Gas Supervisor
Location: Milton Keynes
Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 42.5 hours per week
Salary: £46,412 per annum
In this role, you will oversee planned heating replacement programmes, manage subcontractors and in-house delivery teams, liaise with clients and ensure all works are delivered safely, efficiently and to specification. You will also be responsible for gas and health & safety audits, mentoring operatives and apprentices, managing risks and coordinating labour, materials and scaffolding requirements.
About the Role:
- Responsible for managing planned heating installation and replacement programmes across domestic and commercial properties.
- Manage planned heating upgrade programmes
- Oversee gas installers, subcontractors and in-house delivery teams
- Carry out surveys and quality inspections
- Ensure compliance with gas safety regulations and industry standards
- Conduct gas safety and health & safety audits
- Liaise with clients and maintain positive stakeholder relationships
- Identify and report risks and compliance concerns
- Arrange labour, materials and scaffolding requirements
- Review invoices and material usage
- Support the development of operatives and apprentices through mentoring and guidance
Key Criteria:
- Experience working on Decent Homes contracts or large planned heating installation programmes
- Knowledge of gas safety regulations, current standards and industry best practice
- Experience working within social housing environments
- Experience supervising operatives and subcontractors
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
- Positive and proactive approach to work
- Knowledge of local authority maintenance contracts, measured term contracts and schedules of rates
- Experience working in partnership with local authority clients
- Good working knowledge of computerised systems
- Highly self-motivated with the ability to use initiative
- Flexible approach to working hours where required
- Commitment to personal development and training
- Full UK manual driving licence essential
Desirable:
- Health and Safety qualification
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity (14 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay and 13 weeks statutory pay), paternity (2 weeks full pay) and adoption leave
- Employee Assistance Programme - free confidential support and counselling available
- Mears Rewards offering discounts and cashback at leading retailers including travel, household items and shopping
- Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
- Volunteering leave – up to two days per year to support community initiatives
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Share save scheme
- Recognition and long service awards
- Buy up to 5 days holiday each year depending on length of service
- Learning and development opportunities
- Career progression opportunities across Mears Group
- Occupational health support
- Green car scheme with Tusker after successful probation period
- Be part of an inclusive workplace with access to a range of colleague networks and support groups focused on diversity, wellbeing and career development. From Disability, Pride (LGBTQ+) and Ethnic Diversity networks to Women in Leadership, the Women Operative Support Group, Women's Health, Men's Mental Health and Armed Forces communities, these groups provide opportunities for support, connection and professional development across our diverse workforce.
- Company Sick Pay
- Life Assurance (2x annual salary)
- 5% employee and 3% employer pension contribution with People pension
All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.
To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.
Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.
Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:
Grace Harris ([email protected])If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.
At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.
We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.
In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.
Skills Required
- Experience working on Decent Homes contracts or large planned heating installation programmes
- Knowledge of gas safety regulations, current standards, and industry best practice
- Experience working within social housing environments
- Experience supervising operatives and subcontractors
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
- Positive and proactive approach to work
- Knowledge of local authority maintenance contracts, measured term contracts, and schedules of rates
- Experience working in partnership with local authority clients
- Good working knowledge of computerised systems
- Highly self-motivated with the ability to use initiative
- Flexible approach to working hours where required
- Commitment to personal development and training
- Full UK manual driving licence
- Health and Safety qualification
Mears Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mears Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Mears Group.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy additional days, plus paid volunteering time, signal a comparatively generous time-off offering. Flexible working available in many roles further supports practical time-off and balance.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Retail discounts, Cycle to Work, an employee assistance line, volunteering days, and company family events add tangible non-cash value. Access to training and UK‑recognised qualifications reinforces the broader wellbeing and development offering.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — A stated commitment to pay at or above the Real Living Wage and the publication of pay-related reports indicate governance and baseline fairness focus. Independent snapshots also suggest many roles meet living‑wage thresholds.
Mears Group Insights
What We Do
Mears Group is a market-leading housing and care company that provides bespoke services to our clients. We provide and manage 11,000 homes for local and central Government and are also responsible for keeping 750,000 of all social housing in the UK in good repair. Mears has 6,500 employees and a footprint across the country
