Gas Engineers wanted

Department: Gas Team Reports To: Contract Manager – Gas / Property Manager - Gas
The Gas team is responsible for the provision of safe, compliant, flexible and customer focused gas related services for the Group, ensuring that the Group’s housing, neighbourhoods and communal properties are kept safe, and maintained to a high standard.
This role forms part of the operational team that is required to work in a professional and flexible manner to meet customer needs.
- Specifically, this role is required to carry out gas repairs and servicing work for the maintenance, refurbishment and facilities management contracts.
- This involves carrying out a range of gas related work, ensuring that it is completed with due regard for safety, quality, productivity and customer satisfaction and proactively contributing to the achievement of the Group’s financial and performance targets and standards.
This role is required to share knowledge, provide advice, guidance and support to apprentices to ensure they fulfil their training objectives.
- External to the Group, the holder is required to liaise with customers, contractors and other external contacts when required.
Plan and organise work in a safe, efficient and effective manner, undertaking risk assessments and making the best use of available time, plant, transport and materials.
- Carry out all types of gas work both internally and externally - including new installations, repairs, maintenance, fault finding, testing, inspecting, commissioning and remedial works to complete projects to customer satisfaction.
- Liaise as necessary with all trades operatives to ensure the implementation and completion of repairs and maintenance works on a first-time fix basis.
- Use all necessary tools, plant and equipment associated with the post and duties undertaken.
- Key performance indicators, contractual obligations and other compliance requirements met.
- Livv’s a place with opportunities to grow. is committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity
- takes a flexible approach and works where we’re needed
- helps reduce risks by proactively communicating any potential issues to our line managers
- protects sensitive information by safeguarding customer, colleague and third-party data
- is guided by our policies, procedures and social aims
- is dedicated to continual learning and taking ownership of our personal and professional development.

Craft City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 in gas engineering (E)
Gas Safe Registered ACS, CCN1, WAT1, HTR1, CKR1, CEN1 (E)
Experience in a gas maintenance position in a responsive repair and/or building maintenance or similar organisation (E)
Working in a multi-skilled environment in domestic, commercial and public building settings (D)
Supporting and directing trade apprentices and work experience students operating on site (D)
Experience in social housing (D)
Knowledge and understanding of building construction – including transport, plant and equipment requirements relevant to role (E)
Knowledge of using relevant computer systems for recording of maintenance jobs, tests and customer details (E)
Ability to communicate effectively on a one-to-one basis with customers, contractors, colleagues, other teams and the general public (E)
Ability to set up and use appropriate access equipment, including ladders and tower scaffolding (D)
An understanding of the issues and challenges faced by the social housing sector and its customers (D)
Flexible approach to hours worked, including participating in the out of hours call out rota (E)
Able to travel independently to other Full UK driving license is required and company vehicle provided (E)

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