Gas Engineer

About Company

Working for one of the largest social housing providers offering the opportunity to take on a Gas Engineer on a permanent basis to cover Oxford and surrounding areas. 

About the role & area

• Working within a 50 mile radius of Oxford


• Servicing and repair duties for domestic boilers, heating systems, unvented cylinders and control systems within domestic properties. 


• Carrying out servicing, testing, repairs and minor installations


• Mainly working on social housing, occupied and void properties 


• Experience with fault finding on modern condensing boilers.


• Diagnosing faults and rectifying in a prompt and appropriate manner.


• Conducting safe and proper use of all mechanical and non-mechanical plant and equipment under their direct control.


• Undertaking a range of service and maintenance works, repairing or replacing items to maintain properties to a high standard, including producing gas safety certificates, in line with the role skills framework.


• Complete works in conjunction with all health and safety procedures, policies and legislation.


• Working unsupervised and in occupied or unoccupied (void) properties and complying with the Code of Conduct.


• Competent in the completion of reports, ordering materials and completing orders.

Essential Qualifications

• ACS core accreditation in domestic Gas with cookers and fires.


• Gas Safe Registered.


• City & Guilds, NVQ level 3 or similar


• ACS including CCN1 CEN1 WAT1


• HTR1 CKR1 CPA1


• UVHW

Desirable Qualifications

• LPG, Commercial


• Plumbing NVQ


• Solar thermal


• MET1


• ASHP

Working Hours & Call outs

Working hours - Full Time (39 hours per week)

Participate in an out of hours emergency rota and attend call-outs as required.

Call outs during the Summer are 1 in 8 weeks 

Call outs during the Winter are 1 in 4 weeks

Call outs are paid at £320 at a time 

Time and a half paid 

Full driving licence and able to travel between sites.

Flexible approach to working hours and undertake call-outs as part of out of hours rota.

If successful we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer.

Salary & Benefits 

£38,000-£48,000 per annum - depending on skills and experience

Van and fuel card included 

Annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

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