Heating Engineer NEW

Preston, Lancashire
Allscreens Nationwide Ltd

Reports to: Contracts Manager / Operations Manager

Job Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced

Heating Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the installation, servicing, maintenance, fault-finding and repair of domestic and commercial heating systems.

The ideal candidate will have comprehensive heating, gas and plumbing qualifications, strong technical knowledge, excellent workmanship and a professional approach to customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, service, maintain and repair domestic and commercial heating systems.
• Diagnose and rectify heating system faults efficiently and safely.
• Install, commission and maintain boilers, central-heating systems, hot-water systems and associated equipment.
• Carry out boiler servicing, repairs and replacements.
• Install and maintain radiators, pumps, valves, cylinders, expansion vessels and heating controls.
• Install and maintain gas appliances where appropriately qualified.
• Carry out gas safety checks and relevant testing.
• Complete system upgrades, replacements and energy-efficiency improvements.
• Undertake plumbing works associated with heating installations.
• Carry out system flushing, cleaning and water-treatment procedures.
• Complete installation and service documentation accurately.
• Ensure all work complies with current UK legislation, manufacturer instructions and industry standards.
• Maintain excellent health and safety standards.
• Provide professional advice to customers and explain work carried out.
• Work independently and as part of a wider engineering team.
• Participate in emergency call-outs and out-of-hours work where required.

Essential Qualifications

Candidates should hold relevant qualifications appropriate to the work undertaken, including as applicable:

Gas Safe Registered with relevant domestic/commercial categories.

CCN1 – Core Domestic Gas Safety

CENWAT – Central Heating and Water Heating Appliances

CKR1 – Domestic Cookers

CPA1 – Combustion Performance Analysis

HTR1 – Domestic Open/Live Flued Gas Fires

DAH1 – Domestic Air Heating

• Relevant

commercial gas qualifications, where required.

Unvented Hot Water Systems (G3)

Energy Efficiency / Domestic Energy Efficiency

WRAS Water Regulations qualification/certification where applicable.

Level 2 or Level 3 Plumbing and Heating qualification or equivalent.

NVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing and Heating, or equivalent industry experience.

ACS Gas qualifications appropriate to the engineer’s scope of work.

• Relevant manufacturer training and accreditation for boilers and heating appliances.

Desirable Additional Qualifications

Heat Pump / Low Carbon Heating qualifications

MCS-related training/accreditation where applicable.

• Air-source and ground-source heat pump installation experience.

FGAS qualification where refrigeration/heat-pump work requires it.

• Solar thermal experience.
• Smart heating controls and system commissioning.
• Oil boiler qualifications, where applicable.
• Commercial heating and boiler qualifications.
• Unvented cylinders and hot-water systems.
• Working at Height.
• First Aid.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as a Heating Engineer, Gas Engineer or Plumbing & Heating Engineer.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic ability.
• Excellent knowledge of central-heating and hot-water systems.
• Ability to read technical drawings and manufacturer instructions.
• Good understanding of heating controls and electrical components.
• High standard of workmanship and attention to detail.
• Ability to work safely and independently.
• Good customer-service and communication skills.
• Ability to complete paperwork, digital job sheets and compliance records.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to manage time effectively.