BMS / Commercial Gas Engineer

BMS / Commercial Gas Engineer – Technical Team Leader

📍 Location: Knowsley (Site & Office Based)
🕒 Contract: Full‑time, Permanent

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.

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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

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About the Systems

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.

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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

Desirable (but not essential):

• Experience with heat metering and energy billing platforms

🔹 Candidates with strong BMS experience but limited gas exposure will still be considered, provided they bring the right leadership and commercial mindset.

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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

Closing Date: 29th May 2026 (We may close early due to high demand)