Gas Engineer in Boston

Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday – Friday)

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Boston

As a Gas Engineer, you will service, repair and maintain domestic gas appliances and system components, specifically boilers, fires and cookers.

Pay: £42,232.59 per annum

Benefits: van, fuel card, standard tools, PPE, uniform, and the ability to earn extra income through the call‑out rota.

Typical week:

• You’ll start the week by checking your schedule and vehicle stock, replenishing any missing items and collecting materials from the supplier.
• Service domestic gas boilers in local properties and complete digital paperwork via the in‑house management system.
• Attend a call‑out for a faulty combi boiler and diagnose and repair ignition issues.
• Carry out annual servicing on oil or gas boilers, replace worn components and test safety controls.
• Attend a toolbox talk with your heating colleagues and discuss ways of working and team performance.
• Assist a trainee on a plumbing job, replacing a kitchen tap and checking for leaks.
• Emergency call‑out to a property with no heating, diagnose and replace a faulty thermostat.
• Routine maintenance on a gas fire and cooker, ensuring all appliances meet safety standards.
• Install a new gas boiler, using power tools in accordance with safety regulations and testing and commissioning the system.
• Attend a customer feedback review meeting and discuss service improvements.
• Final service call of the week—repair a leaking radiator and bleed the system.

Qualifications, skills, attributes and experience:

• Must be gas qualified and have the qualifications below.
• Desirable: OFTEC Oil, Unvented Hot Water, Air Source Heat Pumps.
• Appropriate experience in working in the social housing maintenance industry.
• The ability to carry out Landlord Gas Safety Check and input information using an in‑house management system.
• The ability to understand and interpret work instructions.
• The ability to trace, diagnose and rectify faults.
• The ability to establish and maintain good customer relationships.
• The ability to assist all other trades when required.
• The ability to carry out plumbing emergency repairs.
• The ability to communicate on a one‑to‑one basis and complete work certificates and documentation on a PDA as well as paper when required.
• Experience of oil and commercial boilers.
• Experience in servicing/maintaining air source heating units.
• Experience of servicing/maintaining unvented hot water systems.
• The ability to work with the minimum of supervision or as part of a team.
• An understanding of commercial heating systems and Air Source Heat Pumps.

Benefits:

• An employee wellbeing package worth up to £1,200 per year (Westfield Health) and enhanced family leave and maternity policies.
• A pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option and up to 12% employer contribution.
• 32 days’ holiday (including bank holidays), increasing annually for your first five years.
• Opportunities to earn extra leave for full attendance, plus buy/sell options.
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
• A positive team culture where your development is a priority and your ideas are valued.

Career progression:

At LHP we are committed to investing in the development of our employees. The natural career progression route for this role is Gas Service Team Leader, with many internal promotion opportunities.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for employment with us, you must reside in the UK for the entire duration of your employment and be able to provide evidence of your Right to Work during the recruitment process. All offers of employment are subject to a DBS Check and satisfactory references.