Plumbing and Heating Engineer (Progression To Manager)
Job description
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Plumbing and Heating Engineer (Progression To Manager)
Oxfordshire
£40,000 - £50,000 + Overtime + Company Van + Pension + Progression
Are you a Maintenance Engineer from a plumbing or heating background along with being GasSafe registered, looking for the exciting opportunity to join a business offering a clear scope to progress your career into a managerial role?
Do you want to join a business where they can help you grow into a Head of Maintenance role in the near future, have optional overtime and work with a well established team?
In this field based role, you will carry out maintenance work on residential projects across Oxfordshire. This includes maintaining pipework, sanitaryware, and heating systems, as well as testing and commissioning to ensure all work meets industry standards and building regulations.
This role would suit a Gas Safe Plumber with a background in Gas and Heating work who is looking for long-term career progression, consistent project work, and the chance to join a professional, growing company.
This growing company specialises in plumbing and heating installations for residential developments, delivering full packages from first fix through to final commissioning. As they continue to win new projects, they are looking for skilled plumbers to join their team, with opportunities to progress into off-the-tools roles such as Project Manager or Estimator.
This Role:
- Maintaining boilers, radiators, and heating systems
- Ensuring work meets quality standards and building regulations
- Diagnose faults and repairs, such as leaks, blockages and appliance faults
- Work local Oxfordshire patch
The Person:
- NVQ Level 2 & 3 (or equivalent) in Plumbing and GasSafe
- Full UK Driving license
- Professional, reliable and punctual
Reference: BBBH25245
Keywords: Plumber, Plumbing maintenance, First Fix Plumbing, Second Fix Plumbing, Plumbing and Heating Engineer, Pipework maintenance, Boilers, Radiators, Commissioning, Residential Construction, Oxfordshire
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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.
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Application advice
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⭐ Place your Gas Safe registration number prominently in your CV header or personal statement — the advert lists it as a core requirement alongside NVQ Level 2 & 3.
📊 Quantify your maintenance experience: e.g. 'Serviced and commissioned boilers across 30+ residential units per month, achieving zero failed inspections over 2 years'.
🎯 Highlight first fix and second fix plumbing experience explicitly in your work history bullet points, as these are keywords the recruiter is screening for.
🌐 Mention any experience working across a defined geographic patch (e.g. county-wide or multi-site residential developments) to demonstrate suitability for the Oxfordshire field-based remit.
🤝 Include any supervisory or mentoring experience — even informal — to support your candidacy for the stated progression path to Head of Maintenance or Project Manager.
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- •Maintained and commissioned gas boilers and full heating systems across 25+ residential units per month in Oxfordshire, achieving zero Gas Safe compliance failures over 18 months.
- •Completed first and second fix plumbing on a 40-plot new-build development, delivering all pipework and sanitaryware installations 2 weeks ahead of the project handover deadline.
- •Diagnosed and resolved over 150 boiler and heating faults annually — including leaks, blockages, and appliance failures — reducing repeat call-outs by 30% through root-cause repairs.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Ernest Gordon Recruitment's Plumbing and Heating Engineer vacancy in Oxfordshire aligns directly with my Gas Safe registration and hands-on experience in boiler maintenance, heating system commissioning, and residential pipework. The clear progression route towards a Head of Maintenance role is precisely the career direction I am seeking at this stage.
My background in plumbing and heating spans first fix through to final commissioning on residential developments, including fault diagnosis on boilers and radiators, sanitaryware installation, and ensuring all work meets current building regulations. I have consistently delivered quality results across multi-property patches whilst managing my own schedule efficiently.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your process for diagnosing and repairing a fault on a gas boiler that is failing to fire.
- ›What steps do you follow when commissioning a new heating system on a residential development to ensure it meets building regulations?
- ›How do you approach first fix plumbing on a new-build site, and what checks do you carry out before second fix begins?
- ›Describe your experience with sanitaryware installation and any common issues you have encountered with pipework on residential projects.
- ›How do you ensure your work consistently meets Gas Safe standards and current building regulations on site?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a serious fault on site that others had missed — what did you do and what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to manage your own workload across multiple properties in a single day. How did you prioritise?
- ›Give an example of a time you dealt with a difficult or dissatisfied resident during a maintenance visit. How did you handle it?
- ›Tell me about a time you took on additional responsibility beyond your normal role. What did you learn from that experience?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to complete a job to a tight deadline without compromising on quality or safety standards.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you identified a serious fault on site that others had missed — what did you do and what was the outcome?
Describe a situation where you had to manage your own workload across multiple properties in a single day. How did you prioritise?
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