Mechanical Plumber/Fitter

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

We are looking to recruit a Mechanical Plumber/Fitter to join our Department of Estates. 

You will carry out PPM and reactive mechanical/plumbing tasks to ensure that the School’s buildings and estate are maintained to a high standard and ensure a safe working environment for all students, school staff and visitors.

The Estates Department is multi-disciplinary, providing comprehensive estate planning and management services and a range of facilities support services to ensure that the land and property assets are capable of supporting the academic and other business of the School, safely and effectively. 

You must hold a relevant plumbing/mechanical trade qualification such as city and guilds or NVQ level 2 along with substantial experience of working in occupied buildings undertaking a wide range of plumbing /mechanical tasks. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and permanent. 

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 4 in the range £34,011 - £38,198 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

Applications should be made on-line by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date.

Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. 

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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