Gas Engineer

Places for People; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van with fuel card

35 days annual leave (incl. bank hols)

Overtime opportunities

Core hours 08:00-16:30 Mon-Fri

Tools, uniform, iPad, phone and PPE

Pension with matched contributions up

Permanent, secure employment

Consistent workload in local area

Bonus scheme up to 2%

Death in Service benefit

Sick pay

Job summary

Places for People is hiring a qualified Gas Engineer for local work across our communities in the United Kingdom. You will be responsible for gas servicing, maintenance and installation in domestic properties, ensuring compliance with gas safety regulations and health & safety standards.

You will operate from a company van with a fuel card, enjoy a secure permanent role with a clear on-call rota, and benefit from generous leave, pension and a performance bonus scheme.

Qualifications

• ACS gas qualifications and Gas Safe registration are required.
• Experience as a Gas Engineer, ideally in social housing or domestic properties.
• Full UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out gas servicing, maintenance and installation across domestic properties.
• Working in line with gas safety regulations and health and safety standards.
• Participating in an on call rota when required.
• Managing van stock to maximise first time fix rates.
• Collaborating with teams to meet service targets.

Skills

Gas servicing

Customer safety awareness

Education

ACS gas qualifications

Gas Safe registration

Job description

We're hiring a qualified Gas Engineer, offering a company van and consistent work within your Community. Places for People is one of the UK's largest housing providers and is proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Top 50 Best Workplaces. We are committed to creating inclusive Communities and improving Customers' lives. You'll be working locally, making a real difference to People's homes and the neighbourhoods we operate in.

What you'll get

• Use of a company van with fuel card
• 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with options to buy and sell leave
• Overtime opportunities available
• Core working hours of 08:00-16:30 Monday-Friday
• Tools, uniform, iPad, mobile phone and PPE provided
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Permanent, secure employment
• Consistent workload within your dedicated area
• A bonus scheme for all Colleagues at up to 2%
• Death in Service benefit
• Sick pay

What you'll be doing

• Carrying out gas servicing, maintenance and installation across domestic properties
• Working in line with gas safety regulations and health and safety standards
• Participating in an on call rota when required
• Managing van stock to maximise first time fix rates
• Collaborating with teams to meet service targets

  What your day looks like

  • A structured schedule covering servicing, maintenance and installation work
  • Travelling between jobs in your company van
  • Working independently or with a team of other tradespeople
  • Engaging directly with Customers in their homes
  • Completing work efficiently while maintaining compliance and safety standards

  Where you'll work

  You will be working across:

  • Occupied homes
  • Empty (void) properties
  • A range of domestic properties within your local area
  • Environments involving vulnerable Customers

  Essential Criteria (you need to meet all of these to be shortlisted)

  • ACS gas qualifications and Gas Safe registration
  • Experience working as a Gas Engineer, ideally within social housing or domestic properties
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Due to the area this patch covers, you will need to be based within the advertised postcode

  Nice to have (not essential)

  • Experience working to service KPIs
  • Strong fault finding skills

  Our hiring process

  We're moving quickly and aim to interview as soon as possible for suitable candidates. If successful, when you join us you'll start an induction programme, which covers our systems, how we do things here and anything else you'll need to know.

  Important information

  This role will require a Basic DBS check

  You may be required to work across surrounding areas