Structural Repairs Technician

Salary £39,967 + Excellent Benefits

Location Chesham, High Wycombe plus travel across our property portfolio

The Vacancy

Following our recent successful hiring campaign, we’re excited to announce a new opportunity within our Structural Repairs Team. Paradigm Housing Group is proud to offer an exciting role for a Structural Repairs Technician to become part of our Direct Labour Operations (DLO). In this role, you will carry out brick repairs and external maintenance tasks, as well as construct and maintain brickwork, patios, and fencing across our properties.

Area of Operations:
Paradigm Housing Group manages a diverse portfolio of 17,000 properties located across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Greater London, and surrounding areas. In this role, you will be required to travel throughout our property network to carry out structural repairs and ensure the continued safety and integrity of our homes.

Key Responsibilities:

Reading, creating, and analysing specifications to establish accurate layouts and guidelines.

Mixing mortar powder, sand, clay, and water to achieve the appropriate consistency.

Constructing secure and long-lasting walls, patios, and fencing, while repairing damaged sections such as brick or block walls, various patio slabs, and fencing systems.

Installing materials to an exceptional standard and setting up essential systems, including insulation and drainage.

Role-Specific Requirements:

Repairing and replacing brick walls using various tools and materials.

Repairing and replacing patios using an array of methods and materials.

Repairing and replacing fencing or boundary structures with diverse techniques and tools.

Completing projects within agreed timescales.

Inspecting damage and estimating labour costs.

Removing debris from work sites to prepare them for building materials.

Ensuring protection of projects from adverse weather conditions like rain or snow.

Utilising hand tools and equipment, such as scaffolds and ladders.

Observing safety regulations and protocols.

Setting up vapour barriers and ventilation systems.

Maintaining adequate stock levels of bricks, mortar, and other building materials.

Further information

For the full job description, role specific requirements and person specification please see the attachment at the bottom of this page. Should you have any queries about this vacancy, please email recruitment@paradigmhousing.co.uk and we will respond as soon as possible.

Important Information for Applicants Who Apply Without a Detailed CV: When submitting your application, please utilise the personal statement section to explain how your experience aligns with the requirements of this role. Ensure you provide as much detail as possible in this section to highlight your suitability

Thank you for your interest in Paradigm Housing Group thus far.

Shortlisting will be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification. We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published date should a suitable candidate be identified.

About us

We are Paradigm Housing Group.

We manage more than 17,000 homes across the South East.

We know that house prices in the areas where we work are high, both to buy and rent. We want to help more people have a safe and sustainable home that they can afford.

As a charity, the money we make goes into building new homes and providing an excellent service for residents.

We are a Best Companies two-star accredited organisation in recognition of our high employee engagement and commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We are clearly focused on the delivery of our five-year corporate plan with ambitious and challenging objectives including delivering one of the sector’s largest digital transformation programmes, improving our environment and sustainability targets and delivering more quality homes to people who need them.

Our benefits

Holidays – 25 days rising to 30 with length of service (30 days starting for senior roles) plus an extra three paid days off between Christmas and New Year, and the opportunity to buy up to another five days.
Pension scheme: a defined contribution scheme with employer contributions of 7.5% or 9.5% depending on the employee’s contribution rate.
Car leasing scheme.
Annual bonus potential.
1 paid professional subscription per year.
Family friendly policies including generous paternity, maternity, shared parental and adoption leave, sabbaticals and more.
Health cash plan – worth over £1,800 per year. Includes dental, optical, prescriptions and flu jabs, physiotherapy, chiropractic therapy, reflexology, Sports massage and more.
Hybrid working for many roles.
Up to three paid Giving Back (volunteer) Days a year.
Modern collaborative offices, with free parking and charging points for electric vehicles.
Opportunities for career development and progression.
Social events such as quiz nights, Christmas Party, Summer BBQ.

Our Vision

We provide excellent services to customers.

And build new homes to help more people.

We make sure our homes are safe and sustainable.

And strive to do more by making the most of our resources.

Working For Us

Our Values

Safer Together

The safety of our customers, colleagues and ourselves is a priority in everything we do.

Driving Improvement

We seek to do things better and deliver value to our customers.

Working As One

We work collaboratively with others and also take personal responsibility for delivering outcomes for our customers, colleagues and stakeholders.

Acting Thoughtfully

We make ourselves aware of our customers’ and colleagues’ circumstances, and consider this thoughtfully and respectfully, and with attention to the impact on the environment, when taking action.

Being Clear

We will communicate in a clear and consistent manner so that our customers, colleagues and stakeholders understand the high standards that we work to.