Gas Inspector – Large Businesses (ACS Qualified)

Capita; Hereford; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

London living allowance

Pension

Job summary

Capita, delivering Gas Safe Register, seeks an experienced Gas Inspector – Large Businesses (ACS Qualified) to join our field services team. You’ll provide inspection oversight, risk-based assessment activity and technical guidance for large business environments across a broad territory.

You’ll work autonomously, engage with senior stakeholders and field teams, and help maintain public safety standards through expert gas knowledge, compliance oversight and robust reporting.

Qualifications

• Extensive gas industry experience and ACS qualifications.
• Ability to use inspection tools and perform tests during fieldwork.
• Strong communication with senior stakeholders and field teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage risk-based inspection regime for Large Businesses.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and safety governance.
• Serve as day-to-day manager and technical contact for GSMR.

Skills

Gas expertise

ACS certificates

Full driving licence

Office tools

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Use your gas expertise in a role with real influence, professional credibility and public safety impact. Gas Safe Register, delivered in partnership with Capita, is recruiting an experienced, ACS-qualified gas professional to join our field services team as a Gas Inspector – Large Businesses. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to move beyond traditional field work and use their technical knowledge to influence how gas safety is managed across large, complex business environments.

In this role, you will work with a select group of large businesses and Gas Safety Management Registrations, providing inspection oversight, technical guidance and risk-based assessment activity. You will be trusted to operate with autonomy, engage with senior business contacts and field teams, and contribute directly to maintaining high gas safety standards across the industry.

This is a field-based role covering Essex and the surrounding areas, with travel required. It offers a strong salary package, company car, meaningful work, and the opportunity to represent a nationally recognised gas safety service with a clear public protection purpose.

Job Title

Gas Inspector – Large Businesses (ACS Qualified)

Job Description

About Gas Safe Register. Gas Safe Register is the official gas registration body for the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. By law, gas businesses and engineers must be registered to carry out gas work legally. The register exists to help protect the public from unsafe gas work by maintaining the official list of competent gas businesses and engineers, supporting inspections, investigating unsafe work and raising gas safety awareness.

Capita delivers the Gas Safe Register service under a concession arrangement with the Health and Safety Executive and related authorities. Together, the service plays an important role in maintaining gas safety standards and helping consumers have confidence that gas work is carried out safely and legally.

Why Join Us

• Move into a highly credible technical role where your gas industry experience is valued and visible.
• Make a meaningful contribution to public safety by helping large businesses manage gas safety effectively.
• Enjoy a varied field-based role with autonomy, responsibility and the opportunity to manage your own workload.
• Act as a trusted technical and operational contact for large businesses, field teams and stakeholders.
• Develop your experience in risk-based inspection, compliance, stakeholder management and gas safety governance.
• Join a nationally recognised service with a clear purpose: improving gas safety standards and protecting communities.
• Benefit from a strong reward package, including salary, company car, holiday entitlement, pension and wider Capita benefits.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage the risk-based inspection regime against identified Large Businesses (employing a direct labour force and/or sub-contractors) by undertaking Managing Gas Safety Assessments and the co-ordination of planned field inspections working with all field staff.
• Ensure that Large Businesses work in compliance with recognised industry standards and that gas safety is managed effectively.
• Act as the day-to-day manager and central point of contact for the large businesses and GSMR relating to all technical/operational matters, ensuring that all GSR strategies are fully implemented, within assigned registrations.
• Work with and support all Field Operational Teams (OMs/Inspectors) to ensure that any monitoring requirements are effectively and efficiently undertaken and feedback is delivered in a timely and constructive manner.
• Support enforcement bodies (e.g. HSE and local authorities) where needed in dealing with large business activities.
• Effectively support the escalation of complaints against service (internal and external). Work through to a natural conclusion for complex or those of a sensitive nature that has been raised against a Large Business or GSMR.
• Effectively support the application of proportionate sanctions in a timely manner in respect of registered businesses.
• Maximise opportunities and minimise the risk to service that helps Gas Safe Register achieve its core objectives.
• Proactively ensure personal safety and the safety of others by ensuring that the companies Health and Safety Policy and risk assessments are adhered to.
• Support the business via Stakeholder activities as and when required.
• Support other departments as and when required e.g., Technical.
• Ensure all administration tasks are completed within prescribed timescales.
• Comply with Capita company policies.

What We’re Looking For

This role would suit an experienced gas professional who is ready to apply their technical expertise in a broader, more influential position. You may already be working as a senior engineer, inspector, auditor, technical specialist or manager within the gas industry and looking for a role where you can combine field credibility with stakeholder engagement, risk management and public safety impact.

You will need to be confident operating as a subject matter expert, comfortable engaging with large businesses and able to make evidence-based decisions in complex technical and operational environments. Strong organisation, resilience, professional judgement and a commitment to high safety and compliance standards will be key to success.

Essential Requirements

• Subject matter expert (SME) with extensive gas industry experience and relevant qualifications -
• Must hold as a minimum the following ACS certificates of competence: CCN1, CENWAT1, CKR1, HTR1. Ideally the applicant will have additional ACS certificates in LPG, Non-Domestic & Catering, LAU1 and DAH1.
• In-depth knowledge of Enforcement Bodies affected by the Registration Scheme.
• Ability to use tools and undertake any appropriate tests and checks during inspection work i.e., be physically fit to work on all types of gas meters, pipework, and appliances an at low (on floor), medium (at kitchen cupboard heights) and higher levels (use of step and extendable ladders).
• Relevant experience and/or qualification in a management discipline. Relevant Auditor qualification.
• In-depth knowledge of Gas Industry Sector affected by the Registration Scheme.
• Appropriate underpinning gas industry experience, knowledge and technical skills.
• Full, clean drivers license.

Other Skills / Experience

• Ability to liaise with businesses and corporate contacts, build and develop relationships.
• An excellent written and verbal communicator able to manage people and situations to achieve business objectives.
• To effectively solve problems and manage risk to ensure achievement of targets.
• Key understanding of KPIs & PIs relating to the contract.
• Presentation and facilitation skills.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Computer literate, with experience of using Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)
• Ideally, some experience or qualification in project/contract management.

What’s in It for You

• £52,000 per year salary plus company car, providing a competitive package for an experienced gas professional.
• £6,000 per year London living allowance available for candidates who live within the M25.
• 23 days’ holiday, rising to 27, with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• Auto-enrolment into our company pension, life assurance, cycle2work scheme, enhanced family leave including 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, and two weeks’ paternity pay.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle, including discounts across retail, socialising, health and wellbeing, travel and technology.
• Access to Employee Network Groups, helping colleagues connect, share experiences and learn from one another in an open and inclusive environment.
• Career development across Capita, with opportunities to build new skills, broaden your experience and explore future progression across multiple disciplines and sectors.
• The chance to do work that matters every day by supporting gas safety standards and helping protect consumers, businesses and communities.

What to Expect in the Role

This is a field-based role suited to someone who enjoys independence, variety and responsibility. You will travel across your assigned area, manage a varied workload and complete high-quality reports and administration within agreed timescales. You will also support proportionate action where concerns are identified and manage professional conversations that may sometimes be complex or sensitive.

For the right candidate, this is a rewarding opportunity to step into a respected inspection and technical oversight role, applying your gas knowledge in a way that has a wider industry and public safety impact.

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Equal Opportunities

At Capita, we're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start your career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer; we want to hear from you if you'd like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email [e-mail] or call 07784 237318 and we'll get back to you to discuss.

For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.

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As part of our commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from people who are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds.

Location

Colchester, United Kingdom

Time Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent