Plumbing Trade Supervisor

Full Time, Permanent

Bristol City Council’s Housing & Landlord Services are currently recruiting a Gas Plumbing Trade Supervisor to join our Responsive Repairs team.

The Response Repairs Team focuses on delivering high quality, cost effective responsive repairs to a large variety of properties amongst our 28000 homes.

The role involves the supervision of team of gas and plumbing operatives, surveyors and contractors providing responsive repairs in council owned dwellings, in addition you will lead on all drainage works.

You will maintain day-to-day management and development of staff under the direction of the Responsive Repairs Trade Manager.

You will also be responsible for ensuring a high quality of service, getting work done ‘right first time’ and achieving high customer satisfaction whilst staying within budgetary targets providing a cost effective, value for money service.

You will hold a relevant ACS Gas qualification, Plumbing NVQ Level 2 or 3 and extensive professional trade experience in gas, plumbing & drainage.

You will also hold a full driving licence. The post requires a moderate level of fluency.

You must have the ability to converse with citizens and provide complex information in accurate spoken English, or through a BSL interpreter.

Please note that this role is subject to an Basic DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Bristol City Council are not offering sponsorship for this role.

If you need more information after reading the job paperwork, please contact Dan Pratt (Response Repairs Trade Manager) at [email protected]

Shortlisting will take place in the week commencing 16th November 2026 and interviews will be held week commencing 23rd November 2026.

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black and racially minoritised,Disabled and Female candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.

The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.