HVAC Technical Lead

BAE Systems - UK; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Portsmouth seeks an HVAC Technical Lead to provide technical advice and manage engineering projects. The role requires significant technical knowledge and experience in HVAC systems, along with a commitment to quality and continuous improvement. Candidates should have HNC/HND qualifications in a related field and previous experience in engineering roles. A competitive salary and flexible working options are available, along with a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale engineering projects or technical roles.
• Requires completion of vocational training or equivalent experience.
• HVAC experience or Auxiliary Systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice and guidance within project teams.
• Prioritize team activities against the programme delivery plan.
• Champions continuous improvement and compliance to strategy.

Skills

Large-scale engineering projects

Specialist technical knowledge

Problem-solving

Mentoring

Education

HNC/HND in technology, engineering or science

Tools

CAD

Information management tools

Job description

Job Title: HVAC Technical Lead

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: up to 52,000 depending on skills and experience + Overtime

What you’ll be doing:

• Works with a high degree of technical autonomy, using expertise to provide advice and guidance to other professionals within project/team.
• Using the programme delivery plan, prioritise team activities to ensure schedule and cost-effective working is delivered alongside quality expectations
• Act as a project focal point for discipline specific tasks, championing continuous improvement, ensuring best practices are adopted, and ensuring overall compliance to the discipline strategy
• Deploying high expertise in engineering toolsets including CAD and information management tools to deliver complex design activities through to completion
• Use knowledge and experience of the discipline to make decisions and facilitate problem‑solving guided by policies, procedures and business plan
• Able to effectively escalation where appropriate complex design issues and advise Detail Design Delivery Team Lead on proposed technical resolutions where there is an impact to predicted programme delivery plan
• Advise Detail Design Team Lead and Technical Specialist of capability gaps and development needs of team so they can be addressed using training and development plans
• May act as an informal or indirect leadership resource, supporting activities such as skills coaching, mentoring and contributing to management reporting

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience of large-scale engineering projects or technical roles
• Requires a breadth and depth of specialist technical knowledge and a broad experience of processes, data, systems and the business environment
• HNC/HND qualified, (technology, engineering or science related discipline). Requires completion of vocational training (Apprenticeship, Vocational Qualifications) or the equivalent experience
• HVAC experience or Auxiliary Systems preferred, Considerable experience in engineering or technical role
• Preferred Ship Building experience

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Systems Design Services HVAC team:

The BAE Systems Design Services HVAC Team consists of 15 engineers, that develop and delivering HVAC design guidance's, testing, commissioning and fault finding for all current naval platforms based in Portsmouth Naval Base.

HVAC Technical Lead, you will have the skills and experience for your primary role of supporting a defined range of detail design activities in line with all relevant processes and quality requirements, supplying advice and support to operations and other functions and ensuring defined objectives are achieved whilst continually maintaining quality and service requirements.

This is an exciting new opportunity, with opportunities of progression and growth within the business. It is also an opportunity to be a part of a dynamic team with varied work and different challenges.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 30th January 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.