Are you looking to develop an interesting and rewarding career in an ambitious city?  Are you, highly motivated, professional and friendly?  We are looking for an experienced Gas Engineer to work in our Mechanical & Electrical Team.

Southampton is a city of opportunity. Can you help us deliver the vision for the entire city, ensuring we leave a positive legacy for future generations?

About You

You will be part of the busy Mechanical & Electrical Team undertaking gas work to over 16,000 council owned properties throughout our estates across the city.  Your duties will include;

• Servicing
• Repairs
• New installations

You will need to have completed a relevant apprenticeship/NVQ in gas or carry qualifications; CCN1, CPA1, CENWAT, HTR1, CKR, DAH1, and MET1 would be an advantage, have time served experience with domestic gas appliances and installations.  The successful applicant must have a full clean driving licence and will be required to undergo a DBS check. 

As the work is varied a flexible approach is required to meet changing needs and tight deadlines. Excellent customer service skills, enthusiasm, and a ‘can do’ attitude is essential as you’ll be our ambassador when speaking to customers and suppliers.  You will liaise with residents, peers and colleagues on a daily basis so communication and customer focus will be essential to the role. Organisational, customer service, time management and high level of competency in using IT systems are key to this role. You will need to be able to remain calm and unflustered when working under pressure and/or faced with confrontation.

About Us

We are committed to being a Child and Resident Friendly City where people are proud to live and work and where you can make a significant difference to our local communities.  We want Southampton to be a modern city, amongst the best places to grow up, live and work in and we are committed to tackling inequality and to creating a city that is greener, fairer and healthier.

About Southampton

• Our city is easy to travel around on foot, bike and public transport
• We have a fantastic range of retail outlets, restaurants, bars, cinemas and theatres.
• Our City has award-winning parks and open spaces with the New Forest National Park and beautiful beaches on our doorstep
• We have one of the major ports in the UK operating 364 days a year.

Why work for us?

You can be confident of a rewarding career, with a competitive salary, job security and a wide range of employee benefits including generous annual leave and career progression opportunities in return for your dedication to bettering the lives of Southampton’s residents.

We’ll provide

• Access to the Hampshire Local Government Pension Scheme
• Interest free travel loans and discounts.
• Employee Support Services.
• Employer pension contributions
• Maternity/Paternity/Adoption leave

You will work a 39-hour week and your basic leave entitlement is 26 days annual leave per year (not including bank holidays), with an additional 12 days TOIL [Time Off in Lieu] giving a total balance of 38 days leave.  The basic leave level of 26 days leave increases to 29 days after you have completed 5 years of continuous service. Other employee benefits range from childcare vouchers and discounted travel to money off at selected restaurants, shops and salons.

For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)

If you’d like to be part of our team and our City, apply today!

Contact details for informal discussion:

If you need more information or wish to discuss this position, please contact Kevin Burke at kevin.burke@southampton.gov.uk 023 8091 7628 or David Jones at david.jones@southampton.gov.uk 023 8083 3507

Recruitment contact details

Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk
Tel: 023 8083 4033

For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council
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