Senior Plumbing Technician

SIGMAR LTD; Guildford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement: 40 days

Pension contributions

Technical training and development

EV leasing scheme

Sports and leisure facility access

Career progression within Estates and

Job summary

SIGMAR LTD is seeking a Senior Plumbing and Heating Technician to join the Estates and Facilities Maintenance team in Guildford. You will plan and carry out maintenance across domestic and commercial plumbing and heating systems, ensuring safety and compliance across university facilities including student accommodation and laboratories.

You will diagnose faults, perform preventative work, and maintain accurate records, while collaborating with contractors and other teams to resolve complex

Qualifications

• Recognised Level 3 qualification in Plumbing, Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing and Heating or related discipline.
• Significant post-qualification experience in plumbing and heating maintenance.
• Experience in commercial, public sector, education, residential or facilities management environments.
• Good knowledge of hot/cold-water systems, heating, pumps, valves, tanks, sanitaryware and related plant.
• Good planning and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair domestic and commercial plumbing and heating systems.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and respond to repairs.
• Diagnose faults across water and heating systems and plant.
• Maintain plant rooms, service areas and equipment in occupied buildings.
• Support water hygiene and legionella control procedures.
• Record maintenance work and health and safety information.
• Use CMMS/building logbook to document visits and actions.
• Assist with out-of-hours or emergency maintenance when required.

Skills

Level 3 qualification

Post-qualification experience

Facilities management experience

Water systems knowledge

Education

NVQ/SVQ/City & Guilds

Job description

We are delighted to be working with a leading higher education organisation is looking for a Senior Plumbing and Heating Technician to join its in-house Estates and Facilities Maintenance team.

The organisation operates a large and varied estate, including academic buildings, student accommodation, laboratories, offices, sports facilities, plant rooms and communal areas. You will help ensure that these facilities remain safe, comfortable, efficient and fully operational for students, staff and visitors.

About Your New Job

As a Senior Plumbing and Heating Technician, you will carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs and improvement works across the organisations buildings and facilities.

You will be responsible for maintaining plumbing, heating and associated mechanical systems in a safe, efficient and compliant condition.

Your duties will include:

• Maintaining and repairing domestic and commercial plumbing and heating systems.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and responding to reactive maintenance requests.
• Diagnosing faults across hot and cold-water systems, heating systems, pumps, valves, tanks, cylinders, sanitaryware and associated plant.
• Maintaining systems in academic buildings, student residences, communal areas, plant rooms and other campus facilities.
• Carrying out statutory inspections and testing where appropriately qualified and authorised.
• Supporting the maintenance of water hygiene and legionella control systems in line with relevant procedures.
• Reporting defective plant, equipment and building services to the maintenance helpdesk.
• Ensuring plant rooms, service areas and equipment are kept safe, clean and in good working order.
• Completing repairs and maintenance work in occupied buildings, including student accommodation.
• Working with colleagues, specialist contractors and other maintenance disciplines to resolve complex issues.
• Maintaining accurate records of work completed, inspections, defects, materials and health and safety information.
• Using a computerised maintenance management system or building logbook to record maintenance visits and follow-up actions.
• Supporting out-of-hours or emergency call-out arrangements when required.

You will be expected to plan and prioritise your workload, respond effectively to urgent issues and take responsibility for more complex maintenance tasks. You will also communicate professionally with students, staff, contractors and other building users.

Working hours

The standard working pattern is:

• Monday to Friday
• 08:0016:12
• 36-hour working week

Participation in an out-of-hours rota may be required to support business continuity and emergency maintenance requirements.

What Skills You Need

To apply, you will need:

• A recognised Level 3 qualification in Plumbing, Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing and Heating or a related discipline, such as an NVQ, SVQ or City & Guilds qualification.
• Significant post-qualification experience in plumbing and heating maintenance.
• Experience working in a commercial, public sector, education, healthcare, residential, facilities management or student accommodation environment.
• Good practical knowledge of hot and cold-water systems, heating systems, pumps, valves, cylinders, tanks, sanitaryware and associated mechanical plant..
• Good planning, organisational and prioritisation skills

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary: £38,000 - £42,000.
• 40 days holiday, including annual leave, university closure days and bank holidays.
• An additional day of leave for each year of service, up to five years.
• A 36-hour working week.
• Highly competitive pension contributions.
• Relevant technical training and professional development.
• Discounted childcare or nursery facilities, where available.
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme.
• Discounted access to on-site sports and leisure facilities.
• Opportunities to develop your skills and progress within the Estates and Facilities team