Wet Trade Multi-Trader (External Works)
£26 - £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
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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
As a Wet Trade Multi-Trader, your duties will include:
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Bricklaying (Garden walls, face work, pointing etc.)
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Completing minor patch work through to potential full board and skim, renewals and installations in occupied properties
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You could also be undertaking multi-trade to exterior social housing properties, with works including:
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Paving
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Slabbing
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Concreting
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Aid and adaption works i.e. creating ramps to external properties
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General Painting (internal)
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Working towards a first-time fix wherever possible
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Planning and managing your own daily workload to meet contract SLAs
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Logging works accurately and completing daily job sheets
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Ensuring all work meets high standards of safety and quality
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Providing a professional, respectful service to tenants
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Reporting any additional or follow-on works required
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Maintaining van stock, equipment and materials
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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 sheets
Understanding 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
Opportunity to contribute to improving the quality and safety of tenants’ homes
Next step to apply for this WetTrade Multi role:
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
ITS Property Maintenance are acting as an employment business for this vacancy
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.
ITS Property Maintenance specialise in working within the social housing sector where we work with: ✅ Housing Association ✅ Local Authority ✅ Direct Labour Organisation ✅ Maintenance Contractors ✅ Estates Department ✅ FM Contractors. Providing ✅Maintenance Trades and Labour Operatives ✅Operational Management Staff ✅Customer and Delivery Support Professionals
Salary description
£26.00 - £27.00 per hour