The Vacancy

Hours of Work: 40 per week plus participation in on-call rota

Closing date: 28th March 2025

Interviews: Beginning of April 2025

At MSV Housing we're committed to making sure our customers have good quality safe homes and our Gas Engineer's are key to making this happen.

Due to internal progression, we are looking to recruit an experienced individual to join our established team. Reporting to our Gas Qualifying Supervisor, our Gas Engineer's provide assist with the maintenance service and upkeep of the Group's properties specifically in relation to installing, the annual gas servicing and breakdown of heating systems.

In addition, we are looking for candidates that have a passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities.

What do our Gas Engineer's do;

• Install and upgrade domestic heating systems in accordance with business schedules and budgets.

• Carry out the servicing of domestic heating systems.

• Diagnose and repair faults in domestic heating and plumbing systems and renew heating and plumbing fittings

• Issue certificates for gas works in line with legislation and the Group's policy and procedures advising the manager of any problems or issues

• Carry out all duties in accordance with relevant legislation affecting the sector in accordance with Gas Safe and HSE.

• On a rota basis, to perform emergency out of hours call out service for the Group's stock.

What we are looking for;

• Hold up to date ACS certificates and Gas Safe registration for domestic and/or commercial gas.

• Experience of working as a heating engineer.

• Experience of establishing and developing professional working relationships with internal and external customers, contractors, external partners, and colleagues.

• Knowledge of working with domestic and commercial heating systems, diagnosing faults, carrying out repairs and servicing.

• Full UK Driving Licence.

This is a hands-on role at the heart of the service that MSV delivers to our customers, so your effective communication skills and ability to understand with empathy the diverse needs of our customers will be key. You'll be based in the communities we serve and will work under minimum supervision and as part of a team using a flexible approach.

We're committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. As this job is based within our property care team where you'll be entering the homes of our customers, a basic criminal records background check (free of charge to you) is required. A criminal conviction does not necessarily stop you from working with us. All decisions regarding convictions will be made on a case-by-case basis. Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding young people can be found in our Safeguarding policy attached alongside this vacancy's candidate pack.

We offer a range of great benefits including:

• Essential car user allowance to support you with car running costs

• Flexibility on where you work with home working kit provided

• 33 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and a holiday a buy scheme.

• Company pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions

• Company funded access to a health cash plan, where you can claim back costs of everyday health treatments such as optical, dental and much more.

• Enhanced sick pay with up to 3 months full pay and 3 months half pay

• Health and Wellbeing Support including an employee assistance programme, free counselling, mental health first aiders and numerous wellbeing initiatives

• Life assurance subject to being a member of our company pension scheme.

• Learning and development to support you to develop the skills you need to fulfil your role and progress in your career

• Commitment to Equality and Inclusion with employee network groups covering anti-racism, LGBTQ+, disability and long-term health conditions, carers, and menopause.

MSV are committed to Equality and Inclusion all applications are scored against the essential criteria of the role; however, we encourage candidates to submit an ammonised CV if they can do so.

MSV are also committed to supporting you to balance work and life, including with any caring or parental responsibilities you might have, and have a range of flexible working options and wellbeing support available to all colleagues to facilitate this.

For more information about the role please visit our careers page where you will find a candidate pack and apply for the role. https://www.msvhousing.co.uk/careers/job-vacancies/

If you wish to discuss the roles informally, please contact Mark Doherty, Heating Compliance Manager on 07867483245.

Interviews are scheduled to take on Beginning of April 2025 however interviews may be carried out throughout the recruitment process and the role closed if a suitable candidate is found. Therefore, we strongly recommend candidates to apply early.

We're passionate about inclusion and we'd love to hear from people from diverse backgrounds for this role.

If you are not sure whether you meet our requirements for this role, but want to apply. Go ahead. We will decide whether or not you are what we are looking for.

The Company

We own and manage almost 9,000 homes across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire and pride ourselves on being a housing association that retains our original values and missions and continues to deliver a range of housing solutions to the most vulnerable in society. For MSV our main priority has, and always will be, to deliver and build on the services we provide as a social values organisation. We embrace equality and inclusion and are genuinely focussed on people. We want better life chances for our people, we work with customers to strengthen our business and we want to see fewer homeless people and people in poverty.

Our Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, attractive pension, and holiday entitlement, there are many other reasons to work for MSV! Our colleagues are important to us, that's why we offer a full programme of training, flexible working, and health & wellbeing support.

Some of the Health & Wellbeing benefits you can access when you join MSV include:

Sick pay scheme
Up to three months full pay and three months half pay after one year's service.

Eye test
MSV will pay for eye examinations and contribute towards prescription lenses/frames or contact lenses for staff using VDU equipment.

Support helpline
Free 24hr / 7days a week telephone support. Face-to-face counselling can be made available too in some cases.

Training in Health & Safety

Mental Health first aiders & Mental Health Awareness training

Cycle to Work scheme

Our Culture

The MSV Way

Equality & Diversity