Heating Engineer Housing Maintenance

Lynx Employment Services Ltd; Northampton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynx Employment Services Ltd is recruiting an experienced Heating/Gas Engineer to join a busy housing maintenance team across residential and corporate properties. The role focuses on installation work, with maintenance and repairs as required, and involves independent work within a wider repairs team to ensure safe, standards-compliant gas installations.

Start date 5 October 2026, end date 29 January 2027 initially, 37 hours per week at £21.88 per hour PAYE; UK driving licence and Gas Safe

Qualifications

• Gas Safe registration and relevant qualifications are required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out gas and heating installation, maintenance and repair work.
• Predominantly undertake planned installation work.
• Complete responsive and emergency repairs when required.
• Routine servicing, maintenance, testing and inspection.
• Work on void properties and remedial works.
• Complete reports and certification electronically.
• Ordering materials and requesting follow-on works.
• Ensuring all work complies with current gas regulations, RAMS and safe systems of work.

Skills

Gas installations & repairs

Health and safety awareness

Customer service

Education

Gas Safe registration

CCN1 Core Gas Safety

CPA1

CKR1

CENWAT1

MET1

HTR1

Range Cooker

Unvented Hot Water

Job description

Job Description

Hours: 37 hours per week Contract: 3-month rolling contract Start Date: 5 October 2026 End Date: 29 January 2027 initially Working Hours: 9:00am 5:30pm Pay: £21.88 per hour PAYE rate may be flexible for the right candidate

We are recruiting for an experienced Heating/Gas Engineer to join a busy housing maintenance team, carrying out work across residential and corporate properties.
The role will predominantly involve installation work, alongside maintenance and repairs as required. You will work independently and as part of a wider repairs team, completing works safely, efficiently and to the required standards.

The Role

Duties will include:

• Carrying out gas and heating installation, maintenance and repair work
• Predominantly undertaking planned installation work
• Completing responsive and emergency repairs when required
• Routine servicing, maintenance, testing and inspection
• Working on void properties and remedial works
• Completing reports and certification electronically
• Ordering materials and requesting follow-on works
• Ensuring all work complies with current gas regulations, RAMS and safe systems of work

Essential Qualifications

Candidates must hold current Gas Safe registration and the relevant technical qualifications, including:

CCN1 Core Gas Safety CPA1 CKR1 CENWAT1 MET1 HTR1 Range Cooker Unvented Hot Water

You must also have practical experience of gas installations and repairs. Experience within social housing maintenance would be particularly advantageous.

Additional Requirements

Full, valid UK driving licence travel to properties is required Good customer service and interpersonal skills Health and safety awareness Comfortable using mobile/electronic devices to complete job records Willingness to undertake relevant training, including CAT B asbestos training Willingness to participate in an out-of-hours call-out rota when required