Lead Gas Engineer

Go Traffic Management Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utilities management company seeks a Lead Gas Engineer in Leicester to join their Emergency Response Team. The ideal candidate will work closely with emergency services, perform gas meter installations and maintenance, and demonstrate excellent communication skills. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a gas environment.
• Knowledge of gas appliances; testing, purging and commissioning.
• Understanding of standards, legislation, codes of practice and health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Work with emergency services to ensure customer safety.
• Installation, replacement, and maintenance of gas meters.
• Conduct high-rise surveys and gas safety regulation surveys.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Calm under pressure

Understanding of gas appliances

Full UK driving licence

Education

CCN1 or CMA1 qualification

MET1 qualification

Job description

Lead Gas Engineer

Department: Cadent

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Leicester

Reporting To: Richard Cashmore

Description

As part of our Emergency Response Team, you’ll be the first on the scene at customers’ homes, which makes you the face of our brand for people who are worried about potential gas escapes or carbon monoxide activated alarms.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with emergency services on behalf of customers, being part of a team responsible for protecting people’s lives. You may interact with vulnerable or elderly customers, or those seeking help, requiring empathy and a sense of pride in keeping people safe in their homes.
• Perform a varied range of duties including installation, replacement, and maintenance of gas meters for home and business customers, high-rise surveys, gas safety regulation surveys, and fitting cooker safety valves.

Experience and Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• CCN1 or CMA1 qualification is required to apply. MET1 qualification would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Experience working within a gas environment with good knowledge of gas appliances; testing, purging and the commissioning of pipework.
• Understanding of standards, legislation, codes of practice and health and safety is important.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Ultimately, a mindset of pride, purpose, quick thinking, and ownership to fit within our team.

Don’t meet every single requirement listed? We would still love to hear from you. Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. We provide our own learning and development programmes, giving you access to learning tools to help you develop the skills needed to excel at Cadent.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

• Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
• Armed Forces-friendly. Applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners are welcome.

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