Gas Engineer

About The Role

We are recruiting a Gas Engineer to cover repairs across the Merseyside area providing all day-to-day repairs and vacant properties repairs for our customers. The suitable candidate will be matched to the closest regional patch in Merseyside (which includes Liverpool, Runcorn and The Wirral) where possible to reduce travel, but candidates may need to cover the Greater Manchester area or Lancashire rt and finish your day from home with no need to attend our office daily – just for team meetings.

You may also be required to participate in an emergency out of hours service as required. Provisional start date 16th March.

Purpose of the Role

Deliver Gas servicing, installations and breakdown repairs in line with all group standards and key performance indicators. Ensure high standards are consistently met while observing all legal, statutory and regulatory requirements while undertaking repair activities within customers’ homes, voids and for other clients as required.

• Delivery:
  In line with Repairs specification or approved best practice assess, coordinate and undertake the most cost effective repair solution, organise materials, provide detailed information, effectively communicating with customers, other stakeholders and colleagues to deliver a high quality service.
• Ensure adequate store of materials are available and maintained, including van based stock, to undertake the required repair.
• Customer Service: provide excellent customer service whilst ensuring prompt work of the required standard.
• Liaison and technical advice: liaise with clients, customers and colleagues regarding access, safe working practices, assessment of repairs requirements and progress of repairs.
• Records: complete jobs on PDA’s and maintain other records as required including access details, materials used, job progression and follow on information.
• Health and Safety: undertake work activities in line with all health and safety requirements, demonstrate knowledge of key legislative health and safety information and safe working practices, and assist in promoting Health & Safety.
• Work equipment: operate light machinery, plant and powered hand tools in accordance with safety procedures, and be responsible for the safe use and daily maintenance of allocated company vehicles.

• Experience of gas systems and working within a commercial or property maintenance environment.
• Track record of completing Gas Servicing programmes.
• Experience of working in a customer focused service and delivering a quality customer centred repairs service.
• Experience of working in a target driven environment.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety regulations, HASAWA 1974 and related ACOPS.

• Experience of delivering services within the social housing sector.
• Experience of using PDA technology (hand held/mobile working technology).
• Hold relevant health & safety qualifications related to the sector; asbestos awareness; COSHH & PPE; working at height training; other related training.

• Qualified to City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 (recognised Gas trade qualification).
• Qualified to work with Central heating, Water heaters, Cookers, Pipe work, unvented hot water (ACOPS 1-14).
• Qualified Gas Safe Engineer (CCN1) – Install, Commission, Service, Safety Check Natural Gas and LPG and appropriate CSCS card.
• A Full UK Driving Licence is required.

• £38,350 (pay award pending) per annum with opportunity for additional earnings through participation in our out of hours standby service on a rota basis.
• Multi skilled allowance of up to £750 per annum when accredited as multi skilled in tiling, plastering, or plumbing, subject to conditions.
• Van (for business use, including home to work) and power tools provided.
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays; opportunity to increase annual leave with service or through the holiday purchase scheme.
• Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
• A flexible working environment with family-friendly policies.
• Health scheme with financial benefits with options to extend to your family.
• Paid leave for sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
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