs and manage risk. Work closely with operational and commercial teams to support consistent service delivery. Oversee supplier onboarding, governance and ongoing contract compliance. Produce performance reporting and commercial insight to support business decisions. Build strong working relationships with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Travel nationally to support supplier engagement and contract performance. Essential Requirements Experience within Procurement, Commercial or Supplier Relationship Management. Strong background procuring services rather than goods. Previous experience within Facilities Management or another service-led environment. Experience managing supplier performance and commercial relationships. Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills. Commercially aware with excellent organisational skills. Full UK Driving Licence. Desirable Facilities Management procurement experience. Defence, public sector or regulated industry experience. CIPS or similar professional qualification. Experience using eProcurement or contract management systems. Benefits Up to 62,000 salary. 3,600 Car Allowance. Home-based role with national travel. Excellent long-term career development. Opportunity to influence supplier strategy across a large national FM operation.

We are recruiting for HGV Class 1 Weekend Drivers for our client in Minworth. The work will normally be 1-2 drops of refrigerated goods to supermarket RDCs with no manual handing involved. Shift lengths can vary between 8 and 11 hours on average and you will deliver all over the UK. Start times are available to suit you, but typically are: Days - 04:00-07:00 Afternoons - 11-16:00 starts Nights - 17:00-22:00 starts The work is highly desireable due to the high-spec vehicles, ease of work and shift times available. Pay rates are as follows: Saturday - 20 per hour Sunday - 21 per hour All rates are PAYE and inclusive of holiday pay. Benefits of working at Mainstay: - Ongoing and long-term work with trusted clients - Immediate starts available for the right candidates - Supportive team and dedicated recruitment consultants Requirements: - Valid HGV Class 1 (C+E) license - Valid CPC and Digital Tachograph Card - Strong knowledge of UK road laws and regulations - A professional, reliable, and safety-conscious approach To apply for this position, or for more information, please contact Mainstay Recruitment, visit our website or apply via the link.