Social Housing, Planned Works & Maintenance
Neath, South Wales
£50,000 - £55,000 + Company Car + Benefits
Permanent
BMSL are recruiting on behalf of one of South Wales' most established contractors for a Domestic / Light Commercial Plumbing Manager to lead plumbing operations across a secured portfolio of social housing, planned maintenance, refurbishment and retrofit projects.
Operating through long-standing frameworks and partnerships with housing associations, local authorities and public-sector clients, our client delivers a wide range of maintenance and improvement works across South Wales and the West of England.
This is a key management appointment offering long-term stability, genuine progression opportunities and the chance to play a leading role within a growing division.
The Opportunity
You'll take ownership of the day-to-day delivery of plumbing works across multiple contracts, managing direct labour, subcontractors, supervisors and client relationships whilst ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
This role combines operational management, people leadership and client-facing responsibility, making it ideal for somebody looking to move into a senior management position within a respected regional contractor.
Key Responsibilities
* Managing domestic and light commercial plumbing operations across multiple live contracts.
* Leading and supporting plumbing supervisors, operatives and subcontractors.
* Planning labour resources, workloads and delivery programmes.
* Monitoring quality, productivity and operational performance.
* Managing health and safety compliance across all plumbing activities.
* Supporting mobilisation and delivery of new contracts.
* Liaising with clients, residents, housing providers and stakeholders.
* Managing variations, quotations and operational reporting.
* Supporting recruitment, training and development of plumbing teams.
* Driving excellent customer service and workmanship standards.
About You
You'll have a strong plumbing background together with experience managing people, programmes and service delivery within maintenance, planned works or refurbishment environments.
Essential Requirements
* Strong background within domestic plumbing maintenance, refurbishment or planned works.
* Experience managing direct labour and subcontractors.
* Experience working within occupied residential environments.
* Strong organisational and leadership skills.
* Experience working with housing associations, local authorities or public-sector clients.
* Good commercial awareness.
* Ability to manage multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously.
* Full UK Driving Licence.
Desirable Experience
-Social housing maintenance.
-Planned works programmes.
-Reactive maintenance contracts.
-Light commercial plumbing works.
-Retrofit and decarbonisation projects.
-Framework-based contract delivery.
-Previous gas qualifications.
What's On Offer
* £50,000 - £55,000 basic salary.
* Company car.
* Company benefits package (healthcare, pension).
* Secure long-term workload.
* Structured training and career development opportunities.
* Progression within a well-established South Wales contractor.
* Predominantly South Wales-based projects with limited travel.
* Opportunity to lead and grow a key operational division.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a contractor with a strong reputation across South Wales, a secured pipeline of framework work and a genuine commitment to long-term employee development and progression. If you're looking for a role where you can make a real impact whilst building a long-term career, we'd like to hear from you
Salary description
£50000.00 - £55000.00 per year