Plumber (Multi skilled)

HOUSE OF COMMONS; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the House of Commons as a Plumber, where you will be part of a dedicated team responsible for maintaining historic buildings on the parliamentary estate. This role involves carrying out reactive and planned plumbing maintenance tasks while ensuring high standards of service and customer satisfaction. You'll be working in a dynamic environment with a range of benefits including training opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

30 days' annual leave

Civil Service pension with employer contribution of 28.97%

Access to training and development

Flexible working

Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in providing reactive and planned plumbing services.
• Understanding of working within a complex building environment and related health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Carry out reactive plumbing maintenance tasks.
• Perform planned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Collaborate with a team to maintain high standards in service delivery.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Customer Focus

Education

NVQ level 3 in plumbing

Job description

House of Commons

The House of Commons a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system.

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community. More information on what it's like to work at the House of Commons can be found here: Be at the heart of the House of Commons - UK Parliament

Staff Benefits

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Access to training and development.
• Flexible working.
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

Introduction

The Parliamentary Maintenance Team serves both the House of Commons & House of Lords carrying out reactive maintenance requests on the Parliamentary Estate.

The in-house Reactive team consist of some 45 craft persons and assistants ranging from electricians and plumbers to upholsterers and locksmiths etc who provide a day-to-day reactive repair service across the estate.

The Role

You will work as part of a team of approximately four Plumbers based on the Parliamentary estate in Westminster. You will help to maintain our grade one listed buildings and UNESCO world heritage site as well as all the other buildings that make up the parliamentary estate.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Carry out reactive Plumbing maintenance tasks
• Carry out related multi-skilled mechanical maintenance tasks
• Planned preventative maintenance tasks
• Semi-skilled work
• Producing and repairing items

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

Qualifications:

• NVQ level 3 in plumbing

Experience, Capable and Understanding of:

• Providing a wide range of reactive and planned Plumbing services
• Working on a complex and demanding estate to provide a high-quality service
• Carrying out reactive Plumbing and basic mechanical services
• Using mobile IT to receive, complete and update work tasks live
• Using IT to email, and use MS Office software
• Methods/constraints when working in an occupied building
• Techniques used to maintain a complex building
• Building management systems
• Relevant Health and Safety legislation relating to maintenance activities

Communication:

• Communicates ideas to stakeholders to resolve problems with a broad range of people at all levels.

Working Together:

• Ability to work successfully within a team, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion to deliver high-quality services.

Providing a Customer Focused Service:

• Responds to customer needs and meets their expectations.

Next Steps and Additional Information

CV - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV

More information on the application process can be found here: Application process - UK Parliament

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

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