A template for heat pump engineers who size, install, and commission systems that actually heat the house.
Heat pump engineers install and commission air-source and ground-source heat pumps that replace gas and oil heating. You survey the property, run a room-by-room heat-loss calculation, fit the unit and cylinder, run refrigerant and hydraulic circuits, wire the controls, and commission to a target SCOP. Most work sits with installers and government retrofit schemes, where certification and a correctly sized system separate a warm house from a cold, noisy one. A normal day mixes survey, pipework, refrigerant work, and commissioning. The role rewards real heating and refrigeration skill plus the discipline to follow the standards, because an oversized or badly set-up heat pump costs the customer for years. This CV example shows how to put your install volume, certifications, and commissioning record where a recruiter sees them first.
MCS and F-Gas certified heat pump engineer with 9 years in domestic heating, 4 of them specialised in air-source and ground-source systems. I've commissioned 120-plus ASHP installs to their SCOP target with strong customer feedback, and I size every job from a room-by-room heat-loss calculation. Comfortable across survey, refrigerant work, hydraulics, and controls commissioning.
Certification first, then sizing skill. A line like "MCS-certified, 120-plus ASHP installs commissioned to SCOP target" beats "installed heat pumps" every time. Recruiters staffing funded retrofit work screen for MCS and F-Gas before they read anything else, so those belong at the top with your install count and the brands you know. Show that you size from a heat-loss calculation, not a hunch, and that you commission to a number.
ASHP and GSHP installation, room-by-room heat-loss calculation and sizing, refrigerant handling under F-Gas, hydraulic and cylinder pipework, controls and weather compensation, and full commissioning with handover. Add the platforms and brands you've installed and any survey software you use. Keep it to skills you can defend on site, because an interviewer will ask you to size a room or talk through a commissioning sheet.
Leaving off MCS or F-Gas. Both get screened first on funded installs, and a CV without them often never reaches a human. Listing "heat pumps" with no install volume, no SCOP figure, and no sizing detail is the other big one. And don't bury your certifications under a generic plumbing summary, because the recruiter is hiring for the heat pump, not the boiler history.
One page is plenty for this trade. Lead with MCS and F-Gas, then your install volume and commissioning record. Use a clean two-column or single-column layout that an ATS can read, put dates on every role, and skip the photo. Spell out SCOP and ASHP once so a non-technical screener follows, then use the short forms after.
Figures in USD. Ranges reflect mid-level experience (3–7 years). Senior roles and major metro areas typically sit at the top of these bands.
Installers and retrofit schemes want MCS and F-Gas certification, real heat-loss and sizing skill, and a plumbing or refrigeration background. Put your certifications, install volume, and commissioning record near the top so a screener sees them in the first few seconds. Name the schemes and brands you've worked with, because a recruiter staffing a funded retrofit contract reads those as proof you can pass the audit.
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