Wet Trade Multi-Trader (External Works)

ITS Property Maintenance; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Company van provided

Fuel card provided

Job summary

ITS Property Maintenance is seeking an experienced General Builder / Wet Trade Multi-Trader to join a busy social housing maintenance team across CB10, CB11, CM22, CM23 and CM24. The role covers day-to-day repairs, some planned works and general maintenance in occupied properties.

You should be a reliable external tradesperson with multi-trade skills (bricklaying, paving, slabbing, concreting and patch plastering), able to work independently and with thermal boarding experience; carpentry or

Qualifications

• Experience working in occupied residential settings.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Bricklaying and external works across occupied properties.
• Patch repairs and larger external works (paving, slabbing, concreting).
• Plan and manage daily workload to meet SLAs and log daily sheets.
• Maintain van stock, equipment and materials; work independently or in a team.

Skills

Bricklaying

Paving

Slabbing

Concreting

Patch plastering

Thermal boarding

Carpentry

Plumbing

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 in Plastering or Bricklaying

Tools

PDA

Job description

SW-007-WetTradeMulti-261

Wet Trade Multi-Trader (External Works)

£27 per hour

Working for a Maintenance Contractor

Based out of Saffron Walden (CB11 4LH)

Long-term temp role | Social Housing Maintenance

Role good to knows

Covering a geographical area covering CB10, CB11, CM22, CM23, and CM24

Own van would be the preference, but business mileage will be paid weekly

If you don't have your own transport, please still apply as a hire option could be available

Overview

We are currently seeking an experienced General Builder / Wet Trade Multi-Trader with skills in Bricklaying, Paving, Slabbing, concreting and Patch Plastering to join a busy social housing maintenance team working across properties in CB10, CB11, CM22, CM23, and CM24. This is a long-term temporary position carrying out a mixture of day-to-day repairs, some planned works, and general maintenance within occupied properties.

The ideal candidate will be a strong external works tradesperson with reliable multi-trade skills and the ability to work independently, delivering high-quality repairs to a good standard. They should also have thermal boarding experience and ideally additional skills in carpentry or plumbing.

Key Responsibilities

• Bricklaying (Garden walls, face work, pointing etc.)
• Completing minor patch work through to potential full board and skim, renewals and installations in occupied properties
• You could also be undertaking multi-trade to exterior social housing properties, with works including:
  • Paving
  • Slabbing
  • Concreting
  • Aid and adaption works i.e. creating ramps to external properties
  • General Painting (internal)
  • Working towards a first-time fix wherever possible
  • Planning and managing your own daily workload to meet contract SLAs
  • Logging works accurately and completing daily job sheets
  • Ensuring all work meets high standards of safety and quality
  • Providing a professional, respectful service to tenants
  • Reporting any additional or follow-on works required
  • Maintaining van stock, equipment and materials
  • Working independently or as part of a team when required

Essential Criteria

• Experience working in occupied residential settings
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Ability to work independently across a dispersed housing patch

Desirable Criteria

• Previous social housing repairs experience
• NVQ Level 2/3 in Plastering or Brickaying of time-served equivalent
• Experience using a PDA's of job sheetsUnderstanding of responsive repairs and maintenance environments
• Knowledge of SOR codes would be helpful but not initial

What You Will Receive

• Competitive hourly rate of £25 - £27per hour
• Long term temporary assignment with the potential for a permanent role
• Own van required with good mileage rate
• Company van and fuel card provided
• Work across a dedicated CB10, CB11, CM22, CM23, and CM24 patch
• Weekly pay

As a candidate ideally with similar experience, you will already know the technical specifications of this role, but following your application of interest, you will have the role explained in more detail

To achieve the upper pay bracket you must show good experience of working on social housing repair contracts. The advertised rates are based on working CIS but a PAYE and holiday payment method and rate can be discussed, but this will mean a slight reduction in the advertised headline rate.