Join our team

At Penmann we place great emphasis on teamwork as an essential part of building the future prosperity of the business so that everybody can share in our success.

We have put the whole team through The Engage & Grow programme from ActionCoach which has resulted in improved engagement, team work, performance, leadership and culture throughout the business.

This also led to a number of key positives including the development of agreed behaviours, the implementation of Personnel development plans and the improvement of company systems.

Less than two years later we achieved a record trading year during which we increased our sales and revenue whilst successfully completing the company’s largest and most complex project to date.

As a result of the expansion we are enjoying at Penmann we are currently recruiting 2 individuals to join our established team based near Leeds to sustain our continued success. The company has a 44 year history of providing consultancy services and delivering turnkey projects. We are midway through a 5 year expansion plan to grow and develop the business yet further:

HVACR Technical Manager

Salary and Benefits: £40,000 to £50,000 + benefits depending on experience

The is a senior role, reporting directly to the Managing Director, offering scope for real job satisfaction. We are looking for someone who is capable of assuming responsibility for a wide variety of client problems whilst delivering quality working solutions often requiring a novel approach.  For the right person with energy, enthusiasm and confidence then the role offers a great opportunity in this growing business. Candidates will have the potential to take leading management roles within the business going forward.

On a day to day basis the role includes the design of a wide range of variable products and systems covering all facets of HVACR design:

Sales

• Technical sales
• Concept/solution development at enquiry stage
• Oversee compilation of competitive winning bids
• Sales support at point of sale
• Involvement with contract detail

Projects

• Detailed development of final solution
• Supervision of design team to ensure accurate delivery

Management

• Keeping the business up to date with current and future technology
• Ensuring compliance with current standards
• New product development
• Customer support
• Business direction

We are ideally looking for the following skills, experience and attributes:

• Relevant technical design experience across all HVACR fields
• Sales experience
• Food and Drink industry experience
• Good team management skills
• A minimum engineering qualification to HND or degree level
• Demonstrable experience gained in a similar role

• Use of industry standard design and selection software
• Adaptability
• A full UK drivers licence as regular travel to client sites anywhere in the UK will be required

The working hours are 37.5 hours a week. The holiday allowance is 25 days plus statutory, with 1 additional day granted under the company CSR policy for team members to volunteer at a project or charity of your choice.

For further details and to apply for the positions please contact: john.kirwin@penmann.co.uk

HVAC Engineering Draughtsman                                                                                       

Salary and Benefits: £28,000 to £36,000 subject to experience

This position offers scope for real job satisfaction for an experienced draughtsman working on a wide variety of client problems and contributing to delivering quality working solutions.  We are looking for someone with energy, enthusiasm and confidence plus the potential, through personal growth and development, to take leading management roles within the business going forward.

The role

• Responsibility for managing the drawing office budget, equipment and workload and one other member of the team
• You will be operating within an established contract team
• Submit drawings for customer approval and maintain drawing issues and approval registers
• Site plans and general arrangement drawings
• Detailed ductwork and mechanical services drawings
• Steelwork and sheet metal fabrication drawings
• Assist engineering team with system design
• Ensure compliance with all relevant standards and client specifications
• Carry out detailed site surveys of buildings and plant

Skills and experience

• A minimum engineering qualification to HND level
• Demonstrable experience gained in a similar role
• Working with latest version of AutoCAD for 2D
• 3D design experience preferred (Revit/CADmep)
• Competent with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Relevant technical design experience including;
• Ductwork, pipework and steelwork sizing
• Use of industry drawing standards
• Work well within a team with minimal supervision
• A full UK drivers licence as travel to client sites anywhere in the UK will be required

The working hours are 37.5 hours a week. The holiday allowance is 25 days plus statutory, with 1 additional day granted under the company CSR policy for team members to volunteer at a project or charity of your choice.

For further details and to apply for the positions please contact: john.kirwin@penmann.co.uk