Engineering Supervisor (Air Conditioning Bias)

WELCOME TO LINAKER For over 30 years, Linaker has built a reputation for delivering dependable, high-quality mechanical engineering services across a wide range of client environments. Our strength lies in keeping critical systems operationalsupporting organisations with technical precision, responsive maintenance, and long-term reliability. Founded on trust, care, and reliability, were more than a service providerwere a fully embedded partner in our clients operations. ABOUT THE ROLE This role is for a technically strong Air conditioning Biased Engineering Supervisor to lead and support a team of engineers responsible for delivering planned maintenance, reactive repairs, and small works projects across air conditioning systems. You will act as the primary escalation point for technical issues, oversee compliance and internal standards, and ensure operational readiness through effective rota and resource planning. This is a hybrid supervisory role, typically split between office-based days (focused on scheduling, compliance, engineer support, and performance oversight) and field-based days (conducting site supervision, audits, including hands-on support as required). WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WITHIN YOUR SPECIFIED AREA Supervise and support engineers delivering AC and Refrigeration PPM and reactive maintenance. Provide technical leadership for maintenance, fault diagnosis, repair, and replacement of Split/Multi Splits, VRV/VRF, Heat Pumps, and Chiller Systems. Ensure strict compliance with FGas regulations maintaining compliance and record-keeping, refrigerant handling, environmental legislation, H&S legislation, Permit to Work (PTW) procedures, and other statutory requirements. Manage and maintain the engineering rota, ensuring adequate cover for planned work and reactive callouts (including standby or out of hours duty as required). Supervise onsite activities, ensuring safe working practices, quality standards, and technical integrity. Oversee and deliver small works and upgrades, installations, system replacements, refrigerant tracking, and efficiency improvements. Work alongside internal teams to maintain accurate records within the CAFM system, service history, maintenance tasks, compliance checks, and refrigerant usage. Deliver toolbox talks, technical coaching, and regulatory updates (FGas, safe handling, environmental guidance) to ensure continuous team competence. Support multiskilled engineers with non AC support tasks when operational needs require. Liaise with clients and internal stakeholders to manage expectations, resolve escalations, and ensure satisfaction. Support line management with performance monitoring, training needs identification, and continuous improvement initiatives. Act as an Appointed Person / Responsible Person for Technical Disciplines, as required. There will be an element of National travel as and when required. Flexible on base location WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR A recognised industry Level 3 AC/Refrigeration qualification (inclusive of 2079 Cat 1) (Essential) Time-served AC/Refrigeration engineer with minimum 2 years experience supervising or leading teams (Essential) ACRIB Gold Skills Card (Desirable) Strong knowledge of Health & Safety and Statutory FGAS Regulations (IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General Certificate
Desirable) Understanding of F-Gas compliance and environmental regulations. Experience with CAFM systems and compliance reporting Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Electrical qualification or knowledge Asbestos awareness (Desirable) Pressure Systems Awareness (Desirable) Experience working under the SFG20 framework for maintenance schedules. Experience with larger complex sites, or critical plant systems (e.g. chillers, large AHUs). THE PACKAGE 25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays. Buy and sell holiday to suit your schedule. One paid volunteering day per year, empowering you to support causes that matter to you. Company Van for site travel. Access to our Employee assistant programme for wellbeing support. Auto enrolment in the company pension scheme. Full training by a supportive friendly team. Annual events. INTERESTED This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and develop a team of engineers in a business thats growing fast and investing in talent. If youre ready to step into a pivotal role, influence outcomes, and build something meaningful, wed love to hear from you. If you think youre a match, get in touch today.
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