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Gas Inspector – Essex
About the Role
Gas Safe Register is recruiting for a safety-focused, gas-qualified individual to join their field services team in the CO postcode area (Essex/Suffolk) as a Gas Inspector. This role involves inspecting, reporting, and enforcing gas safety standards across registered businesses in the region.
Job Title
Gas Inspector – Essex
What You’ll Do
- Conduct comprehensive inspections of gas installation businesses, ensuring compliance with:
- HSE risk models
- Gas Industry Statutory and Normative Documents
- Internal operating procedures
- Complete inspection reports against Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and maintain required standards.
- Identify and escalate unsafe or illegal gas work to the appropriate authorities.
- Work with registered businesses to address faults and ensure timely resolution while meeting regulatory deadlines.
- Liaise with gas installers, business owners, and consumers to clarify findings and ensure understanding.
- Maintain continuing professional development (CPD) to stay up-to-date with industry best practices.
- Conduct risk assessments of working environments and ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations and relevant normative documents.
Requirements
Essential:
✔ Must hold minimum ACS (Competences and Certificates Scheme) certification, including:
- CCN1 (Domestic gas installation and use of appliances)
- CENWAT1 (Domestic gas installation and use of appliances in unprecedented locations)
- CKR1 (Domestic gas installation and use of equipment to flush central heating systems)
- HTR1 (Combustion safety and efficiency)
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✔ Experience working on:
- Diverse gas appliances
- Quality control of gas installations
✔ Demonstrated understanding of:
- Health & Safety, Building Regulations
- Industry codes and normative documents (e.g., PAS 2030)
- Risk assessment methodologies
✔ Formal qualification or equivalent experience in auditing or compliance role (e.g., D32/A1 certification).
Desirable:
- Additional ACS qualifications (e.g., LPG, Non-Domestic & Catering, CHW3, DAH1, LAU1) for expanded appliance scope.
- Relevant compliance or regulatory experience in engineering or safety domains.
- Genuine passion for gas safety and aversion to unlawful or negligent practices.
About Capita’s Gas Safe Register
Gas Safe Register is the official regulatory body granted by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and other authorities to oversee gas safety across Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey.
- Monitor and improve nationwide gas safety compliance.
- Protect consumers by ensuring gas installations are carried out lawfully and safely.
- A vital role in preventing accidents and reducing carbon monoxide risk.
Benefits & Rewards
Joining Capita Business Services Ltd (CBSL) offers a comprehensive rewards package:
💰 Salary: £48,000 🚗 Package: Company car included 📅 Holidays: 23 days rising to 27 with optional paid leave to donate to charity.
- Opportunity for additional leave. 💼 Career Growth:
- Full support for developing career paths across Capita. 🤝 Employee Networks:
- Over 55,000 global colleagues across diverse disciplines. ⚖️ Flexibility & Wellbeing:
- Matching pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Gym & Cycle2Work schemes
- 15 weeks’ paid maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
- 2 weeks’ paternity pay
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🎁 Voluntary/Lifestyle Benefits:
- Discounts on retail, socialising, wellness, tech, and travel.
- Employee Network Groups for inclusivity & professional development.
Everything with the purpose of ensuring better outcomes for you, and for the people reliant on safe gas installation.
Location
📍 Colchester, United Kingdom
Equal Opportunities
Capita is a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunities employer, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity:
🎯 Aiming to build ethnic diversity in the workplace. 🆘 Reasonable adjustments: Contact reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call (07784) 237318 to discuss tailored support.
- General queries? Email CPScareers@capita.com.
For further details on support mechanisms, visit the Capita Careers site.
What’s Next?
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