Plumbing / Heating Engineer - G P Plumbing & Heating Engineers Ltd - Uckfield
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Company: GP Plumbing & Heating Engineers Limited
Location: Newbuild residential developments across Sussex, Surrey, kent, Hampshire and London.
Engagement: Price work, paid per plot/stage completed
Reports to: Contracts Manager / Site Supervisor
Role Summary
We are looking for experienced plumbing and heating engineers to install and complete mechanical services on newbuild housing developments. You will work on a price work basis, taking on plots or stages and completing them to programme and to the standard required by our housebuilder clients. Quality, right-first-time workmanship and good site conduct are essential, as work is signed off plot by plot.
Key Responsibilities
First fix
- Install hot and cold water pipework, waste and soil pipework, and heating flow and return pipework
- Install underfloor heating manifolds and pipework where specified
- Fit boiler flues, cylinders and associated first fix components
- Pressure test and record results before handover to following trades
Second fix
- Fit sanitaryware, taps, radiators, TRVs, towel rails and associated fittings
- Connect appliances, cylinders, controls and heating components
Final fix and commissioning
- Fill, flush, balance and commission heating and hot water systems
- Commission boilers, heat pumps or HIUs in line with manufacturer instructions
- Carry out gas tightness and safety checks (Gas Safe registered engineers only)
- Complete and submit commissioning records, test certificates and compliance paperwork
Quality and completion
- Complete work to specification, drawings and the housebuilder's standards
- Carry out your own checks at each stage and be available for QA inspections at 1st fix, 2nd fix and final
- Rectify snags and defects promptly and at your own cost where the fault is yours
- Keep plots clean, with waste removed and materials stored securely
Health, safety and site conduct
- Follow RAMS, site rules and induction requirements at all times
- Wear correct PPE and use tools and access equipment safely
- Report accidents, near misses and hazards immediately
- Work cooperatively with other trades, site management and the housebuilder's staff
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience on newbuild residential sites
- NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Plumbing and Heating (or equivalent)
- Valid CSCS card (JIB Gold or equivalent)
- Unvented hot water qualification (G3)
- Own full set of tools, plus a suitable van
- Own PPE and the ability to work independently to programme
- Able to read plans, specifications and price lists
Desirable
- Gas Safe registration (for gas commissioning and compliance work)
- Experience with heat pumps, MCS, HIUs or communal heat networks
- Experience with Taylor Wimpey, Vistry, Barratt Redrow, Persimmon or similar housebuilders
- Water Regs and F-Gas knowledge
- Own public liability insurance (for self-employed operatives)
Pay and Terms
- Payment basis: Price work per plot or stage, according to the agreed price list for the house types on site
- Rates: good rates of pay
- Payment: Weekly pay based on completed and signed-off work
- Status: Self-employed under CIS, with all deductions handled in line with HMRC rules
- Materials: Supplied by GP (labour only)
- Site allocation: Work issued according to programme, with plots allocated by the Contracts Manager or site supervisor
What We Expect
- Reliability, punctuality and good communication
- Pride in your workmanship and right-first-time quality
- Honesty on progress, defects and delays
- Respect for clients, colleagues and other trades on site
- A professional attitude that reflects well on GP
- Experience
- Required
- Employment
- Full-time
- Salary
- £45,000 – £80,000 yearly
- Starting time
- Immediate start!
Michael Way, TN22 2DU, Uckfield
Plumbing and Heating Engineers • 51-250 Employees
Hiring on JOB TODAY since September, 2026
GP Plumbing & Heating Engineers, is a specialist plumbing and heating subcontractor delivering mechanical services on newbuild residential developments across the south of the UK. We work alongside some of the UK's leading housebuilder
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