Engineering Supervisor (AC Bias) in Bristol

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 operational—supporting organisations with technical precision, responsive maintenance, and long-term reliability. Founded on trust, care, and reliability, we’re more than a service provider—we’re a fully embedded partner in our clients' operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of engineers delivering PPM, reactive maintenance, and fault diagnosis on commercial split systems, VRV/VRF, AHUs, chillers, and refrigeration units.
• Serve as a technical escalation point, assisting engineers with complex system failures, client issues, and compliance challenges.
• Ensure compliance with F‑Gas regulations, refrigerant handling, environmental legislation, H&S legislation, Permit to Work (PTW) procedures, and other statutory requirements.
• Assist with managing the engineering rota, ensuring adequate cover for planned work and reactive call-outs (including standby or out‑of‑hours duty as required).
• Supervise on-site 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 (F‑Gas, safe handling, environmental guidance) to ensure continuous team competence.
• Support multi‑skilled 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.
• This role will require the person to work as AP for Air conditioning. There will be an element of National travel as and when required.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (or equivalent technical qualification).
• Valid F‑Gas certification, Category 1 (C&G 2079 or equivalent).
• Time‑served / apprenticeship background in air conditioning / HVAC / refrigeration systems.
• City & Guilds 7189 (Refrigeration & Air Conditioning) Level 2 or 3.
• City & Guilds 6090 (Refrigeration, Air Conditioning & Heat Pump Systems).
• Electrical qualification or knowledge.
• Experience working under the SFG20 framework for maintenance schedules.
• Health & Safety qualifications e.g. IOSH, or equivalent.
• Experience with larger complex sites, or critical plant systems (e.g. chillers, large AHUs).

Benefits

• 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 Car for regional 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 that’s growing fast and investing in talent. If you’re ready to step into a pivotal role, influence outcomes, and build something meaningful, we’d love to hear from you.