Technical Advisor - 8238

London and Quadrant Housing Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 6%

Annual leave 28–31 days

Health plan

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

London and Quadrant Housing Trust is recruiting a Technical Advisor to provide expert advice on gas safety and compliance across our housing stock. The role involves working with gas contractors, residents and internal teams to ensure safe, compliant heating systems and a reliable repairs service.

Reporting to the Heating and Hot Water Operational Managers, you will attend site regularly and use your technical knowledge to maintain high standards of quality and safety, with a focus on CPD and

Qualifications

• Level 3 Gas Engineering or Level 2 plus experience — Essential and current.
• A valid driving licence is essential for this role.
• Technical knowledge of Gas Compliance and working across varied housing stock.
• Service background and quality assurance experience.
• Commitment to delivering good customer service and CPD.
• Experience with contractors, disputes, meetings and KPI management.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support on gas safety, heating breakdowns, compliance, legislation and procedures.
• Attend site regularly to apply technical knowledge ensuring quality, safety and compliance.
• Inspect contractor works in occupied and void properties; challenge standards when needed.
• Advise residents and internal teams on safe, compliant gas and renewable heating systems.
• Help deliver a reliable repairs service for residents.

Skills

Gas Eng Level 3

Driving Licence

Gas Compliance

Quality Assurance

CPD Commitment

Contractor Liaison

Education

Level 3 Gas Engineering

Job description

Title: Technical Advisor

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £40,000 per annum to £44,000 per annum (London weighted salary) dependant on experience.

Grade: 7

Reporting Office: London, Stratford

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working). Site, home and office attendance.

Closing Date: 19th October 2026 at 11pm.

Interview Dates: 29th October 2026

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more ...

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications for candidates who have had one unsuccessful application/interview process with L&Q for the same or similar role in the previous 12 months.

Join our Heating & Hot Water Team at L&Q:

L&Q is one of the UK's largest housing associations and providers of social and affordable homes. We house around 250,000 people primarily across Greater London and Greater Manchester. Our purpose is simple - to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.

Are you an experienced Gas Engineer looking to take the next step in your career and use your technical expertise in a broader advisory role?

Our Property Services Building Compliance team is looking for Technical Advisorto join the Heating and Hot Water team on a permanent, full-time basis.

Reporting to the Heating and Hot Water Operational Managers, you'll use your technical knowledge and practical experience to provide advice and support on gas safety, heating breakdowns, compliance, legislation and technical procedures across our homes. You will be required to attend site regularly to use your technical knowledge in a role focused on quality, safety and compliance.

You'll work closely with our gas contractors, inspecting the quality and compliance of works completed in both occupied and void properties, challenging standards where necessary and providing technical guidance to help resolve complex issues.

You'll also work with residents and internal teams to ensure our domestic and commercial gas and renewable heating systems are safe, compliant and maintained to a high standard, while helping us deliver a reliable repairs service for our residents.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

Your impact in the role:

You will have experience working with contractors, dispute resolution, looking at specifications, holding meetings, looking at performance and ensuring that KPIs and targets are set and met with L&Q's partners. It will be key to ensure that our contractors provide an outstanding service to our residents and that any issues are dealt with efficiently and are investigated as required in order to put any failures back on track.

The post holder will need to have had experience working statutory authorities, suppliers and consultants promoting best practise and contributing towards L&Q's positive reputation within the industry.

You will contribute legislation change and to promote the work of the trust. This means you will need to have an up to date CPD and will be committed to being knowledgeable about changes in legislation and compliance frameworks. The post holder will ensure H&S, regulatory & governance compliance for areas under the technical advisor's control.

What you'll bring:

• Level 3 Gas Engineering or Level 2 plus experience - Essential and current
• A valid driving license and car is essential for this role
• Technical knowledge of Gas Compliance and knowledge of working across a varied housing stock
• Service background and quality assurance
• Commitment to delivery of good customer service
• Experience in a Customer facing role.
• Ability to work in harmony with a number of contractors.
• Performance Management skills
• Up to date legislation knowledge and commitment to CPD
• A good understanding of solid fuel, oil, LPG and renewables is advantages

About L&Q:

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Our purpose is simple - to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger - and they're at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We're proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We're a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we've introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It's all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.

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