Plumber - Facilities Engineering

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role : SF18361

Are you ready to be part of the future? At Qineti

Q, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Plumber working as part of the Facilities Engineering team at our Portsmouth site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As a Facilities Engineer, you will play an important role for our South Coast sites (Portsmouth, Gosport, Funtington and Winfrith) ensuring the facilities, plant and equipment is fully operational to ensure we can continue to deliver important work in support of the UKs national interest.

Day‑to‑day, you will be responsible for the delivery of maintenance across all aspects of building services undertaking pre‑preventive maintenance, repair, and reactive tasks.

• Provide maintenance support (including planned, preventive & corrective maintenance) in relation to site services, plant / equipment & buildings
• Deliver specialist maintenance support & services in relation to building plant / equipment
• Breakdown complex tasks and then execute the planned schedule of work
• Prioritisation of work programme to satisfy business needs
• Form part of the on call rota within the Maintenance Team

• Strong knowledge of building systems across all disciplines with a key competency in plumbing, HVAC or gas maintenance

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Portsmouth site. Shift patterns for this role are 07:30 – 16:30 Monday – Thursday and 07:30 – 12:00 on Fridays. There is a 1 week in 5 On Call rota for this position and ample overtime opportunities.

Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) is one of Qineti

Q’s key facilities, focusing on advanced technology development and engineering services. It is dedicated to research and development, ensuring that complex systems are designed, integrated, and tested effectively to meet operational requirements. The facility utilises sophisticated modelling and simulation techniques to analyse and predict performance.

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join Qineti

Q. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a Qineti

Q employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.

Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture .

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal:
  Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in Qineti

Q are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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