Terminal Engineer

Job Role: Terminal Engineer 

Location: Liverpool Airport
Reports to: Engineering Team Leader
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off (2 days 2 nights) + overtime opportunities
Salary: £41,280 (increasing to £45,408 at full competence) 

The Role
We are looking for a skilled and proactive Terminal Engineer to join the Engineering team at
Liverpool Airport. This is a varied, hands-on role responsible for maintaining the airport's critical
terminal infrastructure, ensuring all systems remain safe, reliable and fully operational.
Working within a fast-paced 24/7 operational environment, you'll undertake planned preventative
maintenance, fault finding, repairs and engineering improvements across a wide range of building
services and terminal systems. 

Key Responsibilities
• Carry out planned preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance.
• Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults to component level.
• Maintain a wide range of terminal systems including:
o Electrical installations
o Mechanical plant
o HVAC systems
o Plumbing services
o Building Management Systems (BMS)
o Building fabric
• Perform structured fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Recommend improvements to increase asset reliability and performance.
• Respond rapidly to operational breakdowns and restore services within agreed response
times.
• Support engineering projects, refurbishments and system upgrades.
• Supervise specialist contractors and ensure work is completed safely and to the required
standards.
• Complete maintenance documentation accurately using engineering systems.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation, statutory maintenance requirements,
airport procedures and manufacturer guidance.
• Promote continuous improvement, energy efficiency and engineering best practice.
• Provide technical support across other engineering disciplines where required.

What We're Looking For
Essential Qualifications
• HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent Level 4 qualification)
• Recognised Level 3 Engineering qualification
• C&G 2365 Electrotechnical Craft (or equivalent electrical qualification)
 

Essential Experience
• Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM)
• Reactive maintenance
• Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills
• Experience maintaining building services systems
• Ability to read technical drawings, schematics and engineering manuals
• Experience working within safety-critical or operational environments
• Knowledge of safe systems of work including permits, risk assessments and isolation
procedures.
 

Desirable Experience
Experience working with any of the following would be highly advantageous:
• Conveyor systems
• Gates, barriers and access control
• Lifts, escalators and mobility equipment
• PLCs and control systems
• HVAC and refrigeration
• Plumbing and water systems
• Building fabric maintenance
• Airport, transport or other complex 24/7 operational environments
 

Desirable qualifications include:
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• PLC/Controls qualifications
• Building Services qualification
• Plumbing qualifications (C&G 6035)
• IOSH or Health & Safety qualification