Plumber Pipefitter

Underdog Recruitment Limited; Southampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team events

Growth with the business

Supportive team culture

Job summary

Underdog Recruitment Limited in Southampton is seeking an experienced plumber/heating engineer for a full-time role delivering commercial install projects across care homes, hotels, and refurbishments. You’ll read plans, install commercial heating systems, and ensure high standards from start to finish.

Candidates should have 5+ years in plumbing/heating, experience crossing from domestic to commercial, Gas Safe registered (or working towards it), and a proactive, tidy on-site approach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in plumbing/heating.
• From a big domestic background and starting to cross into commercial - or already working commercial full-time
• Gas Safe registered (or working towards it)
• Comfortable reading plans, working tidily, and communicating clearly on site

Responsibilities

• Deliver commercial heating system installations across care homes, hotels, gyms, refurbishments and similar.
• Pipework (15mm up to 110mm) and sanitary ware installations.
• Hot and cold feeds installations and gas installs if qualified or training later.
• Read plans and coordinate with site teams to ensure projects run smoothly

Skills

Gas Safe registered

Plan reading

On-site communication

Job description

Underdog Recruitment Limited | Full time

Southampton, United Kingdom | Posted on 25/07/2025

There's a team out there who plan ahead, sort their materials properly, and know what a decent install looks like because the people running it have done the job themselves.

They have steady work lined up and big growth plans and are looking to bring another experienced engineer to help deliver it to the standard they expect.

You won't be firefighting or chasing missing parts. You'll be doing commercial installs that are well planned and supported from start to finish.

What the job involves:

• Commercial heating systems
• Pipework (15mm up to 110mm)
• Sanitary ware
• Hot and cold feeds
• Gas installs (if qualified - or open to training later)

You'll be working across care homes, hotels, gyms, refurbishments and similar so there's plenty of variety.

They're looking for someone who's:

• 5+ years' experience in plumbing/heating
• From a big domestic background and starting to cross into commercial - or already working commercial full-time
• Gas Safe registered (or working towards it)
• Comfortable reading plans, working tidily, and communicating clearly on site
• Looking for a long-term role with growth potential

Who you are as a person is really important too, everyone is part of the team and theres no "numbers"...

You'll need to:

• Be proactive - you don't wait to be told, you get moving
• Have a can-do attitude, especially when plans shift
• Take pride in doing a job properly, not just quickly
• Team mentality, this is a big deal with these guys!
• Enjoy getting stuck in and helping things run smoothly
• Spot problems early and get them fixed

The Package:

• £35,000-£40,000 salary depending on experience
• Supportive team culture
• Team events and the chance to grow with the business