The Vacancy
🚿 Plumber
Base: Enfield (projects across London & within the M25)
Join our Specialist Division and play a key role in delivering high‑quality plumbing works across a wide variety of commercial projects.
We are seeking a skilled Plumber with strong multi‑trade abilities to support our growing pipeline of specialist works. Projects include a mix of larger, long‑term assignments and smaller planned works—so you’ll remain on each site for a sustained period rather than moving between multiple jobs each day.
🔧 What You’ll Be Doing
• Carrying out plumbing installations, repairs, upgrades, and maintenance on commercial buildings.
• Completing a variety of planned project works, both large‑scale and smaller specialist tasks.
• Working independently or as part of a wider multi‑trade team on site.
• Advising Supervisors or Project Managers when additional materials or trades are required.
• Accurately completing job sheets, material logs, and relevant project documentation.
• Ensuring all works meet high standards of safety, compliance, and workmanship.
🚗 Requirements
• Full UK driving licence – significant travel across London and around the M25 is required.
• NVQ Level 2 Plumbing (essential).
• Strong plumbing experience, with additional multi‑trade skills being beneficial.
• Previous experience working within office/commercial environments is highly desirable.
• Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication, reliability, and professional conduct.
• Due to the nature of this position, an in‑depth criminal record history check will be undertaken.
💬 Why Join Us?
Become part of a highly skilled specialist team delivering quality workmanship across diverse commercial settings. We offer:
• Stable, long‑term project work
• Supportive leadership and opportunities to develop your trade skills
• A company culture built on professionalism, quality, and safety
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:
Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.
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