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Job Post Details

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Gas Engineer
Places for People
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3.1
Salford M6
£46,738.65 a year
Permanent
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Job details

£46,738.65 a year
Annual leave, Sick pay, Company pension
Permanent
Overtime, Monday to Friday
Salford M6

Full job description

  • Location:
    Manchester (M6)
  • Salary:
    £46,738.65
  • Employment Type:
    Permanent
  • Hours per Week:
    40
  • Grade:
    5
  • Closing Date:
    20 November 2026

We're hiring a qualified Gas Engineer, offering a company van and consistent work within your Community. Places for People is one of the UK's largest housing providers and is proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Top 50 Best Workplaces. We are committed to creating inclusive Communities and improving Customers' lives. You'll be working locally, making a real difference to People's homes and the neighbourhoods we operate in.


What you'll get

  • Use of a company van with fuel card
  • 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with options to buy and sell leave
  • Overtime opportunities available
  • Core working hours of 08:00-16:30 Monday-Friday
  • Tools, uniform, iPad, mobile phone and PPE provided
  • Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
  • Permanent, secure employment
  • Consistent workload within your dedicated area
  • A bonus scheme for all Colleagues at up to 2%
  • Death in Service benefit
  • Sick pay

What you'll be doing

  • Carrying out gas servicing, maintenance and installation across domestic properties
  • Working in line with gas safety regulations and health and safety standards
  • Participating in an on call rota when required
  • Managing van stock to maximise first time fix rates
  • Collaborating with teams to meet service targets
  • Recording work activity and compliance documentation

What your day looks like

  • A structured schedule covering servicing, maintenance and installation work
  • Travelling between jobs in your company van
  • Working independently or with a team of other tradespeople
  • Engaging directly with Customers in their homes
  • Completing work efficiently while maintaining compliance and safety standards

Where you'll work

You will be working across:

  • Occupied homes
  • Empty (void) properties
  • A range of domestic properties within your local area
  • Environments involving vulnerable Customers

Essential Criteria (you need to meet all of these to be shortlisted)

  • ACS gas qualifications and Gas Safe registration
  • Experience working as a Gas Engineer, ideally within social housing or domestic properties
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Due to the area this patch covers, you will need to be based within the advertised postcode

Nice to have (not essential)

  • Experience working to service KPIs
  • Strong fault finding skills

Our hiring process
We're moving quickly and aim to interview as soon as possible for suitable candidates. If successful, when you join us you'll start an induction programme, which covers our systems, how we do things here and anything else you'll need to know.


Important information
This role will require a Basic DBS check
You may be required to work across surrounding areas


Ready to apply?
If you want to support customers in your local community, this could be the right role for you.

If you're looking for a stable role with consistent work, strong benefits, and the opportunity to make a real impact locally, we'd welcome your application.

What`s next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team recruitment@placesforpeople.co.uk

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk.

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.

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