Apprentice Gas Engineer (NCO2)

Crawley, Sussex
SGN

Location: Brighton/Crawley/Worthing/Epsom/Wimbledon/Leatherhead

Salary: £24k – £27k per annum (dependent on location)

Additional salary increases upon receiving qualifications and completion of Apprenticeship

Reference: REQ2878

At SGN, we are recruiting for our latest Apprenticeship openings – offering plenty of opportunities for training, progression, and a career in the energy industry!

We are looking for Apprentices to join our team of Gas Engineers! SGN has an outstanding reputation for building safe experiences for our customers through delivering their gas safely, reliably, and efficiently. We provide specialised learning and development programs, providing you with access to learning tools to help you acquire the skills needed to excel in our industry.

In this role you will be repairing, replacing, and laying new gas mains and services – whilst gaining a Gas Network Operations qualification Level 2.

Day to day responsibilities will include

• Working on gas service/mains replacement activities, excavating in public and private highways for the laying and repairing of gas pipes
• Being in a variety of outdoor environments, working safely and as part of a team
• Using computer field systems
• Achieving high standards of safety and technical competence
• Opportunity to mentor trainee engineers
• Working towards the Gas Network Operative Apprenticeship Standard (ST0204)

What you’ll need

• Motivation to develop new skills and grow a career within SGN
• A friendly and approachable attitude when working as part of a team
• Excellent customer service skills
• A full and valid driving licence is essential
• Comfortable with technology (for using field-based systems)

What’s in it for you?

• Job security with plenty of genuine learning and development opportunities
• Holiday and sickness package
• HolidayPlus – Buy up to 10 additional days holiday, available all year round
• Retail & leisure discounts
• Cycle2work scheme
• Company pension scheme – with company contributions between 6 -12% (depending on length of service and personal % contribution)
• Gym & mobile discounts
• Virtual GP – Our GP Helpline is a virtual GP service which offers unlimited access to GP at a time which suits you

What we do

We’re on a journey to transform the future of gas and we think outside the box – futuristic technologies and robotics are leading our innovation. Keeping our customers safe and warm is what we do but beyond that, we want to make the world a better place, which is why we’re passionate about helping in our communities, reducing our carbon footprint, and driving innovation in our industry.

At SGN, we strive to sustain our world through managing the network that distributes natural and green gas across the south of England and Scotland. We have an important responsibility to keep the gas flowing to 5.9 million homes and businesses. Your work directly impacts SGNs commitments to keeping our customers’ homes and businesses safe.

SGN is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is something we are passionate about working towards at SGN. We want our workplace to be an innovative and inclusive place to work, where every single person feels empowered to achieve professional success. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information, or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.