Try tricking Jenkins into using

Jenkinsfile

@@ -1,51 +1,53 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env groovy
 
 node {
-    stage('checkout') {
-        checkout scm
-    }
-
-    stage('check java') {
-        sh "java -version"
-    }
-
-    stage('clean') {
-        sh "chmod +x gradlew"
-        sh "./gradlew clean --no-daemon"
-    }
-
-    stage('npm install') {
-        sh "./gradlew npm_install -PnodeInstall --no-daemon"
-    }
-
-    stage('backend tests') {
-        try {
-            sh "./gradlew test -PnodeInstall --no-daemon"
-        } catch(err) {
-            throw err
-        } finally {
-            junit '**/build/**/TEST-*.xml'
+    withEnv(["PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH"]) {
+        stage('checkout') {
+            checkout scm
         }
-    }
 
-    stage('frontend tests') {
-        try {
-            sh "./gradlew npm_run_test -PnodeInstall --no-daemon"
-        } catch(err) {
-            throw err
-        } finally {
-            junit '**/build/test-results/TESTS-*.xml'
+        stage('check java') {
+            sh "java -version"
         }
-    }
 
-    stage('packaging') {
-        sh "./gradlew bootWar -x test -Pprod -PnodeInstall --no-daemon"
-        archiveArtifacts artifacts: '**/build/libs/*.war', fingerprint: true
-    }
+        stage('clean') {
+            sh "chmod +x gradlew"
+            sh "./gradlew clean --no-daemon"
+        }
 
-    stage('quality analysis') {
-        withSonarQubeEnv('sonar') {
-            sh "./gradlew sonarqube --no-daemon"
+        stage('npm install') {
+            sh "./gradlew npm_install -PnodeInstall --no-daemon"
+        }
+
+        stage('backend tests') {
+            try {
+                sh "./gradlew test -PnodeInstall --no-daemon"
+            } catch (err) {
+                throw err
+            } finally {
+                junit '**/build/**/TEST-*.xml'
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('frontend tests') {
+            try {
+                sh "./gradlew npm_run_test -PnodeInstall --no-daemon"
+            } catch (err) {
+                throw err
+            } finally {
+                junit '**/build/test-results/TESTS-*.xml'
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('packaging') {
+            sh "./gradlew bootWar -x test -Pprod -PnodeInstall --no-daemon"
+            archiveArtifacts artifacts: '**/build/libs/*.war', fingerprint: true
+        }
+
+        stage('quality analysis') {
+            withSonarQubeEnv('sonar') {
+                sh "./gradlew sonarqube --no-daemon"
+            }
         }
     }
 }

gradle.properties

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ rootProject.name=hsadmin-ng
 profile=dev
 
 # Build properties
-node_version=10.15.0
+node_version=10.15.3
 npm_version=6.4.1
 yarn_version=1.13.0