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Trainee Gas Engineer – Poole | Salisbury | Bournemouth | Weymouth | New Milton
Salary: £28.2k per annum (increase to £31.3k upon successful completion of probationary period). After qualification, earning potential increases with additional standby and overtime options.
Start date: September 2026
Job Reference: REQ5806
About the Role
Are you ready to start an exciting career journey keeping people safe and warm? We’re looking for Trainee Gas Engineers—and we’re not interested in your CV. Instead, we want to uncover your values, skills, and potential to grow with us.
Looking to embark on a career as a Trainee Gas Engineer in the energy sector? We’ll provide all the training, equipment, and support you need. No prior experience required. Just enthusiasm and a willingness to learn.
You’ll work alongside experienced engineers to repair, replace, and install new gas mains and services that keep millions connected across the UK.
Responsibilities
You’ll help deliver our mission to keep people safe and warm by:
- Supporting engineers on-site, learning daily through hands-on work during gas service and mains repair activities
- Excavating, digging in public and private areas, and installing/repairing gas pipes in outdoor environments as part of a team
- Maintaining 24/7 availability for essential work—standby and overtime opportunities may apply for irregular hours
- Ensuring SGN vans and tools are properly maintained before and after each job for safe, efficient operations
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What We’re Looking For
We value people who:
🌱 Seek to develop skills
- Demonstrates curiosity and a drive to learn from others
- Actively challenges themselves and adapts to emerging net-zero goals in the UK energy sector
💪 Demonstrate resilience
- Faces challenges head-on, learns from mistakes, and bounces back
🚀 Take initiative
- Shows accountability and ownership of the work we do
- Looks for ways to improve processes to better serve our community
🤝 Adapt and stay calm
- Performs well in fast-paced environments with public interaction
- Maintains composure in unexpected situations
🌍 Flexibility for live response
- Willing to work on a rota with shift patterns, including weekends and nights (We respond to gas escapes 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.)
✅ Health & safety requirements
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Will be clean shaven and pass a face fit test to use tight-fitting dust masks and breathing apparatus (This is mandatory for personal protection when working with harmful substances.)
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Valid full UK driving licence must be held for operational tasks.
✈ Geographical availability
- Due to fast response times, this role requires an address within commutable distance of our priority locations.
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If you don’t meet all of these criteria, don’t hesitate. "You might be exactly who we’re looking for—now or in the near future." SGN** is committed to diversity, inclusion, and opportunity for everyone.
The Selection Process
- Online Application (No CV requested)
- Stage 2: Online Task-Based Assessment
- (A 25-minute, engaging evaluation of your strengths and future development areas.)
- Available to applicants within commutable distance.
- Stage 3: Interview/Assessment Centre
- Further match discussion through interviews and tasks
- Opportunity to ask us questions too!
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Benefits
Aside from our essential work keeping the UK powered, your rewards include:
✔ Virtual GP & Employee Assistance Programme ✔ Retail and leisure discounts ✔ Joint-contribution pension (6% employee + 6% employer = 12% total) ✔ Enhanced maternity/family leave ✔ Lifestyle life assurance coverage ✔ HolidayPlus extra leave options
Plus, SGN was recognised as a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant and has won award-winning inclusive employer accolades.
Are you ready to start your journey with us?
To apply or request accommodation* during the process, contact us—we’re here to help.*
For more details, explore our pages: About us | Benefits | Diversity & Inclusion
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