Engineer

Kier Group; Walton On The Hill; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Gas Engineer to support the Staffordshire Fire & Rescue contract, with coverage across Staffordshire, Oldham and Sheffield. The role is mobile, entails on-call duties, and requires a strong focus on gas compliance and safety.

Responsibilities include maintenance, reactive repairs, scheduling tasks, and communicating with clients. A full UK driving licence is essential for this on-the-go position.

Qualifications

• Commercial gas qualifications across boilers, water and air heaters and pipework.
• Knowledge of safety standards, regulations and testing procedures.
• Full UK driving licence for a mobile role.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and reactive repair to gas equipment and boilers to current regs.
• Attend reactive and planned tasks within agreed timescales.
• Identify unsafe situations and communicate with clients.
• Quote remediation works over £500 and manage workloads.
• Support team wellbeing and foster inclusive work environment.

Skills

Gas boilers

Water heaters

Tube heaters

Gas air heaters

Pipework testing

Tightness testing

Purging

COCN1; CENWAT1; CCP1; CDGA1; CORT1; TP

Education

NVQ – Mechanical/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.