Gas Engineer
(Ref: GE020426)
Blaina, Blaenau Gwent
£ 37,480.67
Job Description
About Us:
Tai Calon was established in 2010 as a not-for-profit housing association, with almost 6,000 homes we are the largest provider of affordable homes in Blaenau Gwent. Our focus is to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction in all aspects of the service that we offer. Part of that is to ensure our customers’ homes meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standards, and that is why since 2010 we have invested over £130 million in their homes.
We are proud to announce that we recently achieved our Great Place to Work certification, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring Tai Calon fosters a culture of trust, fairness, respect and camaraderie, making it a place colleagues truly want to work.
With more than 280 people trained and dedicated to their jobs, we’re a big employer in the area. We’re looking for a Gas Engineer to join our Property Services Team.
About You:
To be successful as a Gas Engineer, the ideal candidate will
• Be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Be well organised with an attention to detail to ensure effective work planning, prioritisation, multi-tasking and the meeting of deadlines of own work.
• Work part of a team.
• Tenant and customer focused.
• Demonstrate integrity and support of organisational values.
• Be committed to ongoing personal development.
Your Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications:
You will also need to have the following knowledge, experience and qualifications
• Educated to a level 3 National Qualification Framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
• City and Guilds or equivalent recognised qualification in Plumbing and Heating – Level 3
• Gas Safe Registration & following disciplines – CCN1, CEN1, HRT1, CPA1, MET1, CKR1, WAT1, UDHW, Energy Efficiency new boiler installs, CMDDA1 Fumes investigations.
• Health and safety knowledge with an ability to ensure safe working practices.
• Comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of central heating / gas works and plumbing.
• Significant experience of working in the gas / central heating industry, carrying out:
• Repairs and maintenance on domestic plumbing and heating systems
• Installing boilers and central heating systems
• Building repairs and maintenance in a social housing or local authority environment.
What you’ll be doing:
The gas heating and plumbing engineer’s role carries out landlord gas safety checks, completes repair and installation work to hot and cold water and central heating systems along with general plumbing work within a range of occupied and void properties including communal areas, and commercial properties. The engineer will undertake all aspects of general maintenance and servicing of the systems along with a range of ancillary works associated with the trade activity.
This is an important customer facing role, working with customers to ensure their homes are maintained in a timely way, keeping them informed and completing repairs right first time to help reduce costs and meet our service first principles.
For a more detailed overview of what you will be doing, our Gas Engineer will take ownership of
• Ensure all gas works are completed in adherence with current gas regulations, manufactures instructions and Tai Calon policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that all works are undertaken in a considerate manner and to a satisfactory standard in terms of performance and quality:
• Installation
• Completing Annual Landlord Gas Safety Checks paperwork
• Fault finding and other associated boiler repairs
• Plumbing works: installation, investigation, problem solving and fault finding
• Identify, measure, specify and order materials required to complete work
• Identify best course of action when a repair cannot be completed, making decisions for next steps
• Liaison with colleagues about next steps
• On occasion train and mentor apprentices / trainees, allocate and supervise work, resolving any immediate work problems to dispute
• Ancillary works associated with the core trade activity
• Participate in the out of hours duty rota
• Multi Skilling, including: Carpentry, Roofing, Plasterwork, Wall and Floor Tiling, Electrical, Glazing, Plumbing
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
You will work 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday.
Monday to Thursday 8:00am to 4:30pm, Friday 8:00am to 1:00pm
Where You'll Be Working:
This role will require you to work out in the community, visiting Tai Calon properties across Blaenau Gwent.
For the occasions that you're in the office, we've got a bright, open and modern space for you to catch up with colleagues and work from.
Benefits:
In joining our team, you will access the following:
- Free on-site parking
- 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Training and Development opportunities
- A comprehensive range of company benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme and access to HOP (Home of Perks) with a whole array of shopping discounts and cashback.
- Free, confidential, 24/7 employee assistance programme (with access to flexible counselling)
Disability Confident Employer:
We are a disability confident committed employer, and if you require any adjustments or support to be considered for this role, email our team at hradmin@taicalon.org or contact us on 0300 303 1717.
More Information:
If you'd like more information about this role, why not reach out to one of the team using the details below.
- Email: hradmin@taicalon.org
- Telephone: 0300 303 1717
Closing date
02/04/2026