Multi Trade Plumber

Unite Students; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading student accommodation company seeks a Multi Trade Engineer - Plumber in Portsmouth to perform repairs and maintenance on properties. The ideal candidate will have NVQ Level 2 in Plumbing and skills in construction. Responsibilities include plumbing, carpentry, and ensuring safety compliance. The role offers a salary of £30,750 - £35,875 plus a bonus and extensive benefits, including 33 days paid holiday, pension contributions, and wellness support.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

33 days paid holiday and holiday buying scheme

Generous pension scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Gym benefit

Enhanced Family Leave

Qualifications

• Must have a full driving license valid in the UK.
• Competent and qualified to operate tools and equipment safely.
• Ability to carry out dynamic risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out repairs and remediate defects to properties.
• Deliver planned preventative maintenance and responsive repairs.
• Complete digital job tickets and raise follow-on work orders.

Skills

Entry level skills in construction

Plumbing (NVQ L2)

Good communication skills

Understanding of Health and Safety

Flexibility in working hours

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Plumbing

NVQ Level 2 in related skills

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Multi Trade Engineer - Plumber

Location: Portsmouth

Salary: £30,750 - £35,875 per annum (depending on experience) + bonus + benefits

Hours and Rota: Working 5 days a week on a rota pattern including: 8am - 8pm Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm. Saturday and Sunday plus On-Call rota

Essential: A full driving license valid for driving in the UK

The Role

This role will be required to carry out any repairs and remedy any defects to Unite Students properties as instructed by Facilities Managers and Team Leaders. The role is responsible for delivering planned preventative maintenance, responsive repairs and ensuring the delivery of safe, warm, working homes to our customers.

What You'll Be Doing

• Plumbing - Essential
• Carpentry
• Painting and Decorating
• Plastering repairs
• Adhering to Health and Safety legislation, and a safe and secure working environment.
• Accountable for the quality of the maintenance and repair work delivered.
• Ensuring that the work delivered meets the correct Unite Students standard.
• Carrying out dynamic risk assessments to ensure that they are in a safe working environment and escalating issues to their line management.
• Completing all digital job tickets required for the works they deliver, raising follow on works orders where necessary and to be compliant with Unite Students policies and procedures.
• Accountable for raising any maintenance, repair concerns that they identify when performing the tasks that they have been assigned.

What We're Looking for in You

• Minimum of entry level skills in construction to deliver general duties and minor repairs.
• NVQ L2 in Plumbing
• NVQ L2 in other related skills would be useful, but not essential
• A level of experience above all else
• Desirable: relevant construction and facilities management qualifications
• Be competent and qualified to safely operate tools and equipment.
• Understanding of Health and Safety responsibilities
• Understanding of safe systems of work
• Good communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Ability to work at pace whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to offer flexibility in working hours and to take part in the on-call rota.
• Ability to work contracted hours over a 5/7 working pattern.

What You'll Get in Return

• A discretionary annual bonus so you can share in the company’s success
• 33 days paid holiday, inclusive of bank holidays and an annual holiday buying scheme, with 5 additional days awarded for long service
• A generous pension scheme - employer contributions between 5% and 11% depending on how much you save
• Various benefits to support your health and wellbeing including a Healthcare Cash Plan, an Employee Assistance Programme, a Wellbeing platform and a Gym benefit that you can share with your family and friends
• Enhanced Family Leave including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Lots of other great benefits including an annual ShareSave scheme, Employee Life Assurance, a discounts portal and more!

Other Information

As part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, all new employees in this position will be required to undertake a basic criminal record check prior to commencing employment. The cost of this check will be incurred by Unite Students. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory criminal record check result.

If this position sounds exciting to you, we would love to receive your application.