Commercial Plumber & Heating Engineer

Role Overview

Fully qualified Gas Safe registered Commercial Plumber & Heating Engineer to join the Works Department at Downside School.

Key Responsibilities

• Planned & Reactive Maintenance: Undertake routine servicing, statutory safety inspections, fault diagnosis, and reactive repairs on all gas boilers, plant rooms, and ancillary equipment across the estate.
• System Balancing & Optimisation: Manage water distribution, heating loops, and hot water storage systems.
• Water Hygiene Compliance: Maintain and monitor hot and cold water services to prevent stagnation, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
• Contractor Liaison: Liaise with and assist in supervising external contractors during major plant overhauls or other work on site.
• Emergency Out‑of‑Hours: Participate in an on‑call emergency response rota to address critical heating or plumbing failures on campus.

Experience & Qualifications

• Commercial Gas Safe: Valid COCN1 (or CODNC01), CIGA1, CORT1, ICPN1, and TPCP1/1A.
• Domestic Gas Safe: Valid CCN1 and CENWAT.
• Plumbing / Hot Water: HWSS (G3 Unvented Hot Water Systems certification).
• Experience working in historic or listed buildings.
• Experience working in an educational environment, preferably a boarding school.
• Basic electrical competence for safe isolation and boiler control fault‑finding.

Benefits

• Working on a single static site at a beautiful rural campus.
• Complimentary lunches from our on‑site caterers.
• Free uniform and safety equipment.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Complimentary access to onsite leisure facilities, including indoor swimming pool, gym and squash courts.

Contractual Details

Competitive salary between £40,000 and £45,000 dependent on qualifications & experience.

Working hours: 39 hours per week (Monday‑Thursday 08:00‑16:30, Friday 08:00‑15:30) with a 30‑minute unpaid lunch break.

Permanent contract, 52 weeks per year with 28 days annual holiday (including bank holidays).

Location

Radstock, England.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We strive to be an equal opportunities employer and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be DBS checked.

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