Multi Skilled Plumber / Bathroom Fitter

Are you an experienced plumber with excellent bathroom fitting skills looking for a role where your work makes a real difference to local communities?

At Reading Borough Council, we're looking for a skilled and customer-focused Multi-skilled Plumber / Bathroom Fitter to join our Housing Property Services team. You'll play a key role in delivering planned maintenance and refurbishment works across our housing stock, helping us provide safe, quality homes for our tenants

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

About The Role:
Working as part of our planned maintenance programme, you will undertake a variety of plumbing works but mainly bathroom replacements and installations in council-owned houses, flats and maisonettes.

The role will be based at our Depot at 19 Bennet Road, Reading, RG2 0QX

The position is full-time Monday to Friday on site by 08:00am and leaving site at 16:00pm

You will be supplied a company vehicle for work use only, specialist tools, mobile phone/ PDA, and all other items that will allow you to perform to the highest standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out complete bathroom installations, repairs and replacements.
• Undertaking plumbing installations and repairs, including water mains and sewage systems.
• Completing bathroom and other planned maintenance refurbishment works.
• Assessing materials required and ensuring appropriate ordering and paperwork is completed.
• Working safely and efficiently, maintaining high standards of workmanship.
• Keeping work areas clean and tidy and ensuring waste is disposed of appropriately.
• Providing excellent customer service and treating residents with courtesy and respect.
• Working independently and as part of a wider maintenance team.
• Participating in an out-of-hours emergency call-out rota. (paid extra)

As much of the work will take place in occupied properties, you will need to be considerate, professional and take pride in delivering a positive experience for our residents.

About You:
We are looking for someone who:

• Holds a City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2 qualification in Plumbing.
• Has demonstrable experience in plumbing repairs, maintenance and complete bathroom installations.
• Has experience within building maintenance and refurbishment.
• Has multi-skilled trade experience, including the ability to lay vinyl flooring.
• Can work independently with minimum supervision, as well as effectively within a team.
• Has excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Can organise and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines.
• Is confident dealing with a range of customers and situations with tact and professionalism.
• Holds a full, current driving licence.

Desirable qualifications include Advanced City & Guilds, Level 3 NVQ and relevant gas safety and installation qualifications.

You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential.
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way.
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed.

Our offer:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 30 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
• A wide range of flexible working opportunities
• Modern working environment at 19 Bennet Road, Reading
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
• Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
• Tool Allowance

For more information on this position please contact Nick Romero, Planned Maintenance Managerat nick.romero@reading.gov.ukor 07860 313 953

Closing Date: Thursday 26th November 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interview Setup: In person at 19 Bennet Road, Reading, RG2 0QX