Estates Technician (Heating & Plumbing) – Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service

As an Estates Technician (Plumbing and Heating), you will have specific responsibility for installing, maintaining and repairing plumbing and heating installations at all Service premises across the counties of Devon and Somerset; ensuring all such work is carried out in a safe manner and to all legislative and Service requirements.

You will also assist with both reactive and planned general building maintenance, refurbishments and grounds maintenance works across all Service premises throughout our two counties, ensuring work is carried out to the required standard.

Key Responsibilities

To carry out planned and reactive plumbing / heating and other maintenance tasks to include but not limited to the repair or replacement of:
Heating systems – boilers, radiators, underfloor heating, heat pumps.
Toilet cisterns / pans / seats
Unblocking drains, waste pipes and traps.
Repair or replacement of hand basins, sinks, taps and associated plumbing.
Hot water heater / boiler repairs / replacements including safe isolation and electrical connection.
Shower gutter replacements and installations including safe isolation and electrical connection.
Gutter and downpipe clearing and replacements.
Hose reel repairs / replacements.
Thermostat replacements
All associated making good following instructions including but not limited to boxing, tiling, shower board, fire stopping etc.
To undertake initial fault investigatory work, identify appropriate remedial repairs, with the ability to be self-autonomous, whilst considering Health and Safety requirements, Operational risk and cost (financial / reputational) to the Service.
To carry out planned internal and external plumbing to include design and installation of all plumbing systems to fully update as built building information and identification of assets for future planned preventative maintenance.
In conjunction with other Estates Technicians, carry out planned internal and external alternations such as kitchen refurbishments, shower room alterations ensuring all plumbing works are in compliance with requisite legislation.
If required to, carry out legionella monitoring inspections and identified remedial repairs in relation to Service premises.
To assess proposed repair and improvement works in relation to plumbing requirements, identify materials, estimate quantities and obtain prices for materials and/or quotations for identified repairs / works and advise accordingly.