Air Conditioning HVAC Engineer

Upfront Recruitment; Bedford; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Call-out payments

Standby allowance

Weekend overtime

Bonuses

Training and development

Company van

Fuel card

Job summary

Upfront Recruitment is seeking an Air Conditioning Lead in Bedfordshire, with travel to commercial sites across the region. This full‑time, permanent role blends hands‑on technical work with leadership, guiding a team of engineers and upholding high standards.

Salary is £48,000 base plus door‑to‑door pay, company van and fuel card, with overtime, call‑outs and bonuses. Excellent earning potential and clear career progression in a well‑established facilities contractor.

Qualifications

• Experience as Air Conditioning Lead or Senior Engineer
• Proven leadership and mentoring abilities
• Strong customer-facing communication

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of Air Conditioning Engineers
• Deliver high-quality planned maintenance and reactive repairs
• Diagnose faults across commercial AC systems
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers
• Be the main point of contact for customers and colleagues
• Plan and coordinate maintenance activities
• Ensure all work complies with health and safety requirements
• Complete service reports and site documentation accurately
• Maintain excellent customer service standards
• Assist with installations and project work when required

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Customer relations

Fault diagnosis

Technical coaching

Tools

Air conditioning systems

Job description

Air Conditioning Lead

Salary and Package - £48,000 basic salary plus door-to-door pay, company van and fuel card, offering excellent earning potential

• Overtime available
• Call-out payments
• Standby allowance
• Weekend overtime available
• Performance-related bonuses
• Ongoing training and development
• Full-time, permanent position

Location - Bedfordshire based with travel to commercial customer sites across the surrounding region.

Full-time, Permanent Position

If you're an experienced Air Conditioning Lead or Senior Air Conditioning Engineer looking to take the next step in your career, this Air Conditioning Lead opportunity offers the chance to lead a team while remaining hands‑on. This Air Conditioning Lead role combines technical expertise with leadership responsibilities across a varied portfolio of commercial sites. As an Air Conditioning Lead, you'll support engineers, build strong customer relationships and help maintain the high standards the business is known for. This Air Conditioning Lead position offers long‑term stability, excellent earning potential and genuine career progression.

This is a full‑time, permanent opportunity with an established facilities maintenance and building services contractor delivering planned and reactive maintenance, installations and compliance services across commercial properties.

About the Company

Established for over 30 years, the business provides facilities maintenance, mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning services to more than 600 commercial buildings across the UK. They have built an excellent reputation through delivering reliable service, technical expertise and long‑term customer relationships.

Why Join Them

This is an opportunity to join a well‑established business with a secure pipeline of work and a supportive engineering team. Engineers are directly employed, well‑equipped and encouraged to develop their technical and leadership skills. With door‑to‑door pay, regular overtime opportunities and additional payments for call‑outs and standby, the role offers the opportunity to earn well above the basic salary while working for a company that values quality, professionalism and long‑term career development.

About the Role

As an Air Conditioning Lead, you'll divide your time between carrying out technical work and supporting the wider engineering team. You'll act as a key point of contact for engineers, customers and management while ensuring maintenance and reactive works are completed safely, efficiently and to a consistently high standard.

Key responsibilities include

• Leading and supporting a team of Air Conditioning Engineers
• Delivering high‑quality planned maintenance and reactive repairs
• Diagnosing faults across a wide range of commercial air conditioning systems
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to engineers
• Acting as a key point of contact for customers and colleagues
• Supporting the planning and coordination of maintenance activities
• Ensuring all work complies with health and safety requirements
• Completing service reports and site documentation accurately
• Maintaining excellent customer service standards
• Assisting with installations and project work where required

Summary

This role is ideal for an experienced Air Conditioning Engineer ready to move into leadership or an existing team leader looking for a fresh challenge. The combination of a £48,000 basic salary, door‑to‑door pay, overtime, call‑out payments, standby allowance, bonuses, company van and fuel card means there is genuine potential to earn significantly above the basic salary, while enjoying long‑term job security with a respected facilities maintenance business.