The Vacancy
🔧 Air Source Heat Pump Installer
📍 Location: Reading
🏢 Company: WPS / Liberty
💼 Salary: Competitive + Company Van & Fuel Card
Are you a skilled Air Source Heat Pump Installer with a passion for sustainable energy and making a difference in social housing? Join Liberty and be part of a team that’s building a cleaner, smarter future.
🌟 What’s in It for You?
1. 🚐 Company Van & Fuel Card – Ready to go from day one
2. 🏖️ Work-Life Balance – Generous annual leave package
3. 🩺 Health & Wellbeing Support – 24/7 GP access, mental health resources, fitness programs
4. 📚 Career Development – Ongoing training and professional growth opportunities
🔍 Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities
5. Install and service air source heat pumps, hot water cylinders, and thermal storage systems
6. Carry out central heating installations and repairs (domestic & commercial)
7. Provide on-site supervision and technical support
8. Diagnose faults and perform maintenance
9. Ensure compliance with PAS 2030, MCS, and Gas Safe standards
10. Maintain accurate documentation and reporting
11. Be flexible with overtime and call-outs
✅ What You’ll Bring
12. Proven experience in social housing or local authority contracts
13. A full, clean UK driving licence
14. Strong technical and problem-solving skills
15. Solid understanding of PAS 2030 standards
16. Experience with domestic/commercial heating systems
17. G3 Unvented Hot Water Cylinder Certification
18. NVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing + Heat Pump Installation Certification
Desirable Extras:
19. Experience with HIUs, solar thermal systems, F-Gas, electrical qualifications, or control system rewiring
💬 Why Choose Liberty?
At Liberty, we’re more than just a workplace—we’re a community. We’re committed to diversity, personal development, and making a real impact in the lives of those we serve. Join us and work alongside some of the best in the industry.
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:
Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.
Awards
BEST PROJECT
Inside Housing Development Awards
WINNER
2022 Construction News Awards Winner
GOLD AWARD
Investors in People 2022
GOLD AWARD
Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards
TOP 50 EMPLOYERS
2022 Top 50 Employers for Women
WINNER
2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards