Approved Plumber

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 31 August 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 23 August 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: TD5 £33,413.14

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week (2 posts available)

Location: Based at Bankhead Central Depot, Glenrothes working Fife Wide

Supporting Statement

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Job Details

To provide all aspects of Plumbing work including maintenance, installations and testing to our domestic and non-domestic properties.

This will also include major project and new build work ensuring that all such works are carried out in a manner that positively contributes to a high quality, responsive and cost-effective service which meets service and customer expectations.

The typical range of installations and systems include hot and cold-water supply and rain and soil water.

The range of buildings work is carried out on includes domestic housing, sheltered housing, care homes, offices, libraries, theatres and conference centres, sports complexes, leisure centres and swimming pools, community centres, schools, nurseries, fire stations, police stations and works depots. These range from single storey buildings to multi storey and from standard construction methods to more bespoke and more complex constructed buildings.

The Person

• Time-served craft person in required trade as recognised by industry board.
• Experience of installations, testing and maintenance of plumbing systems to domestic and / or non-domestic properties.
• To investigate, trace, and identify reasons for leaks, faults, interruptions and loss on continuity and integrity to components, appliances, installations, systems and infrastructure using testing and diagnostic tools and equipment as appropriate.
• To carry out modifications and alterations to existing cable / pipe work installations, systems and infrastructure which increase or reduce the size of original circuits to connect new cable / pipe work to mains supply as appropriate ensuring the integrity and continuity of system on completion.
• To fit new components, appliances to new cable / pipe work, or remove existing components, appliances and make cable / pipe work installations and make safe / watertight as required.
• To test all works on completion for operation, effectiveness and supply continuity and integrity in accordance with appropriate industry regulations and good practice.
• To ensure that all works are carried out and completed in accordance with Industry Standards and Regulations, Health & Safety Regulations etc.
• To carry out such works on housing, non-domestic or contracts or infrastructure as directed by line manager.
• To measure out and set out new works from drawings, bills of quantities, written and verbal instructions.
• To maintain current and develop new competences and certification/registration required of the post e.g. skills, knowledge, accreditation, qualification/certification e.g. H&S certificates, specific trade accreditation.
• Ability to carry out assigned work to standard and speed reasonably expected from a qualified craft person in specified trade.
• Ability to work on your own with minimum supervision.
• Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines and respond positively when under pressure.
• Ability to interpret instructions from job tickets for material requirements.
• Health & Safety awareness and understanding appropriate to role.
• Customer service awareness and focus.
• Ability to work from ladder and scaffold systems, access platforms and mobile elevated work platforms.
• You will be expected to use available technologies, e.g. handheld computer systems, for the receiving of work instructions, communications with supervisors and another appropriate personnel, and recording of data as defined and required by the service.
• You will be required to undertake work which includes working outdoors and indoors, regularly in restricted areas i.e. roof attic space/suspended ceilings/under floors, and occasionally in dusty conditions e.g. during down takings.
• Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.