Are you an experienced commercial Heating engineer looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the great city of Sheffield?’

At Sheffield City Council we’re currently seeking a qualified commercial Heating engineer to join our Housing Repairs & Maintenance Service and help us to continue to deliver excellent results. A proven ability to work on all types of domestic and commercial properties with a good knowledge of regulations and compliance would be beneficial.

You will be required to have knowledge in district heating systems, You’ll be able to install new commercial boilers when required. We’ll require you to be flexible in the role as heating replacement can be seasonal.

Currently, we are in the process of gaining training to be able to work on renewable energy systems (mainly Air source heat pumps) and any experience in this area would be highly beneficial.

You should be confident in carrying out boiler services and repairs and filling in all relevant certification. You may be asked to supervise and mentor with our apprentices.

We will expect you to be able to use handheld electronic devices to sign in to and complete jobs and you must be able to drive and have a clean licence.

We pride ourselves on providing a responsive, efficient, and professional service and if you would like to be a part of that, we want to hear from you.

There are lots of benefits to working with us.

All our jobs are in Sheffield, so there’s no need to travel far.
We provide all the PPE you need to work.
We have a range of family-friendly policies, and the opportunity to apply to work part-time.
Health and Safety is a high priority for us, as reflected in our excellent safety record.
On top of that we offer a great paid annual leave allowance of 25 days moving to 30 after 5 years’ service.
the opportunity to join a generous pension scheme
a flexi-scheme is in operation allowing the option to accrue additional 13 days off

That’s not all- when you work with us, we aim to provide relevant training and the opportunity to progress your career. All our commercial Heating engineers undergo continued personal development and we encourage all our engineers to become qualified in renewable energy options.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.