CHP Field Engineer | South M4 Based
South East / M4 Corridor (Swindon base, remote working with UK & occasional overseas travel)
Leading independent energy specialist with over 25 years’ experience delivering innovative power generation and environmental energy solutions. With a strong focus on sustainability, expanding into flexible reserve generation and next-generation energy storage technologies, helping clients reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency.
The company designs, builds, and operates a diverse portfolio of technologies including:
- Combined Heat & Power (CHP)
- Landfill Gas generation
- Gas peaker plants
- Solar/PV systems
- Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- Embedded and behind-the-meter generation
Salary & Benefits Package
- Basic salary: £39,740
- South weighting: £4,128
- On-call allowance: up to £2,000 per annum
- Overtime: up to 12 hours/week (management discretion)
- Certification payments:
- Gas Safe: £1,500/year
- 18th Edition: £1,000/year
- HV Switching: £1,000/year (increases after 12 months certification)
Additional benefits include:
- Annual performance-related bonus
- Company van and fuel card
- Pension (5.5% employer / 3.5% employee)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Birthday leave
- Option to buy/sell up to 5 extra leave days
- Death in service (4x salary)
- Subsidised private healthcare & health cash plan
- Company sick pay
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Mental health first aid support
- Charity work day
- Discounts scheme & refer-a-friend programme
Role Purpose
As a CHP Field Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of distributed generation assets. You’ll play a key role in maximising electrical output, reducing downtime, and maintaining high-performing energy sites across the UK.
You will work across mechanical, electrical, gas, PV, heat transfer, and energy storage systems, supporting both maintenance and operational excellence in a fast-growing energy environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out maintenance and repair of generators, CHP systems, PV, BESS, pumps, motors, and associated plant
- Ensure compliance with operational procedures, manuals, and record-keeping systems
- Diagnose and rectify electrical and mechanical faults (LV systems and trained HV switching)
- Conduct commissioning and integration of new sites into operations
- Provide 24/7 emergency call-out support for generator failures
- Supervise contractors and support junior technicians
- Maintain stock control, spares ordering, and cost management
- Conduct air emissions monitoring and environmental compliance checks
- Support HSQE systems and environmental protection procedures
- Respond to spillages using appropriate environmental controls
- Ensure company vehicles are maintained to high standards
- Represent the company professionally on client sites
Skills & Experience Required
- Strong background in electrical, mechanical, and/or heat systems maintenance
- Experience with control systems (12V DC – 415V AC 3-phase)
- Fault diagnosis and repair capability
- Gas Safe accreditation (or willingness to achieve during probation)
- 18th Edition qualification (or willingness to obtain)
- HV switching experience or training potential
- Experience in CHP, gas peaker plants, PV, or energy storage (desirable)
- Computer literate
- Full UK driving licence
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