Engineer

Kier Group; Ipstones; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Gas Engineer to join our Staffordshire Fire & Rescue team, primarily based in Staffordshire with coverage across Oldham and Sheffield. The role involves mobile maintenance, reactive tasks and on-call duties, with some flexibility on hours.

You will handle gas equipment maintenance to current standards, with a focus on safety and cost effectiveness. A full driving licence is essential for this mobile position.

Qualifications

• When commercially gas qualified in boilers, water heaters, tube heaters, gas air heaters, pipework, tightness testing and purging (COCN1; CENWAT1; CCP1; CDGA1; CORT1; TPCP1).
• Knowledge of SFG20 to deliver works to a timescale.
• NVQ in Mechanical and/or Electrical to support gas qualifications (preferred).
• Full driving licence for a mobile role.
• Multi-skilled background or bias towards mechanical and electrical trades.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and reactive repair to gas equipment including boilers, water heaters, air heaters, radiant tube heaters and pipework testing to current regulations and standards.
• Attending and completing both reactive and planned maintenance tasks within agreed timescales.
• Managing unsafe situations via warning notices and communicating with clients on behalf of the company.
• Managing workloads, meeting deadlines, and arranging quotations for remedial jobs over £500.
• Supporting the wellbeing of your teams and ensuring an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought, backgrounds and experience is actively encouraged.

Skills

Gas qualification

SFG20 knowledge

Driving licence

Multi-skilled engineer

Education

NVQ in Mechanical and/or Electrical

Job description

We're looking for a Gas Engineer to join our Staffordshire Fire & Rescue team based in Staffordshire (Primarily), Oldham, Sheffield.

Location

Staffordshire (Primarily), Oldham, Sheffield

Hours

Monday to Friday 8am till 5pm - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

As a Gas Engineer, you'll be working on our mobile contract delivering planned maintenance and reactive tasks across the Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Contract, while also covering Sheffield and Oldham Schools Contracts for servicing. This is an excellent opportunity to join a team where your technical expertise and commitment to safety will make a real difference. Out of hours on call cover will be required for this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Gas Engineer, you'll be working within the Staffordshire Fire & Rescue team, supporting them in delivering a safe, cost effective, compliant service. Your day to day will include:

• Maintenance and reactive repair to gas equipment including boilers, water heaters, air heaters, radiant tube heaters and pipework testing to current regulations and standards
• Attending and completing both reactive and planned maintenance tasks within agreed timescales
• Managing unsafe situations via warning notices and communicating with clients on behalf of the company
• Managing workloads, meeting deadlines, and arranging quotations for remedial jobs over £500
• Supporting the wellbeing of your teams and ensuring an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought, backgrounds and experience is actively encouraged

What are we looking for?

This role of Gas Engineer is great for you if:

• You're commercially gas qualified in gas boilers, water heaters, tube heaters, gas air heaters, pipework, tightness testing and purging (COCN1; CENWAT1; CCP1; CDGA1; CORT1; TPCP1)
• You understand SFG20 and can deliver works to a timescale
• You hold an NVQ in Mechanical and/or Electrical to support your gas qualifications (preferred)
• You hold a full driving licence as this is a mobile role
• You're competent in general engineering works with a multi-skilled background or bias towards mechanical and electrical trades

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.