Gas Engineer Apprentice
Hyde Housing Association
Brighton (BN1 6AF)
Closes in 17 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 June 2026
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Summary
Assist in delivering efficient, professional repairs, servicing and installation work, providing high-quality service and improving resident satisfaction. Develop skills and knowledge within property maintenance while completing a gas engineering apprenticeship, working to Gas Safe and HSE regulations and achieving ACS Gas qualifications.
- Wage
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£25,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Salary subject to change on 31st July 2026.
- Training course
- Gas engineering operative (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 8.30am - 5.00pm and Friday, 8.30am - 4.00pm. Including one day per week allocated to day-release training at Steve Willis Training Centre in Burgess Hill.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 3 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 10 months
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Provide a professional domestic gas trade services to residents ensuring internal and external work sites are adequately protected, respecting customer privacy and property and safety whilst ensuring a high level of customer service is delivered
- If responsible for a Hyde van, perform routine maintenance checks on vehicles, reporting defects, accidental damage, or loss of property in accordance with standard procedures
- Assist with maintaining and monitoring the supply, stock, and use of gas engineering and plumbing trade materials, ensuring only quality materials are utilised for any repair work undertaken enhancing the standard level of properties and service the Hyde Group offers customers
- Exercise and promote the highest levels of duty, care, and safety within all working environments to minimise any exposure to risk for all Hyde Group employees, properties, and customers
- Communicate effectively to our residents in their homes and demonstrate excellent customer care skills
- Assist and learn, training alongside qualified gas engineers in the delivery of works such as boilers, pipework, radiators and heating systems and day to day responsive repairs maintenance
- Learn, understand, and adhere to all safe systems of work Health and Safety requirements, policies, risk management guidelines to always ensure safe working procedures
- Always wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Ensure any tools or machinery are operated following approved safety instructions/regulations. Report any accidents occurring or dangerous incidents and near misses promptly to both Health & Safety and other relevant Managers
- Report any accidents occurring or dangerous incidents promptly to both Health &Safety and other relevant Managers
- Demonstrate appropriate behaviours to ensure that an excellent service delivery is maintained in all aspects of the role
- Demonstrating professional representation of the company through appropriate professional behaviours
- Apply all knowledge, behaviours and skill attributes being achieved during the apprenticeship to your role at work
- Adhere to all Hyde Groups policies and procedures
Where you'll work
125
Preston Road
Brighton
BN1 6AF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
STEVE WILLIS TRAINING LTD.
Training course
Gas engineering operative (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety practices.
- Install and commission a range of primary appliances, for example central heating boilers, gas cookers, space heaters.
- Install and commission a range of secondary appliances, for example laundry appliances, water heaters and gas meters (not exceeding 6m3 in capacity).
- Carry out testing and safety checks applicable to the appliance chimney or flue type.
- Carry out routine maintenance and servicing of appliances and components.
- Identify and rectify faults in appliances and components.
- Decommission appliances and systems.
- Isolate the electrical supply to the appliance.
- Conduct electrical safety checks pre- and post-work.
- Undertake and document risk assessments.
- Source, read and follow technical documentation associated with equipment and installation requirements.
- Select, use and maintain tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Check and action inspection records and schedules.
- Identify unsafe situations or conditions and take action under IGEM G/11 Gas industry unsafe situations procedure.
- Use digital technology to access job, appliance and customer information.
- Complete and maintain work records including appliance and customer data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Communicate verbally with customers, including the provision of guidance on energy and efficiency measures specific to the appliance or system being worked on.
- Recycle, reuse, return defective components and dispose of waste.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Comply with health and safety practices.
- Install and commission a range of primary appliances, for example central heating boilers, gas cookers, space heaters.
- Install and commission a range of secondary appliances, for example laundry appliances, water heaters and gas meters (not exceeding 6m3 in capacity).
- Carry out testing and safety checks applicable to the appliance chimney or flue type.
- Carry out routine maintenance and servicing of appliances and components.
- Identify and rectify faults in appliances and components.
- Decommission appliances and systems.
- Isolate the electrical supply to the appliance.
- Conduct electrical safety checks pre- and post-work.
- Undertake and document risk assessments.
- Source, read and follow technical documentation associated with equipment and installation requirements.
- Select, use and maintain tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Check and action inspection records and schedules.
- Identify unsafe situations or conditions and take action under IGEM G/11 Gas industry unsafe situations procedure.
- Use digital technology to access job, appliance and customer information.
- Complete and maintain work records including appliance and customer data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Communicate verbally with customers, including the provision of guidance on energy and efficiency measures specific to the appliance or system being worked on.
- Recycle, reuse, return defective components and dispose of waste.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Training schedule
Steve Willis Training - Burgess Hill Centre
More training information
- Training will take place at Steve Willis Training Centre in Burgess Hill, where you will attend one day a week for your college training
- The other four days will be spent working with Hyde Housing Association carrying out trades work at various locations in Brighton (travel will be required)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3 or 4)
- Maths (grade 3 or 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- Enhanced DBS Check
- Must have lived in the UK, Europe Switzerland, or Gibraltar for 3 years or more, and have proof of residency
- International candidates they must have a visa for the duration of the qualification plus 1 year
About this employer
Hyde Housing is one of the UK’s leading housing providers, managing homes and communities across London, the South East and surrounding areas. Hyde is committed to providing safe, affordable and high-quality housing, while delivering excellent services to residents.
Hyde invests in community support, sustainability and career development opportunities, helping employees build valuable skills and long-term careers within the housing and property maintenance sector.
http://www.hyde-housing.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Access to a annual discretionary bonus payment, dependant on performance (reviewed each year)
- Employee routine health optical and dentist appointments reimbursement plan
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- At Hyde apprentices who successfull complete their apprenticeship if performance meets Hydes expectations should move into a Gas improver position
- Apprentices will be Gas safe ACS accredited and have a full Gas Operative apprenticeship Level 3
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STEVE WILLIS TRAINING LTD.
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038658.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Friday 10 July 2026 at 11:59pm)