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Estate Maintenance Operative (Chertsey/Kingston)

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Chertsey/Kingston (On-Site)

Permanent, Full time

Circa £32,500 per annum


The role

Join Southern Housing as an Estate Maintenance Operative

Are you a hands-on professional with a passion for keeping homes safe, functional, and welcoming?

At Southern Housing, we're looking for a dedicated Estate Maintenance Operative to deliver top-tier repairs and maintenance services across our estates. From ensuring health and safety compliance to managing contractors and completing void property turnarounds, you'll play a vital role in maintaining the quality and comfort of our residents' homes. If you're ready to make a real impact in a role that values precision, safety, and service excellence-this could be the perfect fit for you.

The role is required to be on site 5 days in the office, 08:30am - 16:30pm.

What you'll need
  • Knowledge of equality and diversity good practice
  • Knowledge"of"fire,"health"and"safety"regulations"in"a"residential"setting
  • Knowledge of basic carpentry, plumbing, tiling and electrical industry standards
  • Basic carpentry, electrical, plumbing, tiling, painting and decorating skills
  • The ability to manage"demanding workloads
  • The ability to"work under own initiative
  • The ability to work"with others to deliver joint objectives
In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above criteria providing real examples.

Closing Date: Wednesday 4th June 2025 at 23:59

Shortlisting: From Thursday 5th June 2025

Interviews: W/c 16th June 2025

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

"We appreciate the effort and authenticity that candidates bring to our recruitment process. To ensure fairness and a true reflection of each applicant's qualifications, we kindly request that all submissions be personally written and not generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Applications that are identified as AI-generated may not be considered. Thank you for understanding and for sharing your unique experiences with us."

About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

Pension

Life
assurance

Healthcare cash plan

Eyecare & dental

Birthday
leave

Retailers discounts

Cycle
to work

Buy & sell
annual leave

Season ticket loan

In-house academy & career development

Flexible working

Inclusion & Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.

We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.

Closing date: Wed 04/06/2025 at 01:00
Job reference: 3850767
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