Biomass Service Engineer

Alternative Heat Ltd; Inverness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the offsite pre-fabrication industry is seeking a full-time Biomass Service Engineer to join their team in Inverness. The successful candidate will perform maintenance and repair tasks on biomass boiler projects, requiring previous experience in the field. This role involves travel across Scotland and offers in-house training and career development opportunities.

Benefits

In-house training and career development

Competitive pension scheme

Life assurance

Health cash plan

Access to wellbeing platform

Annual flu vaccination and health checks

Incremental annual leave

Long service awards

Car emergency kit

Christmas raffle

Branded clothing allowance

Free onsite parking

Team-building events

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Previous biomass experience, preferably with HERZ up to 1.5MW.
• Experience in the Commercial M&E trade.
• Valid and clean driving license.

Responsibilities

• Perform operation and maintenance on biomass boilers across the UK.
• Respond to reactive call-outs, including out-of-hours faults.
• Conduct monthly ash disposal visits.

Skills

Biomass experience

Experience in Commercial M&E trade

Valid and clean driving license

Job description

Biomass Service Engineer

Application Deadline: 29 May 2025

Department: Service and Maintenance

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Inverness

Reporting To: S&M Manager

Description

Alternative Heat specialises in designing, supplying, and installing a wide range of off-site prefabricated solutions for the commercial M&E sectors throughout Ireland and the UK. Through continuous investment in our teams and facilities, we have grown significantly and established ourselves as leaders in the offsite pre-fabrication industry across Ireland and the UK.

We currently have a team of Service and Maintenance engineers covering biomass installations throughout the UK. We are looking to expand this team by recruiting an additional full-time Biomass Service Engineer to cover Scotland.

The ideal candidate must have previous biomass experience and be capable of performing service, maintenance, and repair tasks on completed biomass boiler projects. An in-depth knowledge of the Commercial Plumbing and Heating industry and Herz Biomass Boiler range would be advantageous; however, product-specific training will be provided.

The role requires travel across Scotland and occasional overnight stays.

Previous experience in servicing biomass boilers is essential.

Job Details

• Title: Biomass Service Engineer
• Location: Inverness Office
• Hours: Full-Time, Permanent. 7am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
• Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
• Reports to: S & M Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Perform operation and maintenance on biomass boilers across the UK
• Respond to reactive call-outs, including out-of-hours faults
• Conduct monthly ash disposal visits
• Suggest improvements and submit reports
• Service and fault-find on biomass plants and associated M&E services
• Collaborate with site and office-based engineers
• Complete field job reports promptly using a tablet

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Previous biomass experience, preferably with HERZ up to 1.5MW
• Experience in the Commercial M&E trade
• Valid and clean driving license

Desirable:

• Experience with other manufacturers and biomass systems

Benefits

• In-house training and career development
• Competitive pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Health cash plan
• Access to wellbeing platform
• Annual flu vaccination and health checks
• Incremental annual leave
• Long service awards
• Car emergency kit
• Christmas raffle
• Branded clothing allowance
• Free onsite parking
• Team-building events
• Supportive work environment