Commercial Plumber & Heating Engineer

We are looking to appoint a fully qualified, Gas Safe registered Commercial Plumber & Heating Engineer to join the Works Department at Downside School. The School has a large estate, with complex plumbing infrastructure and a wide range of boilers and systems. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking routine maintenance and advising on how best to improve and upgrade the infrastructure over time. They will provide an efficient and effective response to reactive works and help ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.  The successful candidate may be required to work at height and in confined spaces. In addition, they may be required to respond to occasional emergency callouts, which operate on a rota basis. 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 water 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 Essential Gas Safe Qualifications (Commercial): Valid COCN1 (or CODNC01), CIGA1, CORT1, ICPN1, and TPCP1/1A. Gas Safe Qualifications (Domestic): Valid CCN1 and CENWAT. Plumbing/Hot Water: HWSS (G3 Unvented Hot Water Systems certification). Desirable Experience of working in historic or listed buildings Experience of working in an educational environment, preferably a boarding school Basic electrical competence for safe isolation and boiler control fault-finding. W