Are you a skilled Gas Engineer looking to make a difference in your community? Join LiveWest, the largest housing association in the South West, and help us provide high-quality homes and services to our customers.
As a Gas Engineer, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and improving our properties, ensuring they meet our high standards and customer expectations.
This role is a mobile role, working predominately in Barnstaple and Exeter area. You will ideally be based within a 30 minute commute of this patch.
Key Responsibilities
- Fault Diagnosis and Repair: Diagnose and repair domestic heating systems, including fault-finding, installation, and annual servicing.
- Quality Workmanship: Ensure all work is completed to the highest standard, complying with building regulations and safety requirements.
- Customer Service: Demonstrate a positive and professional approach to our customers, ensuring the highest standard of customer service and satisfaction.
- Maintenance and Testing: Perform periodic testing and installation work, ensuring compliance with current best practices and guidelines.
- Health and Safety: Adhere to health and safety procedures, ensuring a safe working environment for yourself and others.
- On-Call Participation: Take part in an out‑of‑hours on‑call structure and attend meetings and training as required.
Skills
- Post‑Qualification Experience: Proven experience in the gas industry, with a strong understanding of responsive maintenance.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in diagnosing boiler faults, performing annual servicing, and carrying out installation work.
- Customer Focus: Experience working in customers' homes, demonstrating a professional and positive approach.
- Health and Safety Awareness: Knowledge of health and safety procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
- IT Skills: Proficient in the use and application of mobile technology.
- Driving Licence: A full, valid UK driving licence is essential.
- Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with LPG and Oil systems is desirable.
Qualifications Required
- CCN1 (Domestic Core Element).
- CENWAT1 (Domestic Gas Central Heating Boilers and Water Heaters).
- Desirable: CKR1 (Cookers) – Required to complete within a reasonable timeframe after successfully passing the probation period.
- Desirable: HTR1 (Heaters) – Required to complete within a reasonable timeframe after successfully passing the probation period.
- Desirable: LPG (Bottled Gas)
- Desirable: Part L (Energy Efficiency Qualification)
- Desirable: Part G (Hot Water Safety and Efficiency)
- Desirable: Water Regs WRAS
- Desirable: Unvented Hot Water
- Desirable: OFTEC (Oil Qualification)
- Desirable: OFTEC or equivalent (Solid Fuel Qualification)
This role is not eligible for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the role without a CoS.
Benefits
- Company Van: Includes a fuel card for work‑related travel.
- Full Kit: Uniform and PPE supplied for your safety and convenience.
- Generous Annual Leave: Start with 26 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with length of service - and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days (pro‑rated for part‑time roles).
- Pension Contributions: Enjoy up to 9% employer contributions with our Defined Contribution scheme.
- Health Benefits and Perks: Access to a health care cash plan (worth up to £1,100 annually), virtual GP services, discounted gym memberships, and retail discounts including access to a Blue Light Card.
- Learning and Development: Invest in your future with ongoing personal and professional growth opportunities.
- Family Support: Policies designed to help you balance work and family life, including a new child payment.
- Wellbeing Matters: Priorities your health with mental health support, enhanced sick pay, wellness campaigns, and free flu jabs.
- Smarter Travel: Save with our Cycle to Work and Car Benefit schemes.
- Giving Back: Up to four paid volunteering days a year to support our communities.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups. Appointment to this role is subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.
This role is being offered on a full‑time permanent basis working 40 hours per week.
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