Gas Engineer NC02
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As a Gas Engineer, NCO2 Team Leader, you will be responsible for undertaking activities related to attending, locating, and repairing Public Reported gas escapes. He/she will assist in making safe and/or repairing gas service pipes or mains, re-assessing previously visited escapes, laying mains and/or services in various diameters along with conducting mains / service isolations.
You will need to have exceptional customer service skills, be extremely enthusiastic and can promote safe working practice, whilst driving efficiency and maintaining compliant ways of working.
You MUST have a full valid driver’s licence and be able to be clean shaven every day for health and safety reasons.
You will be required to work on a shift pattern rota [averaging 40 hours per week] which will include weekends.
Key Responsibilities
Your day-to-day duties will include:
- Team Leader Duties
- Attending gas leaks
- Groundwork
- Excavations and reinstatements
- Utilising appropriate signing, lighting, and guarding
- Ensuring cable avoidance
- Delivering equipment and tools where required
- Patrol and plant protection.
- Working on & in deep excavations up to 2.5m
- Working on a standby rota system
You will be required to fulfil Principal Accountabilities from those listed below which are appropriate to the activity to which he/she is assigned:
- Receive instructions via data and verbal requests, plan and organise resources and make appropriate arrangements to ensure that work is conducted efficiently.
- Assist in laying, connecting, disconnecting, commissioning, decommissioning, and maintaining pipework, associated plant and equipment. This may involve non-routine work and/or appropriate specialist knowledge.
- Respond to emergencies, participate in standby and assist in testing, surveying, detection, and diagnostic work.
- Undertake and ensure that excavation, backfill, reinstatement and repair work is conducted to the necessary standards, including the removal of surplus/waste material.
- Provide appropriate training, advice, guidance, and support to teams/individuals engaged in the operation and maintenance of the gas transportation system.
- Provide advice, guidance, and support for third parties operating on or adjacent to the gas transportation system.
Experience and Qualifications
Key Qualifications:
- SHEA Gas
- NCO2 Mains [180mm] and/or Service Laying
- NRSWA [1,2 & 3 Operative]
Desired Qualifications:
- Emergency at Work First Aid
- Meter Disconnection
- Deep Excavation
- Plant Operation Qualifications [EUSR, NPORS, CPCS]
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.
Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.
We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
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About Network Plus Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.
We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.
We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.
- Location:
- Handsworth
- Job Type:
- FullTime