Lead Gas Engineer

Job Description

Description £28,615 rising to £31,794 once fully trained with potential earnings of £40k - £46k per yearBase: Sheffield (Applications from within a commute of approx 45 minsalso be accepted)**Please note, you must live within a suitable radius of the above location due to the nature of the role and the requirement to meet SLAs for out of hour calls whilst on standby**For over 200 years weve been quietly, conscientiously and confidently keeping the nation safe and warm. Our gas network connects and keeps the energy flowing to over 12 million homes and business across the UK. Reliable, inventive and trusted by our customers,we aim to always deliver,constantly delight and never knowingly disappoint.We aim to do the same for you too. Hard work, ambition and talent are recognised and rewarded here. Supporting each other to succeed, were excited by future possibilities and driven by the opportunity to grow, innovate and create better, safer tomorrows,today. With us youll experience a career with real purpose and realistic progression that will make you feel genuinely proud about what you do.As a Gas Engineer in our Emergency Response Team, youll mainly work on your own and be the first one on the scene at customers homes, responding to reported gas escapes or carbon monoxide activated alarms. Working on both contracted and emergency jobs,youll deal directly with customers and the emergency services, often working shifts and unsociable hours. Confident and self-sufficient, youll also carry out scheduled installation, replacement and maintenance of gas meters for both domestic and commercialproperties.Youll monitor gas readings on programmed escapes and perform medium rise, high rise and gas safety regulation surveys. In addition, youll fit cooker safety valves, attend meter faults, purge and relights and much more.No two days will be the same as you meet all kinds of people and work in a variety of different locations. Youll experience a great sense of pride, knowing that by attending a CO escape or meter fault youre helping to save lives. Even fitting a cooker lockingvalve gives you the satisfaction of knowing that a vulnerable person can safely stay in their own home. And, the feeling you get from solving a problem and going above and beyond to help a customer is truly rewarding.About YouWe pride ourselves on being very customer focused here at Cadent, so were looking for candidates with excellent customer skills and the ability to manage any situation they might come across - you should always have the customer at the heart of whateveryou do.Were looking for people who act with pride, purpose and ownership to join our team, along with:

• CCN1 (Mandatory to carry out this role. We will ask for your certificates at interview stage)
• Previous experience working within a gas environment

• A good knowledge and experience of gas appliances; testing, purging and the commissioning of pipework
• Being comfortable with engaging with the public to ensure that our customers are always looked after and kept safe
• An understanding of Standards, Legislation, Codes of Practice and Health and Safety
• The ability to solve technical issues and think on their feet
• A full UK driving licence

For Being at Your Best We Offer:

• 33 days holiday
• Company Van
• Pension Schemedouble match up to 12%
• Opportunity to earn bonus
• Private medical insurance

Flex Benefits including; cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurances and healthcare packages and gym membershipMy Offers membership cardoffering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers</