Serco Plc
Gas Responsible Person
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Who we are
VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.
What we do
We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile, and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.
Location
Home based, to be located in Worcestershire to cover sites from Essex to Newcastle
Permanent, Full time
Salary
£50,000 - £55,000
At VIVO, we proudly deliver facilities management and infrastructure services across the Defence estate, helping to maintain the places where our Armed Forces live, work, and train. We're looking for an experienced Gas Responsible Person to join our growing Compliance team, playing a critical role in ensuring the safe operation and compliance of gas systems across a diverse and nationally important portfolio.
This is an opportunity to become the recognised technical expert for gas compliance, providing governance, assurance, and specialist advice that protects people, property, and operational capability. Working across natural gas, LPG, and associated systems, you'll help ensure our estate remains fully compliant with legislation, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) requirements, and VIVO policies.
- Oversee statutory inspections, planned maintenance programmes, and compliance activities while carrying out technical audits, reviewing documentation, and ensuring corrective actions are completed effectively.
- Work closely with operational teams, contractors, and project managers, providing technical guidance on maintenance, refurbishment, and new installations, reviewing designs, risk assessments, and safe systems of work to ensure the highest standards of safety are maintained.
- Play a key role in identifying and managing gas-related risks, maintaining compliance records, and supporting emergency responses where required.
- Assess contractor competence, monitor supplier performance, and ensure everyone working on gas systems meets the required qualifications and standards.
- Produce compliance reports, present findings to senior stakeholders, and help drive continuous improvement across the business.
- Support the development of operational teams through coaching and guidance while promoting a proactive safety culture across the Defence estate.
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This is a varied role offering a blend of home working, site visits, and technical leadership. You'll regularly travel across the VIVO estate, visiting operational, industrial, and military sites, with occasional out-of-hours support for critical compliance issues.
This role will require regular travel to sites, which can be based anywhere between Essex and Newcastle.
About You
- Extensive experience managing gas compliance across large property, facilities management, or infrastructure portfolios.
- Thorough understanding of gas legislation, British Standards, and wider health and safety regulations.
- Confident in carrying out compliance audits, managing planned and reactive maintenance programmes, and making informed, risk-based technical decisions.
- Comfortable building relationships with contractors, clients, and operational teams, providing clear technical advice while maintaining the highest standards of governance and compliance.
- Strong communication, reporting, and stakeholder management skills essential, along with the ability to analyse technical information and drive improvements across a complex estate.
Current ACS Gas qualifications relevant to the role are essential, together with a recognised Mechanical or Building Services qualification such as an NVQ Level 3, HNC, or HND, or equivalent experience. Membership of a relevant professional body, or a willingness to work towards professional accreditation, is also required.
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Experience within Defence, MOD, Facilities Management, or other highly regulated environments would be advantageous, as would knowledge of LPG systems, DIO policies, and defence engineering standards. Qualifications such as IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH, Gas Safe registration, or Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status would also be beneficial.
In return, you'll join a collaborative organisation that values technical excellence, continuous improvement, and professional development while giving you the opportunity to make a real impact on one of the UK's most critical estates.
What We Offer
- 6% employee matched pension contribution
- 25 days annual leave
- Single private medical cover
- Company car/Car allowance
- Life assurance 2x annual salary
- 1x professional subscription per year
VIVO Defence Services
The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco, and EQUANS during the recruitment process.
At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.
We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.
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