Gas Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy services provider is seeking a Gas Engineer to join their Stoke Schools contract team. The role involves maintenance of heating and gas systems, ensuring safety and efficiency in an educational setting. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

24 days of annual leave

Life cover equivalent to 1x your salary

Employee discounts on major high-street brands

Cycle to work scheme

Development and learning opportunities

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of risk assessments and safe working practices.
• Experience with gas tightness testing and commercial burner controls.

Responsibilities

• Fault finding, repair, and maintenance of gas-fired boiler plants.
• Coordinating daily Planned Preventative Maintenance activities.
• Responding to emergency call-outs and providing incident reports.

Skills

Health & Safety

Risk Assessment

Communication

Education

Gas Qualification to City & Guilds/NVQ standard

Approved apprenticeship

Job description

Job Title: Gas Engineer
Location: Stoke
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time (40 hours per week)
Salary: Competitive, including a comprehensive benefits package

About Us:
EQUANS is a leading provider of energy, infrastructure, and services, delivering innovative solutions across multiple industries. We are currently recruiting for a Gas Engineer to join our Stoke Schools contract team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the maintenance of safe, efficient heating and gas systems within an educational setting.

What You'll Do:
As a member of our internal Stoke Schools engineering team, you will be responsible for both planned and reactive gas works across the site. Your key duties will include:

• Fault finding, repair, and maintenance of gas-fired boiler plants and heating systems.
• Performing regular planned maintenance on gas plant equipment.
• Reporting lifecycle and defect information for gas systems.
• Providing regular updates to the helpdesk on the progress of work orders.
• Supporting other engineering disciplines when required.
• Coordinating and managing daily Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) activities.
• Organizing and scheduling works to meet contractual obligations.
• Ensuring Health & Safety guidelines and regulations are followed on-site.
• Responding to emergency call-outs and providing detailed incident reports.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with clients and site staff.

What We Offer:
We offer a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 24 days of annual leave (+ public holidays).
• Life cover equivalent to 1x your salary.
• Employee discounts on major high-street brands through our employee shopping schemes.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 2 days of corporate social responsibility annually.
• Development and learning opportunities, including professional qualifications and training.
• Employee Referral Rewards Scheme.
• Access to employee networks, including Women in EQUANS, BAME, LGBTQI+, and others.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to a mental wellbeing app.

Who We're Looking For:
To succeed in this role, you will need:

• A recognised Gas Qualification to City & Guilds/NVQ standard (both Commercial and Domestic).
• Strong understanding of risk assessments and safe working practices with gas equipment.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety protocols.
• Background in Facilities Management (FM), preferably in a PFI environment.
• IPAF (MEWP) qualification is desirable but not essential.
• A full, valid driving licence.
• Approved apprenticeship in a relevant trade, or at least 4 years of practical experience in the industry.
• Experience with gas tightness testing, purging, commercial burner controls, and combustion commissioning.
• Ability to read technical diagrams and communicate complex information clearly.
• A DBS enhanced check is required, and the ability to pass this is essential.

How to Apply:
If you are passionate about gas engineering and want to make a positive impact within an educational environment, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now to join the EQUANS team.

EQUANS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

Who are we?

EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly [number] employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.

In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

EQUANS' 13,000 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

EQUANS is a Bouygues group company.

What's next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

At Equans we're committed to delivering a culture where everyone's voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you'll find a welcoming and open workplace where you're supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You'll also have access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Professionals Network) and our Disability Network.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The EQUANS Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to EQUANS Managers.