Senior Plumbing & Heating Technician – Campus Estates

Groupe Adequat UK; Guildford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £38k-£42k

40 days holiday

Additional leave yearly

36-hour week

Pension contributions

Technical training

EV leasing

On-site facilities access

Career progression

Job summary

Groupe Adequat UK is partnering with a leading higher education organisation to recruit a Senior Plumbing and Heating Technician to join its Estates and Facilities Maintenance team.

The role covers maintenance across academic buildings, student accommodation, laboratories, offices, plant rooms and communal areas, delivering planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs and improvements to ensure safe, efficient and compliant facilities for students, staff and visitors.

Qualifications

• A recognised Level 3 qualification in Plumbing, Mechanical Engineering, or Plumbing and Heating.
• Significant post‑qualification experience in plumbing and heating maintenance.
• Experience in commercial/public sector/education/residential facilities management environments.
• Strong knowledge of hot/cold water systems, heating systems, pumps, valves, tanks, cylinders and sanitaryware.
• Good planning, organisational and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair domestic and commercial plumbing and heating systems.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and respond to reactive requests.
• Diagnose faults across water and heating systems and associated plant.
• Maintain systems in academic buildings, student residences and plant rooms.
• Perform statutory inspections and testing where qualified and authorised.
• Support water hygiene and legionella control procedures.

Skills

Plumbing

Heating systems

Water hygiene

Planning and organising

Education

Level 3 Plumbing/Heating qualification (NVQ/SVQ/City & Guilds)

Job description

Groupe Adequat UK is partnering with a leading higher education organisation to recruit a Senior Plumbing and Heating Technician to join its Estates and Facilities Maintenance team.

The role covers maintenance across academic buildings, student accommodation, laboratories, offices, plant rooms and communal areas, delivering planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs and improvements to ensure safe, efficient and compliant facilities for students, staff and visitors.