Lead Gas Engineer

Position: Lead Gas Engineer (Permanent)
Location: Swindon

Lead Domestic Gas Engineer

Salary: £56,000 per annum £8,000 on call pay van and fuel card

Swindon (within 45-minute radius)

We are working with a specialist contractor to recruit an experienced Lead Domestic Gas Engineer to cover Oxford and the surrounding areas. There will be occasional travel to head office in Gloucester.

This is a permanent position offering a competitive salary, structured on-call payments, company van and fuel card, and ongoing training and development opportunities.

This role would suit a highly experienced Domestic Gas Engineer with strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills who can lead by example, uphold high health and safety standards, and deliver excellent customer service within occupied domestic properties.

The Role
Reactive maintenance and fault-finding

Servicing, annual gas safety checks, and breakdown repairs

Minor works and component replacements

KPI-driven response times

Participation in on-call rota (additional £6,000 per annum)

Occasional flexibility for high-priority no-heat/no-hot-water calls

Monday–Friday 08:00–17:00 core hours (overtime available)

Package & Benefits
£56,000 basic salary

£6,000 on-call allowance

Company van

Fuel card (business use)

29 days holiday including bank holidays

Company pension (minimum 3% employer contribution)

Company-provided PPE and calibrated test equipment (FGA)

Mobile phone / tablet for job management

Annual refresher training (ACS, H&S, safeguarding, customer care)

Funded upskilling (G3 / Unvented, LPG, Oil, ASHP, manufacturer training such as Worcester, Vaillant, Ideal)

Requirements (Skills & Qualifications)
Full, clean UK driving licence

Gas Safe Registered – CCN1, CENWAT, CKR1

Strong domestic servicing, repair and breakdown experience

Experience working in occupied properties

High standards of health & safety compliance and understanding of current gas regulations

Excellent communication and customer service skills

Ability to clearly explain faults and remedial works to customers

Comfortable using mobile job management systems

Able to work independently and support junior engineers where required

Desirable:

Unvented Hot Water (G3)

LPG and/or Oil qualifications

MOD, social housing or local authority experience

Ex-Forces background welcomed

A full UK driving licence is essential as you will be travelling to domestic properties across Oxford and surrounding postcodes using a company vehicle.

Please apply or contact Tom Orpe at Build Recruitment for further details –
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