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The heating industry is an exciting place to be at the moment. Not only is it a key part of the UK’s pursuit of Net Zero, but it is also a technically challenging, stimulating field where your day to day work contains a healthy amount of freedom and variety.
At Option, we are always on the lookout for new people. If you would like to be involved then please take a look at the opportunities on this page and apply.
We are a multi award winning company including winning Most Sustainable Installer South 2024 with the prestigious Installer Show National Heating Installer of the Year Awards.
We are growing due to high demand for our heat pump installations but we still install, service and repair gas central heating and hot water systems.
Continuing professional and personal development is very important here. If a course is going to be helpful to you, like fault finding, heating system design, adding / maintaining core qualifications, and they are mutually beneficial, you’ll be booked onto it. We invest in our team and work together for great results, long term.
Rate: £40-48k per year depending on experience and training requirements
Hours: 8-5 Mon-Fri (40 hr weeks) but can arrange flexible days and hours. Work is local. Usually 30 mins travel, max of 1 hr. Paid for on site time, not door to door.
Perks: Training opportunities, Christmas bonus, supportive company and every year served is another days holiday up to 25 days plus bank holidays.
Van and uniform are supplied, as well as specialist tools and power tools. You’re expected to have some work wear (safety shoes and trousers) and hand tools but we can work something out if needed. The right person is the key, not what you own.
Must have:
– CCN1 and CENWAT ACS qualifications
– 3 years minimum post gas qualification
– Gas and heat pump installation experience
– Good at gas boiler and heating system fault finding and servicing.
– Driving licence with no recent bans and max of 3 points.
– No criminal convictions that would fail a DBS check
– Willing to lead a team and project manage
– Eager to learn heating system design and grow into surveying and designing
– Positive attitude to more sustainable and efficient heating solutions
Nice to have:
– CKR and FIR ACS qualifications
– Air source heat pump installation and commissioning qualifications
– Unvented G3
– Water Regulations
– Experience of leading a team and of project management
– Knowledge of heating system design
If you are interested in a career as a heating engineer, working with gas boilers, heat pumps, and heating and hot water systems, training with Option can develop you into the best heating engineer you can be.
We have an exceptional reputation for installing some of the highest quality systems and our work tends to be at the more technical end of the industry, so a keen attitude towards the geeky side of the work is encouraged. Throughout your apprenticeship you will learn how to:
Registered Office Address:
Option Energy Solutions Ltd
9 Penlands Way
Steyning
West Sussex
BN44 3PN
Registered in England
Tel: 01903 814777