Gas Engineer
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Install and maintain gas appliances in a domestic or non-domestic setting, advising customers on how appliances work and how to use energy more efficiently.
Overview
As a Gas Engineer, you’ll safely install, commission, decommission and service and repair gas appliances, such as central heating boilers, unvented hot water storage, ducted air heaters, cookers, space heaters, meters, alternative fuel, and boosters.
You’ll be able to explain how installations and appliances work, with a focus on energy efficiency advice and ensuring customer service excellence.
You’ll operate strictly within the requirements of health and safety legislation, and you’ll need to register on the Gas Safe Register for each appliance in which you’re competent to undertake work on.
Being a Gas Engineer is physical in nature, so you’ll need to be prepared to lift and move equipment, and work at heights and in confined spaces. There is potential for you to run your own business as a self-employed engineer, or work for one of the many firms in this industry.
Top 5 Tasks
- Install appliances and systems
- Carry out planned maintenance checks on systems and equipment
- Find and repair gas leaks using computerised fault-finding equipment
- Replace or repair faulty or old parts
- Give customers advice about gas safety and energy efficiency.
Salary
Newly trained Gas Engineers can earn in the region of £17,000 – £20,000.
Trained with experience, they can earn in the region of £20,000 to £30,000.
Senior Gas Engineers can earn in the region of £30,000 and above.
Salaries depend on location, employer, level of responsibility, any overtime done and shift allowances.
Am I Suited?
- Problem solver
- Hands-on
- Efficient, yet effective
- Friendly
- Excellent communicator
Over 320,000 women work in construction in the UK.
Qualifications
To be accepted on an apprenticeship scheme, it is generally recommended to achieve GCSE English and maths at grade 4 (C), including English, maths and science or their equivalents.
Energy and Utility Skills (EUSkills) offer accredited qualification programmes that ensure the workforce in the energy and utility sector are competent, safe and confident. Energy and Utility Skills Registration (EUSR) shows that you are competent to carry out work safely on gas installations above and below ground.
An NVQ or SVQ proves that you have the skills and experience you need to install and maintain gas systems safely. Accredited Certification Scheme aligned and recognised by the Gas Safe Register and other gas industry bodies, these qualifications open doors to a range of excellent job opportunities with gas utilities companies.
Progression
