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Gas Operative

Network PlusKettering, Northamptonshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 8 Oct 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This Gas Operative role with Network Plus offers a fantastic opportunity to develop critical skills in a vital industry, with a competitive salary and benefits package. You'll thrive here if you're enthusiastic, safety-conscious, and enjoy hands-on work, with the flexibility of a hybrid schedule. Apply today to join a reputable company and contribute to essential infrastructure!

Quick Overview

Seniority

Mid Senior

Work mode

Hybrid

Location

Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Posted

1 week ago

Job Description

Description

The Gas Operative [NCO1 Support Engineer] will Work as part of a team and assist the Team Leader, you will be responsible for attending gas escapes and conducting appropriate repairs. You will need to have exceptional customer service skills, be extremely enthusiastic and can promote safe working practice, whilst driving efficiency and maintaining compliant ways of working.

You MUST have a full valid driver’s licence and be able to be clean shaven every day for health and safety reasons.

You will be required to work on a shift pattern rota [averaging 40 hours per week] which will include weekends.

Key Responsibilities

Your day-to-day duties will include:

Assisting the Team Leader
Attending gas leaks
Groundwork
Excavations and reinstatements
Utilising appropriate signing, lighting, and guarding
Ensuring cable avoidance
Delivering equipment and tools where required
Patrol and plant protection.
Working on & in deep excavations up to 2.5m
Working on a standby rota system

Experience and Qualifications

We are looking for both Trainees [to be placed through a training program] and those who already have the below qualifications.

SHEA Gas
NCO1 Assistant
NRSWA [1,2 & 3 Operative]

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. By applying for this role, you agree to the terms of our privacy policy.

About Network Plus

Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.

We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.

We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.