Senior Heating Engineering Manager – Gas Compliance / Heat Networks

London – Housing & Communal Heating Portfolio
£75,000-£85,000 Basic Salary
Full-Time | Permanent

We’re recruiting an experienced Senior Heating Engineering Manager for a leading UK housing organisation responsible for a substantial portfolio of residential properties, communal heating systems and district heat networks.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced heating engineering professional to lead a specialist technical team, overseeing gas safety, heating compliance, contractor performance and heat network technical assurance.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring domestic and communal heating systems are safe, compliant and operating effectively, while leading the organisation’s progression towards the Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme (HNTAS).

The Role

• Lead and manage a specialist team responsible for heating engineering inspections, technical assurance and compliance

• Oversee technical assurance across domestic heating, communal heating, district heat networks and water booster systems

• Ensure heating installations, servicing and maintenance activities comply with relevant regulations and technical standards

• Lead the organisation’s progression towards HNTAS compliance across its heat network portfolio

• Monitor and audit the performance of external heating and mechanical contractors

• Identify technical deficiencies, compliance risks and areas of underperformance

• Oversee engineering inspections, audits and technical reviews

• Manage complex heating system failures, technical investigations and escalations

• Ensure effective technical oversight of planned heating upgrades and improvement programmes

• Maintain accurate certification, inspection records and technical documentation

• Support the organisation’s Gas Safe registration requirements

• Ensure engineering teams maintain the necessary technical qualifications and professional development

• Review system performance data to identify opportunities for improved reliability and efficiency

• Work closely with compliance, asset management, operations and energy teams

• Support regulatory investigations, complaints and technical enquiries

• Develop consistent engineering standards, inspection procedures and assurance processes

• Drive continuous improvement in heating safety, contractor performance and resident service delivery

The Candidate

• Significant experience in heating engineering management, gas compliance or technical assurance

• Strong background in domestic and commercial heating systems

• Experience working with communal heating systems and district heat networks

• Valid commercial and domestic ACS Gas qualifications, including:

  • COCN1

  • ICPN1

  • TPCP1/1A

  • CIGA1

  • CDGA1

  • CCN1

  • CENWAT

• Strong knowledge of Gas Safety Regulations and heat network standards

• Understanding of HNTAS and heat network regulatory requirements

• Experience managing engineering teams, technical inspectors or operational contractors

• Proven experience overseeing contractor performance, technical audits and compliance programmes

• Ability to investigate complex heating system faults and technical issues

• Strong understanding of technical risk management and regulatory compliance

• Experience within social housing, housing associations, local authorities or other regulated environments

• Strong analytical, leadership and problem-solving skills

• Confident communicating with contractors, senior management and regulatory stakeholders

• Full clean UK driving licence

Candidates currently working as Heating Engineering Managers, Gas Compliance Managers, Technical Services Managers, Heat Network Managers or Senior Mechanical Engineering Managers are encouraged to apply.

Package

• £75,000-£85,000 basic salary

• Full-time, permanent position

• Senior technical leadership responsibility

• Opportunity to oversee a substantial residential heating portfolio

• Involvement in heat network compliance and regulatory development

• Professional development and technical training

• Long-term career progression opportunities

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Heating Engineering Manager looking to take responsibility for technical standards, engineering assurance and regulatory compliance across a major residential property portfolio.

You’ll lead a specialist team responsible for maintaining the safety and performance of domestic heating systems, communal plant rooms, heat networks and water booster installations.

A particularly important aspect of the role will be leading the organisation’s progression towards HNTAS compliance, ensuring heat networks meet evolving technical and regulatory requirements.

This is a strategic technical leadership position offering genuine influence over engineering standards, contractor performance, heating system reliability and long-term asset improvement.

Senior Heating Engineering Manager → Head of Heating / Technical Services → Director of Engineering / Compliance

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