Journeyman Plumber — Bellevue Eastside

What you'd be doing

• Diagnose and repair burst pipes, slab leaks, drain blockages, and water heater failures across residential properties in Bellevue and the Eastside
• Install and service tankless, conventional, and heat-pump water heaters per Washington State energy code
• Run sewer camera inspections and hydro-jetting on residential laterals — including the cedar-root intrusion pattern common in Bridle Trails and older Eastside neighborhoods
• Provide written, flat-rate quotes before any work; document the job with photos
• Pull City of Bellevue plumbing permits and coordinate L&I inspections for code-required work
• Carry rotating 24/7 emergency dispatch coverage (approximately one week in four)

What you bring

• Washington State journeyman plumber license (PL01 or PL02) in good standing
• 5+ years residential plumbing field experience
• Driver's license, clean MVR, ability to lift 50 lb regularly
• Service van or daily access to one; standard hand tools (specialty tools provided)
• Comfortable working in crawl spaces, attics, and outdoor service trenches

Skills we're looking for

• Residential plumbing diagnostics
• PEX, copper, and CPVC supply line work
• Cast iron and ABS drain line repair
• Tankless and heat-pump water heater installation
• Hydro-jetting and sewer camera operation
• Backflow prevention assembly testing (BAT certification a plus)

Compensation and benefits

• Hourly rate $38–55 depending on experience and certifications
• Time-and-a-half after-hours premium (5pm–8am weekdays, weekends, holidays)
• Health insurance, paid time off, and 401k via the contracting company
• Tool reimbursement program (up to a documented annual cap)
• Continuing education stipend for BAT, medical gas, or hydronic certifications

Schedule

Full-time, with rotating on-call 24/7 emergency dispatch (~1 week in 4)

What working in Bellevue looks like

Our network covers all 17 Eastside neighborhoods out of Downtown Bellevue. Most jobs are within a 15-minute drive. The highest-volume areas you'd rotate through:

• Downtown Bellevue plumber — High-rises, condos, and townhomes. We do a lot of stacked-flat sewer work and high-rise riser servicing down here.
• Renton plumber — From 1940s mill-town housing in the original townsite to modern Talbot Hill and Highlands construction. The widest housing-era range on the south Eastside.
• Redmond plumber — Ten distinct neighborhoods spanning 1950s annexations on Education Hill through 2010s+ tech-driven new construction. Mid-90s polybutylene replacements are increasingly common.
• Kirkland plumber — From 1860s Houghton settler-era housing through 1988 South Juanita/Rose Hill annexation tract construction to modern lakefront luxury. Wide repair pattern range.
• Mercer Island plumber — 1880s East Seattle settler homes through 1960s-70s Mercer Island Estates subdivisions to modern waterfront estates. Premier-market plumbing with the highest property values on the Eastside.

The core services you'd be running daily:

• 24/7 Emergency Plumbing — burst pipes, flooding, sewage backups. real plumbers answer the phone, 365 days a year.
• Water Heater Repair and Replacement — tank, tankless, gas, electric, hybrid heat-pump. installed today in most cases.
• Sewer Line Repair and Replacement — trenchless when possible. camera-first, dig-only-when-needed.
• Drain Cleaning and Clog Removal — kitchen, shower, main line. cabled, hydro-jetted, and camera-verified.

Background reading on the work

Editorial we've published on the kind of jobs that come through this dispatch. Useful context if you want to know what the day-to-day actually looks like:

• Cedar and Douglas fir roots in Eastside sewer lines: signs, repair, and prevention
• Plumber cost and pricing in Bellevue, WA: hourly rates, flat-rate jobs, and emergency surcharges

About the hiring contractor

This role is recruited by Bellevue Plumber Pro on behalf of our network of independently licensed Washington State plumbing contractors. Bellevue Plumber Pro screens applications and forwards shortlisted candidates to the contractor partner that will be the direct employer for this position. You'll be introduced to that contractor — by name, with their WA Department of Labor & Industries license number, and an opportunity to verify it at secure.lni.wa.gov/verify — during the interview stage. The contractor handles your hire, paycheck, benefits, and the WA plumbing license you'll work under. Bellevue Plumber Pro operates the dispatch network and the recruiting process; the contractor is the legal employer.

Apply for this role

Fill out the form below and we'll route your application to the hiring contractor. They'll reach out directly to schedule a phone screen — using the email and phone you provide. Please don't call the phone number listed elsewhere on this site — that line is for plumbing service clients, not careers.

Other open positions

Different role might be a better fit? Other current openings in the network:

• Apprentice Plumber — Bellevue (WA L&I-registered apprenticeship) — Entry-level apprentice role. Learn the trade under a journeyman with full WA L&I apprenticeship registration.
• Service Plumber — Residential service calls, Bellevue Eastside — Mid-level residential service plumber. Focus on small-to-mid repair calls — leaks, fixtures, water heaters, drains.
• Master Plumber / Lead — Bellevue Eastside (crew lead, PL01) — Senior master-licensed plumber to lead a 2–3 person crew on complex residential and light commercial work.
• Drain and Sewer Specialist — Bellevue Eastside (hydro-jetting + camera) — Specialty role: drain clearing, sewer camera inspection, hydro-jetting, cedar-root intrusion work across older Eastside homes.
• Dispatch Coordinator — Phone, scheduling, and customer follow-up — Operations role coordinating residential plumbing dispatch across the Eastside. Not a field plumber role.