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Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week. This role is part of a 24-hr rotating shift cycle and requires flexibility to provide continuous service.

Worker Type: Onsite worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £33,673 (Level one) rising to £36,581 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Enviroenergy, 12 London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AB

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for a talented individual to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

• You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Nottingham City Council’s Enviroenergy operates a District Heating Scheme that supplies approximately 5,000 domestic and commercial properties, alongside a High Voltage Private Wire Network serving commercial customers. A vacancy has arisen for a Plant Operations Technician (Boiler Operator).

You will provide operational support of the day-to-day operation of the Heat Station at London Road. Under direct supervision of the Plant Operations Engineer, you will carry out various tasks associated with the operations and maintenance of the heat station including: proactive compilation of water treatment analysis on system feed waters and provide results to both Operations and Compliance Engineers, undertaking routine PPM inspections on auxiliary equipment, cleaning and painting of plant and machinery, complete shift and event logs and data collection in line with audit and safety requirements providing a safe, efficient and continuous supply of heat and power to our domestic and commercial customers.

The post holders will support the Plant Operations Engineer in ensuring all operations impacting the Heat Station are delivered safely and in compliance with established procedures, operating start and stop functions of gas fired boilers and adjustment of firing rates as directed by the Plant Operations Engineer.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

Candidates will require previous experience in a similar role

City & Guilds or BOAS certification in boiler operations (or marine equivalent)

Ability to collate data and support recording processes on an ongoing basis

Ability to support plant operations to solve problems and have the flexibility to respond to changing circumstances

Knowledge of water treatment

Steam raising plant experience

Hold a current Driving Licence

-          The role requires you to participate in the on-call rota.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Steve Bettison, Operations Manager, by telephone on 07562 438568 or by email at [email protected]

Closing Date:   2nd December 2026

Interview will be held: TBC

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

About us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually

Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%

Smart Working – to support your work life balance

Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.