Life Support Engineer
Ocean Conservation Trust • Plymouth, Devon • Posted June 21, 2026
Position Overview
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.
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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.
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