BMS / Commercial Gas Engineer
BMS / Commercial Gas Engineer – Technical Team Leader
Location: Knowsley (Site & Office Based)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent with Competitive Salary
The Role
We are recruiting an experienced BMS / Commercial Gas Engineer to operate as a Technical Team Leader (TTL), providing hands-on expertise alongside the supervision of a multidisciplinary engineering team.
This role sits at the heart of our commercial operations and will suit someone with a strong Building Management Systems (BMS) background, commercial gas knowledge, and the confidence to lead engineers across multiple workstreams.
You’ll report directly to the Commercial Lead and will be responsible for a team of 5, including Gas Engineers and Wet Fitters, delivering planned and reactive maintenance across commercial sites.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical leadership and day-to-day supervision of a commercial engineering team
- Act as the senior technical point of contact for BMS diagnostics, fault-finding and troubleshooting
- Oversight of commercial gas plant, heating systems, HVAC and associated controls
- Support, develop and performance-manage engineers on site
- Technical ownership of BMS systems, including:
- Trend / KNX systems
- Heat metering and billing platforms
- Integration, monitoring and fault resolution
- Ensure works are delivered safely, compliantly and to agreed standards
- Liaise with clients, management and office teams to maintain service excellence
- Mix of on-site and office-based work, depending on operational need
BMS systems control critical building infrastructure including fire alarms, ventilation, heating and energy management. This role requires strong electrical and computer-based diagnostic capability within a specialist building controls environment.
About You
We’re keen to speak with candidates who are commercially experienced and can demonstrate leadership as well as hands-on technical ability.
Essential:
- Strong experience working with BMS systems (Trend, KNX or similar)
- Commercial environment experience (domestic background not suitable)
- Proven supervisory / team-leading experience across multiple engineers
- Technical fault-finding and diagnostic expertise
- Solid understanding of commercial heating plant and controls
- Relevant commercial qualifications • ACS qualifications: CCN1, HTR1, CKR1, CENWAT
- COCN1, ICPN1, TPCP1A, CDGA1, CIGA1
- Full UK driving licence
- Experience with heat metering and energy billing platforms
Why Join Us?
- Key leadership role within a technically strong commercial team
- Opportunity to shape and develop engineers
- Varied, complex systems across commercial sites
- Stable, long-term position based from Knowsley
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