At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead plumbing operations across social housing and maintenance projects in South Wales.
- Company: Established contractor with a strong reputation and commitment to employee development.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company car, healthcare, pension, and career progression opportunities.
- Other info: Secure workload with limited travel and opportunities for growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while building a long-term career in a respected company.
- Qualifications: Strong plumbing background and experience managing teams in maintenance or refurbishment.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 55000 £ per year.
- Domestic Plumbing Manager
- Social Housing, Planned Works & Maintenance
- Cardiff, South Wales
- 50,000 - 55,000 + Company Car + Benefits
- Permanent
BMSL are recruiting on behalf of one of South Wales' most established contractors for a Domestic / Light Commercial Plumbing Manager to lead plumbing operations across a secured portfolio of social housing, planned maintenance, refurbishment and retrofit projects.
Operating through long-standing frameworks and partnerships with housing associations, local authorities and public-sector clients, our client delivers a wide range of maintenance and improvement works across South Wales and the West of England.
This is a key management appointment offering long-term stability, genuine progression opportunities and the chance to play a leading role within a growing division.
The Opportunity
You'll take ownership of the day-to-day delivery of plumbing works across multiple contracts, managing direct labour, subcontractors, supervisors and client relationships whilst ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
This role combines operational management, people leadership and client-facing responsibility, making it ideal for somebody looking to move into a senior management position within a respected regional contractor.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing domestic and light commercial plumbing operations across multiple live contracts.
- Leading and supporting plumbing supervisors, operatives and subcontractors.
- Planning labour resources, workloads and delivery programmes.
- Monitoring quality, productivity and operational performance.
- Managing health and safety compliance across all plumbing activities.
- Supporting mobilisation and delivery of new contracts.
- Liaising with clients, residents, housing providers and stakeholders.
- Managing variations, quotations and operational reporting.
- Supporting recruitment, training and development of plumbing teams.
- Driving excellent customer service and workmanship standards.
About You
You'll have a strong plumbing background together with experience managing people, programmes and service delivery within maintenance, planned works or refurbishment environments.
Essential Requirements
- Strong background within domestic plumbing maintenance, refurbishment or planned works.
- Experience managing direct labour and subcontractors.
- Experience working within occupied residential environments.
- Strong organisational and leadership skills.
- Experience working with housing associations, local authorities or public-sector clients.
- Good commercial awareness.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Desirable Experience
- Social housing maintenance.
- Planned works programmes.
- Reactive maintenance contracts.
- Light commercial plumbing works.
- Retrofit and decarbonisation projects.
- Framework-based contract delivery.
- Previous gas qualifications.
- What's On Offer
- Company car.
- Company benefits package (healthcare, pension).
- Secure long-term workload.
- Structured training and career development opportunities.
- Progression within a well-established South Wales contractor.
- Predominantly South Wales-based projects with limited travel.
- Opportunity to lead and grow a key operational division.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a contractor with a strong reputation across South Wales, a secured pipeline of framework work and a genuine commitment to long-term employee development and progression.
If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact whilst building a long-term career, we'd like to hear from you.
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