Plumber
Join a collaborative maintenance team delivering responsive plumbing and heating repairs across care and supported housing properties in South London. An NVQ Level 3 in Heating and Plumbing / hot water cylinders or equivalent is essential.
If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Plumbing Technician, Plumbing Engineer, Plumbing and Heating Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Building Maintenance Operative, Property Maintenance Technician, Plumbing Maintenance Engineer
SALARY: £39,100 per annum + call-outs + Benefits
LOCATION: Working across South London
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm; emergency call-outs are required out of hours as part of a 24-hour service, with additional earnings available
JOB OVERVIEW
A varied opportunity awaits a practical tradesperson who enjoys solving problems and delivering a dependable service to residents.
The Plumber will handle planned and responsive plumbing, heating and hot water maintenance across a portfolio of occupied properties.
Working with the wider maintenance team, the Plumber will assess reported issues, fault-find and deliver effective repairs while maintaining high standards of presentation and customer service.
Supported by a collaborative team, the Plumber will contribute to reliable services across South London and respond to emergency call-outs when required.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Plumber include:
- Planned and Responsive Maintenance: Undertake plumbing and general maintenance and improvement works, including taps, showers, ball valves, gate valves and stopcocks
- Heating and Hot Water Maintenance: Check two-port and three-port valves, mixing valves, heating and HWS pumps, CWS tanks, TRVs and radiators
- System Troubleshooting: Diagnose heating and hot water systems and replace pumps, blending valves and zone valves
- Fault Finding and Leak Investigations: Investigate leaks and drainage issues and chlorinate water tanks
- Boiler and Controls Repairs: Repair boilers and heating controls
- Pipework Installation and Repairs: Install and replace heating and hot water pipework, repair leaks, and drain down and refill hot and cold systems
- Team Collaboration: Work in partnership with the wider maintenance team
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
- NVQ Level 3 in Heating and Plumbing / hot water cylinders or equivalent
- Previous plumbing experience
- Strong customer service skills, able to work under pressure and take a flexible approach
- Ability and willingness to travel across the South London property portfolio
- Own basic plumbing tools
- Full UK driving licence and own car or van; mileage and expenses are reimbursed
DESIRABLE
- Experience working with commercial boilers
- Gas Safety Registered
BENEFITS
- 28 days holiday including bank holidays
- Free on-site parking, subject to terms and conditions
- Refer a Friend Scheme rewarding £500 for every person referred
- DBS certificate paid, subject to terms and conditions
- Contributory pension
- Working with a collaborative team
This role requires a DBS Check
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