At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to maintain and optimise plumbing systems in a historic school environment.
- Company: Downside School, a prestigious independent boarding school with a supportive community.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, free lunches, access to leisure facilities, and a supportive team.
- Other info: Enjoy a static role on a stunning rural campus with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in a beautiful setting while developing your skills in plumbing and heating.
- Qualifications: Gas Safe registered with relevant plumbing qualifications and a passion for maintenance.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 45000 £ per year.
Overview
We are looking to appoint a fully qualified, Gas Safe registered Commercial Plumber and Heating Engineer to join the Works Department at Downside School.
The School has a large estate with complex plumbing infrastructure and a wide range of boilers and systems.
The post holder will undertake routine maintenance and advise on how best to improve and upgrade the infrastructure over time.
They will provide an efficient and effective response to reactive works and help ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
The successful candidate may be required to work at height and in confined spaces and may respond to occasional emergency callouts on a rota basis.
Responsibilities
- Planned and
- Reactive
Maintenance: Undertake routine servicing, statutory safety inspections, fault diagnosis, and reactive repairs on all gas boilers, plant rooms, and ancillary equipment across the estate.
- System Balancing and Optimisation: Manage water distribution, heating loops, and hot water storage systems.
- Water Hygiene Compliance: Maintain and monitor hot and cold water services to prevent water stagnation, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
- Contractor Liaison: Liaise with and assist in supervising external contractors during major plant overhauls or other work on site.
- Emergency Out-of-Hours: Participate in an on-call emergency response rota to address critical heating or plumbing failures on campus.
Qualifications
- Gas Safe Qualifications (Commercial): Valid COCN1 (or CODNC01), CIGA1, CORT1, ICPN1, and TPCP1/1A.
- Gas Safe Qualifications (Domestic): Valid CCN1 and CENWAT.
- Plumbing/Hot Water: HWSS (G3 Unvented Hot Water Systems certification).
- Desirable: Experience of working in historic or listed buildings.
- Desirable: Experience of working in an educational environment, preferably a boarding school.
- Desirable: Basic electrical competence for safe isolation and boiler control fault-finding.
- About Downside School
Downside School is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 11 to 18, and one of England's oldest and most distinguished Catholic schools.
It is situated at the foot of the Mendip Hills, twelve miles south of the city of Bath.
What We Offer
- A highly experienced, professional and supportive team of colleagues.
- A static, single-site role on a beautiful rural campus (no commuting to different places).
- Complimentary lunches from our on-site caterers.
- Free uniform and safety equipment.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Complimentary access to onsite leisure facilities including indoor swimming pool, gym and squash courts.
- Contractual Details
Salary: Competitive between £40,000 and £45,000 dependent on qualifications and experience.
Working hours: 39 hours per week, Monday–Thursday 08:00–16:30, Friday 08:00–15:30 with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break.
Permanent contract, 52 weeks per year with 28 days annual holiday (including bank holidays).
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