The Vacancy
Wates have an opportunity for a Roofer to join our Wates team within our Responsive Maintenance division. You will be working out of our Brixton office on one of our social housing contracts, delivering reactive maintenance to our residents.
Key Accountabilities will include:
Undertake repair/renewal roofing works.
Communicate effectively with the scheduler, residents, and line manager.
Work safely and in compliance with Health & Safety and safeguarding requirements
Remain up to date with technical and legal requirements of skill area.
Work in partnership with other operatives to complete repairs when required.
Complete work sheets detailing work undertaken and materials used after each job undertaken, via a PDA.
You must have a full UK driving licence.
We are looking for you to have a passion for roofing and be willing to learn. To be successful in the role you will be an effective communicator with the ability to problem solve and multitask. A driving license in essential.
Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting
Work for Wates
Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.
We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:
Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.
We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.