Custom Heat Limited
Senior Air Conditioning Engineer – Technical Lead
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Benefits Included With This Role
- Private Axa healthcare for you and your family
- Anniversary bonuses
- All power tools and main kit provided
- Flexible working options
- Modern, wrapped, fully fitted van
- A real focus on training and development
- Guarantee of an apprentice (install engineers)
We are currently looking to recruit a Senior Air Conditioning Engineer in Rugby
Custom Heat has looked after homes in the Midlands since 1980. We’ve recently become Custom Heat & Cool, and the new name reflects where we’re going: heating and cooling for homes, from the same team people already call about their boiler.
We’re family-run, with around 80 people across four trades, more than 30,000 customers and 4,800 Trustpilot reviews averaging 4.8. Last year we won the HPM Award and the West Midlands Energy Efficiency Award. Most of our work is domestic, and our commercial customers include Red Bull Racing, the Royal Collection Trust and David Lloyd.
More than an engineer’s job
Role
Air conditioning is the part of the business we most want to grow, and we need an experienced engineer to lead it technically. You’ll still spend much of your week on the tools, but the role goes further than that:
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
- Training our heating engineers in air conditioning, so more of the team can install and maintain it
- Technical support for our surveyors: reviewing AC surveys, advising on system design and equipment, and feeding into their development
- Leading on ducted and VRF work, and supporting other engineers on site
- Helping shape how air conditioning grows across our teams and the communities we work in
Your own work
A mix of service, repair and installation, domestic and commercial: split, multi-split, ducted and VRF/VRV.
- Installing, commissioning and handing over systems
- Planned maintenance and servicing to manufacturer standards
- Fault-finding and repairs, and explaining to customers what was wrong and what you did
- Keeping job records, commissioning sheets and F-Gas paperwork up to date
- Working safely, including our working-at-height procedures
The van comes home with you and you go straight to your first job. You’ll come into Rugby for parts, van checks, team meetings and training. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8 til 5. If you need different hours, mention it at interview and we’ll talk it through under our flexible working arrangements.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Experience
- F-Gas Category 1 (essential)
- Substantial air conditioning experience, including ducted and VRF systems
- Installation experience, domestic and commercial
- Experience of training, mentoring or supervising other engineers
- Strong electrical fault-finding and a good understanding of controls
- Experience with Daikin, Mitsubishi, Haier, Toshiba, Fujitsu or similar
- A full UK driving licence
Useful but not essential: system design or surveying experience, manufacturer VRF training, NVQ Level 3 in refrigeration and air conditioning.
Where it can lead
Chris joined us in 2007 as a service engineer and is now Operations Director. Tom started in 2013 as a first-year apprentice and now runs service and repair. We pay for further training, including heat pumps, Solar PV and electrics, and a Level 3 Management and Leadership apprenticeship for anyone moving into management. Everyone has an annual development review.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Location