Commercial Plumber

Job Description

£19 - £23 per hour

Overview

A growing Facilities Maintenance provider is seeking an experienced Commercial Plumber to support its expanding maintenance team. The role involves delivering reactive plumbing repairs and maintenance across London and the surrounding Home Counties, with a strong focus on hospitality sites including restaurants and hotels.

This position requires a proactive engineer capable of responding quickly to plumbing breakdowns and restoring services efficiently while maintaining excellent customer service standards.

Key Responsibilities

Attend reactive plumbing repairs and breakdowns
Diagnose and resolve plumbing faults across commercial sites
Achieve first-time fixes where possible
Carry out planned and reactive plumbing maintenance
Produce detailed job reports and surveys following site visits
Communicate effectively with operations teams and site contacts
Maintain high standards of workmanship and professionalism
Work collaboratively with other engineers and operational staff
Skills & Experience Required

Proven experience in commercial plumbing maintenance
Recognised commercial plumbing qualification
G3 Unvented certification desirable
Experience working in reactive maintenance environments
Strong customer service and communication skills
Ability to provide clear and concise reports
Strong time management and organisational skills
Competent using handheld technology for job reporting and communication
Full UK Driving Licence (essential)
Working Arrangements

The position operates on a self-employed / sole trader basis.

The company provides:

Company van and fuel card
Specialist tools where required
Parking and congestion charges covered
Company branded tops, hoodies, and body warmers
Engineers are expected to provide their own work trousers, boots, and hand/power tools.

Training and additional qualifications can be funded by the company, subject to an agreed repayment clause if employment ends within a defined period.

Working Hours

Engineers are generally required to be on their first site by 8:00am, with a standard on-site working period of 8:00am - 5:00pm.

Due to travel and job allocation, this typically equates to approximately 12-13 hours door-to-door. Overtime opportunities are frequently available.

Pay Structure

Typical hourly rates:

£19 - £23 per hour
Travel payment structure:

Initial journey paid at £15 per hour until arrival on site
Full hourly rate paid from first site through to completion of the final job
Travel between jobs fully paid
Return journeys exceeding 1.5 hours also paid
Overtime & Call-Out

Work between 6pm - 6am paid at time and a half
Engineers participate in a 1 in 4-5 week call-out rota
Call-out payments per day:

First job: £100
Second job: £75
Third job: £50
Where jobs run continuously overnight, payment may instead be calculated at overtime door-to-door rates.

Payment

Payments are made on the last Friday of each month, with the payroll cut-off the preceding Sunday. A flat 20% tax deduction is applied, with engineers responsible for submitting annual financial summaries to an accountant for tax return purposes