Commercial Maintenance Plumber
Sub Division: Defence
Location: Oxford
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday
Creating and maintaining great places to live and work delivered by excellent people who care…
Purpose of Role
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Commercial Maintenance Plumber to deliver planned and reactive maintenance, as well as support minor installation and refurbishment works across RAF Benson.
Job Description
This is a varied role, ideal for someone with strong plumbing experience who is also comfortable carrying out general maintenance and multi-skilled works within a large operational environment. You will work across a diverse range of facilities including accommodation blocks, kitchens, bathrooms, workshops, office spaces, and storage buildings, ensuring all systems remain safe, compliant, and fully operational.
Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive plumbing works across site.
- Diagnose and repair faults on commercial hot and cold-water systems, sanitaryware, pipework, and associated plant.
- Support minor refurbishment and retrofit projects including bathrooms, kitchens, and welfare areas.
- Undertake general building maintenance and multi-skilled tasks including basic fabric, mechanical, and repair works.
- Source and purchase materials as required for maintenance and project works.
- Ensure all job sheets, compliance records, and CAFM updates are completed accurately and on time.
- Work independently and as part of a wider multi-skilled FM team to deliver high-quality service across the base.
Essential Qualifications/Skills
- Proven experience in commercial plumbing, maintenance, or FM environments.
- NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Plumbing & Heating or equivalent trade qualification.
- BPSS & SC Clearance – must have lived & worked in the UK for the last 5 years
- Multi-skilled background with the ability to support basic fabric or mechanical maintenance works.
- Able to manage reactive workloads and prioritise maintenance activities effectively.
- Good understanding of health & safety and compliance procedures.
- Full UK Driver’s Licence (maximum 6 points, no drink-driving offences).
In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.
We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.
Work Location: In person
