Senior Water Engineer
| Posting date: | 15 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,000 to £45,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2026 |
| Location: | Peterborough, Eastern England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ISS Facilities Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 154435 |
Summary
Senior Water Engineer
Contract: Key Account Network
Location: Peterborough - mobile role covering East Anglia
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a Senior Water Engineer to join our team in a mobile role covering East Anglia, including postcodes CB, IP, NR, PE and surrounding areas.
This is a varied, hands-on position delivering planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across commercial and domestic water systems.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced professional who can work confidently across water hygiene, water treatment and plumbing activities, ensuring client sites remain compliant with L8 ACOP legislation while maintaining high standards of service, safety and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on commercial and domestic water systems.
Carry out inspections, repairs, testing, troubleshooting and system adjustments in line with plumbing regulations and manufacturer guidance.
Complete reactive and planned disinfection works, including cold water tank/system and mains disinfection.
Undertake PPM water hygiene monitoring and inspection tasks using customer CAFM systems.
Survey, quote for and deliver remedial works related to water hygiene and water treatment.
Carry out pipework modifications, TMV installations, RPZ valve installation and commissioning, CWST bypassing and unvented hot water conversions.
Perform closed system works including sampling, dosing, flushing, acid descaling and inhibitor dosing.
Produce detailed reports and issue certification for all completed works.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Plumbing qualification to NVQ/SVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
Significant hands-on experience in plumbing or mechanical building services maintenance.
Proven expertise in maintaining and repairing plumbing systems and associated equipment.
Experience working within a facilities management environment.
Demonstrable experience delivering both reactive and planned preventative maintenance across commercial properties.
Experience installing and maintaining unvented hot water heaters (calorifiers), including inspection and cleaning.
Solid understanding of water regulations and their practical application.
Experience working in critical environments (preferred).
Full UK driving licence essential.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
Contract: Key Account Network
Location: Peterborough - mobile role covering East Anglia
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a Senior Water Engineer to join our team in a mobile role covering East Anglia, including postcodes CB, IP, NR, PE and surrounding areas.
This is a varied, hands-on position delivering planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across commercial and domestic water systems.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced professional who can work confidently across water hygiene, water treatment and plumbing activities, ensuring client sites remain compliant with L8 ACOP legislation while maintaining high standards of service, safety and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on commercial and domestic water systems.
Carry out inspections, repairs, testing, troubleshooting and system adjustments in line with plumbing regulations and manufacturer guidance.
Complete reactive and planned disinfection works, including cold water tank/system and mains disinfection.
Undertake PPM water hygiene monitoring and inspection tasks using customer CAFM systems.
Survey, quote for and deliver remedial works related to water hygiene and water treatment.
Carry out pipework modifications, TMV installations, RPZ valve installation and commissioning, CWST bypassing and unvented hot water conversions.
Perform closed system works including sampling, dosing, flushing, acid descaling and inhibitor dosing.
Produce detailed reports and issue certification for all completed works.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Plumbing qualification to NVQ/SVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
Significant hands-on experience in plumbing or mechanical building services maintenance.
Proven expertise in maintaining and repairing plumbing systems and associated equipment.
Experience working within a facilities management environment.
Demonstrable experience delivering both reactive and planned preventative maintenance across commercial properties.
Experience installing and maintaining unvented hot water heaters (calorifiers), including inspection and cleaning.
Solid understanding of water regulations and their practical application.
Experience working in critical environments (preferred).
Full UK driving licence essential.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
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