Job Ref: 215222673

Date: 2021-11-22 14:35:19

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RECenergy are proud to be supporting one of the UK's leading metering employers for their recruitment campaign to source Qualified Dual Fuel Meter Installers on their long-term contracts with British Gas, SSE, Shell, Total Gas and others.

This is a direct and permanent employment position with excellent benefits and long term career opportunities (see Frequently Asked Questions at the end of this document).

RECenergy have been engaged to select the best metering operatives in their field to support the growth plans of this already successful business. In return you will receive competitive pay and industry leading benefits.

Applications are now being accepted for Dual Fuel Meter installers, who live and are prepared to work in the following MPAN areas / geographical locations: MPAN20
The Company
You will be working for one of the UK's largest metering companies with single fuel and dual fuel engineers working on contracts nationwide. They aim to keep work as close to your home post code as possible, however this is dependent on available work.
The Standard Earnings

£31,679 Minimum expected earnings outside M25
£4,800 Achievable Health and Safety Bonus (£400 x 12 months)
Benefits

Peugeot Expert Van

Fuel Card, Samsung Phone and Tablet, Tools, PPE provided

40 Hours working week

Monday to Friday working

25 Days plus 8 Statutory Days Annual Leave entitlement (30 days after 5 years)

Buy and Sell Holiday Options

4x Salary Life Insurance Cover

Match Pension Scheme 4% to 5%

Corporate Season Ticket Travel

Eligibility to join the Share Incentive Plan following 6 months employment

Cycle to Work scheme

Stock and consumables come via Bybox which is located as close to your house as possible.

Stock audit completed monthly

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Employee Assistance Program & access to an Employee Assistance Programme with easy access via My Healthy Advantage app.
Exclusive employee access to SmartHealth app – includes a free 24/7 online GP and a range of other health and wellbeing services

Standard Working Hours and Overtime / On-call Earning Potential

Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm (expect to be at first job at 8.00am)

Overtime – Paid 1 month in arrears at the rates below.

Day
Pay Rate per hour

Monday – Friday
£20.06
Time and a third

Saturday
£22.62
Time and a half

Sunday
£30.16
Double time
On Call
When on call shift would be 10.30am to 7.00pm (later start due to mandatory 11 hour rest period)
On call is typically 1 in 4, Pay Rate details are enclosed below:

Day
Pay Rate per hour
Hours Applicable

Monday – Friday
£20.00
4.30pm – 8.30pm

Saturday
£40.00
8.00am – 5.30pm

Sunday
£50.00
8.00am – 5.30pm
Applicants Requirements

Applicants for these positions will need to be fully qualified dual fuel meter installers to the following standard:

Level 2 Diploma or ACS Gas Qualified for Meter installation

EUSR Registered

MOCOPA (previously/currently held)

At least 12 months post metering qualification work experience

Maximum 6 penalty points on your Driving Licence (manual transmission required)
Application Process
Email your CV and Date of Birth (for an EUSR check) to for submission through the correct channel to the Management Team.
(Note: further documentation will be required at a later date from shortlisted candidates to support your application, including:

Right to Work/Passport/Birth Certificate

Driving Licence & Check Code

ACS/Smart Meter Diploma

MOCOPA

EUSR (if held)

Proof of Address

NI Number

Any other relevant qualifications (First Aid, Asbestos Awareness etc)
Frequently Asked Questions
How will I be trained?
The company will train you to MOCOPA and Company standards at their training facility for a period of eight working days (Mon-Fri of Week 1, Mon-Wed of Week 2). This is followed by a further 7 working days shadowing an experienced engineer to see the "day-today" in action.
What are the travel requirements?
You will be asked to complete work within around 20-30 miles radius of your home address (10-20 miles in bigger cities). Your jobs will be booked as efficiently as possible within this area to minimise driving, and every effort will be made to ensure your first and last jobs are within a 30 minute drive of you.
Is this a Self-employed position?
No, This is a permanent PAYE position directly

Are wages paid weekly or monthly?
Monthly
Are there any career progression opportunities?
The company is looking at offering up-skilling to EV for their Dual Fuel engineers in the future.
Regarding other development, we currently have a management development program which several of our Field Delivery Leads are currently going through.
There are a lot of opportunities to progress within the company and all roles are advertised internally to give current employees the chance to apply.
It is worth mentioning, that many of the company's Team Leader's, Performance Managers & Technical Assurance team began their careers as field engineers/dual fuel meter installers.

Why should this be your employer of choice?
They are on a journey to become an employer of choice making significant changes over the past year to our offering both group wide and specifically tailored to engineers (such as increased overtime & on call rates, simplified bonus to make it more achievable, introduced engineer forums to gather feedback).
About RECenergy
RECenergy is a specialist energy sector recruitment business whose Directors have worked in the metering recruitment industry for over 17 years.
Our Offices is open for calls and email correspondence from 7.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Saturday

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