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Gas mains layers install and maintain pipelines that supply homes and businesses with gas.
You could work: evenings / weekends; on shifts
In your day-to-day duties you may:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
Your working environment may be physically demanding and outdoors in all weathers.
You can get into this job through:
You could get into this job through an intermediate apprenticeship as a gas industry network operative.
This will usually take 2 years to complete. You'll do on-the-job training and spend time with a college or training provider.
You'll usually need:
You could apply directly to work as a trainee gas mains layer. Most employers will expect you to have 3 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), including English, maths and science or engineering.
Experience and qualifications in construction, roadworks, building services engineering or plumbing can be helpful.
You could also move into mains laying from working with another utility, like water.
You can find out more about careers in the gas industry from [Energy & Utilities Jobs | https://www.energyutilitiesjobs.co.uk/gas/ ].
With experience, you could become a team leader or site supervisor.
With further training you could move into gas mains or wider utility engineering work, or roadworks and construction.