Plumber - Northern Ireland Housing Executive - Coleraine
Join the team at the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in Coleraine as a Plumber and play an important role in delivering essential maintenance and repair services across housing properties. This is a great opportunity to carry out a range of plumbing duties while helping to ensure homes are safe, functional, and maintained to a high standard within a public sector setting.
About the role:
- £14.35 - £16.90 per hour
- Monday to Friday (8.30 am – 4.30 pm)
- Hours of Work: 37 hours per week
- Holidays: 35 days pro rata
- Duration: Temporary, ongoing
- Please note closing date for this vacancy is 19th February 2026 - however you can register your interest for other upcoming vacancies by applying today
What you'll be doing in this role:
- Undertaking all plumbing work as necessary in the maintenance and refurbishment of Housing Executive stock, including, bathroom suites/ wet rooms, kitchen replacements, general pipework, fitting cylinders, tanks, radiators, sink-tops, immersion heaters, shower trays and units and any other associated works.
- Undertaking, as and when required, first and second fix plumbing work.
- Performing inspections of plumbing systems to identify repair and or replace.
- Carrying out a range of multi-skilled tasks and maintenance work outside of trade without reliance on other trades for tiling, plastering, joinery, painting and non slip flooring
- Ensuring the health and safety of tenants, especially vulnerable tenants when undertaking work in occupied properties.
- Liaising with customers to arrange appointments, access arrangements, discuss work required etc.
- Ensuring accurate and timely completion of all job information, by both paperwork and electronic means as required, and pass this on to supervisor within agreed time-scales.
What you'll need for this role:
- Have successfully completed an apprenticeship in plumbing (either time served or skills based).
- Have a minimum of 1 year’s relevant post apprenticeship experience working in a plumbing environment.
- Competent in core trade with ability to complete a range of tasks without input from other operatives.
- Can demonstrate practical knowledge and understanding of current Health & Safety requirements and legislation in a maintenance/repair environment.
- Proficient in IT/ Microsoft Office
- A full current driving licence (C1 licence category desirable). A form of transport will be provided to enable the post holder to carry out the required duties of this post.
- The successful applicant may also be required to provide an emergency call out service, at night and weekends, on a rota basis
- As part of the reference checking and vetting process for this position you will be requested to undertake a Basic AccessNI Disclosure. Having a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you. Apply online, email [email protected] or call Wendy on 028 2563 1555 to find out more.
Riada Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer.