Gas engineer assistant (nco1)

Gas Engineer Assistant

Dundee | Aberdeen | Fife

Salary: £28.2k per annum (increase to £31.3k upon successful completion of probationary period)

Once qualified, your earning potential increases with added paid standby & overtime.

Start date: September 2026

Benefits include:

• Virtual GP & Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail and leisure discounts
• Joint-contribution pension from 6% (12% total)
• Enhanced maternity & family leave
• Life assurance
• Holiday Plus

Responsibilities

• Support engineers on site and learn from them daily during gas service and mains repair activities
• Excavate, dig in public and private highways, lay and repair gas pipes; work outdoors in various environments safely as part of a team
• Contribute to essential work that keeps gas supply running to millions of people around the year, including standby and overtime opportunities
• Maintain the SGN vans and tools before and after each job, ensuring the team has all equipment to work safely and efficiently

Skills & Attributes

Seeks to develop their skills: You are curious, always wanting to learn and develop your skills. You seek knowledge from others and like to push and challenge yourself.

Demonstrates resilience and bounce back: You face challenges head on, learn from mistakes and keep focused.

Takes initiative and ownership: You are accountable, taking ownership of the important service we provide and continually looking for better ways of working.

Adapts and remains calm: You thrive in an environment involving public interaction, adapting to situations and remaining calm during circumstances.

Comfortable working on a rota with shift patterns, including weekends and nights: We maintain customer safety and warmth through 24/7, 365‑day service.

Requires a clean shaven appearance: As part of our personal safety commitment you must remain clean shaven, pass a face‑fit test, and wear tight‑fitting dust masks and breathing apparatus.

Holds a valid UK driver’s licence: A full, valid UK driver’s licence is essential for this role.

Must be locatable within a commutable distance of the desired location.