Heat Pump Engineer

The Hire Place LLP; Epsom; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van and fuel card

Company mobile phone

Pension and paid annual leave

Ongoing manufacturer training

Job summary

The Hire Place LLP invites an experienced Heat Pump Engineer to lead technical quality, commissioning and customer handovers across domestic and commercial clients in Epsom and wider Surrey. You will inspect installations, diagnose faults and ensure compliance with design and manufacturer instructions.

Ideal candidates have hands-on ASHP/GSHP experience, a UK driving licence and a proactive approach to training in solar PV and battery storage, with a strong focus on customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience with air-source and/or ground-source heat pumps.
• Proven ability to commission, service and fault-find heat pump systems.
• Good knowledge of heating hydraulics, cylinders, pumps, valves and controls.
• Practical understanding of solar PV and battery storage.
• Experience with technical inspections and quality assurance.
• Ability to interpret schematics, specifications and manufacturer instructions.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, quality check and sign off installations.
• Commission and service heat pump systems; diagnose faults.
• Carry out remedial works and deliver professional customer handovers.
• Provide technical support to engineers and project teams.

Skills

ASHP experience

GSHP experience

Commissioning

Fault-finding

Heating hydraulics

Solar PV & battery

Schematics interpretation

Customer communication

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Heat Pump Engineer to take ownership across a domestic and commercial client base. You'll provide quality assurance, commissioning and technical support across air and ground-source heat pump systems, along with additional support to solar PV and battery storage projects.

Location: Epsom, Surrey, with travel across Surrey, London and surrounding areas

The Role

You’ll inspect, quality check and sign off installations, commission and service heat pump systems, diagnose faults, carry out remedial works and provide professional customer handovers. You’ll also provide technical support to engineers and project teams, helping ensure installations meet design, manufacturer and quality standards.

About You

• Strong hands-on experience with air-source heat pumps (ASHP) and/or ground-source heat pumps (GSHP)
• Proven experience commissioning, servicing and fault-finding heat pump systems
• Good knowledge of heating hydraulics, cylinders, pumps, valves and controls
• Practical understanding of solar PV and battery storage
• Experience with technical inspections and quality assurance
• Ability to interpret schematics, specifications and manufacturer instructions
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
• Relevant heating, heat pump, electrical, solar PV, battery storage or MCS qualifications are desirable. Manufacturer training and experience will also be advantageous

What’s on Offer

• Salary range: £48,000 - £58,000
• Realistic 45 hour working week
• Company van and fuel card
• Company mobile phone
• Uniform and PPE
• Pension and paid annual leave
• Ongoing manufacturer and technical training

If you’re an experienced heat pump engineer looking to take a lead role with responsibility for technical quality, commissioning and customer satisfaction, we’d like to hear from you.

The Hire Place LLP is acting as a recruitment agency on behalf of its client