Plumbing & Heating Technician

Coventry University Group; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Employers Pension contribute

30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Life Assurance 4 x Salary

BUPA Cash Plan

CU Reward Scheme – Discounts

Job summary

Coventry University Group is seeking an experienced Plumbing & Heating Technician to maintain and improve the university estate across multiple campuses. You will perform preventative maintenance, repairs, fault diagnosis, and installations on domestic water and heating systems, ensuring safety and compliance.

You will guide apprentices, analyse drawings, document activities, and liaise with contractors and customers to deliver efficient, customer-focused service.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds qualification in plumbing, heating, or ventilation and ACS qualifications.
• Practical experience with heating, ventilation, cold water, hot water and pressure systems.
• Good understanding of legislation, compliance requirements and safe working practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs and fault diagnosis.
• Undertake installation works across Coventry University Group sites.
• Read technical drawings and maintain accurate documentation.
• Support Building Management System (BMS) fault investigations and upgrades.
• Participate in out-of-hours emergency call-out rota and travel to regional campuses.

Skills

Diagnostic ability

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

City & Guilds qualification in plumbing/heating/ventilation

ACS qualifications

Job description

The Role

As a Plumbing & Heating Technician, you will play an important role in delivering a high-quality maintenance and operational service across Coventry University Group's diverse estate. Working as part of the Estates Delivery Team, you will undertake planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, fault diagnosis, and installation works, ensuring plumbing, heating, ventilation, and associated mechanical systems remain safe, compliant, and operating efficiently.

Working across multiple campuses and sites, you will work across a wide range of facilities, including academic buildings, halls of residence, student accommodation, and regional campuses, carrying out maintenance and repair activities on domestic hot and cold-water services, heating distribution systems, plant rooms, ventilation systems, supporting Building Management System (BMS) fault investigations and associated building services equipment. You will also support system upgrades, adaptations, and improvements that contribute to the long‑term performance of the estate, while minimising disruption to staff, students, and visitors. Working closely with colleagues, contractors, and stakeholders, you will contribute to high standards of workmanship, customer service, health and safety, and continuous improvement across multiple Coventry University Group locations

You will provide guidance to apprentices and other team members, and help ensure maintenance activities are carried out safely, effectively, and in compliance with relevant regulations. Through your technical knowledge and proactive approach, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of services, contribute to maintaining safe, comfortable, quality assurance activities and sustainable environments for students, staff, and visitors.

Our Successful Candidate

We are looking for an experienced plumbing and heating professional with a strong background in building services maintenance, mechanical systems, or facilities management. This role would suit a Plumbing & Heating Technician, Plumber, Mechanical Technician, Maintenance Plumber, Building Services Technician, or someone with similar experience looking to develop their career within a large and diverse estate environment.

You will hold a City & Guilds qualification in plumbing, heating, or ventilation and possess relevant ACS qualifications. You will have practical experience working on heating, ventilation, cold water, hot water, and pressure systems, together with a good understanding of the legislation, compliance requirements, and safe working practices associated with maintaining these services.

The successful candidate will be a proactive problem solver with excellent diagnostic and communication skills with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider team. You will be confident reading technical drawings, maintaining accurate documentation, and liaising with colleagues, contractors, and customers to deliver an efficient and customer‑focused service.

You will be required to participate in the out‑of‑hours emergency call‑out rota and work flexibly to meet operational demands. In return, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the maintenance and development of a diverse estate while supporting the delivery of an excellent experience for our students, staff, and visitors.

As this role supports multiple locations across the Coventry University Group estate, you must be willing and able to travel to regional campuses including Scarborough, Milton Keynes, Central London, and Dagenham as required. Occasional overnight stays may be necessary.

The Benefits

As a staff member of Coventry University, you will have access to a wide range of industry leading rewards and benefits which includes:

• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• Life Assurance 4 x Salary
• BUPA Cash Plan
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers

Our Culture

As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.