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Commercial Gas Engineer - Schools Estate
Location: Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire & Scottish Borders
Position Type: Permanent | Full-time
Salary: £37,000 - £46,000 per annum
This role is on-site based. The standard hours of work are 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday).
Are you a skilled Commercial Gas Engineer looking for a role where your expertise makes a real difference every day?
Join Amey's dedicated Schools Account team and play a vital role in keeping educational environments safe, warm, and operational for thousands of pupils, teachers, and support staff across East Scotland. This field-based role primarily covers schools across Edinburgh, with occasional travel to a small number of sites in Clackmannanshire and the Scottish Borders.
With a portfolio of approximately 23 school sites, no two days are the same. From planned maintenance and fault finding to system upgrades and commissioning, you'll be trusted to deliver high-quality engineering solutions that directly support local communities.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Company van provided for business use
- Permanent, secure role within a long-term PFI schools contract
- Monday to Friday working pattern, 37.5 hours per week
- Opportunity to work across a diverse estate of educational facilities
- Career development and training opportunities within a leading infrastructure and facilities management business
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The Role
As a Commercial Gas Engineer, you'll take ownership of the maintenance, servicing, and repair of commercial heating and gas systems across our schools estate. You'll work independently across multiple sites while being supported by a collaborative and professional facilities team.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance activities
- Diagnosing faults and repairing commercial gas and heating systems
- Servicing and inspecting commercial gas appliances
- Performing combustion analysis and flue gas integrity testing
- Maintaining boilers, pumps, ventilation systems, and associated plant equipment
- Identifying and replacing life-expired assets
- Undertaking minor plumbing and mechanical works where required
- Supporting installations, upgrades, commissioning, and project works
- Conducting inspections, risk assessments, and statutory compliance checks
- Ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with regulations
- Contributing to continuous improvement and reducing waste across the contract
This role will involve traveling between sites and may occasionally require working at height and outdoors in varying weather conditions.
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What You'll Bring
We're looking for an experienced engineer who takes pride in delivering excellent service and maintaining safe learning environments.
Essential requirements:
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Current Gas Safe Registration
- Relevant commercial gas qualifications
- Proven experience servicing and repairing commercial and industrial boilers and gas appliances
- Strong fault-finding, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills
Desirable:
- NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Mechanical Engineering or Plumbing
- Legionella awareness and compliance knowledge
- Previous plumbing experience
- Experience working in education, healthcare, or other large estates environments (desirable)
Why This Role Matters
This is more than a maintenance position. Every day, your expertise will help create safe, comfortable, and reliable learning environments for schools across East Scotland. You'll be part of a team that supports local communities while working on a varied and technically engaging portfolio of sites.
Safeguarding
Amey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All employees are expected to share this commitment. An enhanced PVG check will be required before employment commences.
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