Semi-Skilled Construction Operative
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £28,822 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £28,822 per annum plus great benefits! |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 March 2026 |
| Location: | Durham (Mercury House), DH1 1TW |
| Company: | Home Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 26335 |
Summary
Semi-skilled Construction Operative
Working in our properties across the North East
Permanent, full time 37.5 hpw Monday to Friday, with on call on a rota basis
£28,822 per annum plus van great benefits including matching pension contributions
We can’t offer CoS for this role
Home, a place where you belong
Do you have a good knowledge of building trades, housing repairs or construction site operations and looking for a new role with a great employer? Come join us at Home Group and be part of our fantastic repairs and maintenance team. You’ll carry out high-quality, right first-time maintenance across our responsive and void properties. If you fancy working alongside a brilliant team, then read on…
What you’ll do
- As Semi-skilled Construction Operative, all allocated jobs are completed right first time, with a whole job repair approach, providing a brilliant service for our customers.
- Supporting our trades team across a range of repairs, maintenance and property refurbishment tasks including Joiners, Roofers, Decorators, Bricklayers, Plumbers etc.
- Site activities including clearing, disposals, driving and storage of materials. You’ll support us to improve first time fixes and prevent multiple visits to customers’ homes.
- Delivering high-quality and compliant work.
- Working in our properties in/across Area (this needs to be a commutable distance for you). All jobs are scheduled so you know exactly where you need to be.
Why join us?
This is more than a job, it’s a place where you feel valued. You get great training, support from friendly colleagues and a chance to make a real difference every day. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!
You have
- Experience in a range of semi-skilled work in a maintenance environment.
- Knowledge of building construction and building trade activities.
- A flexible approach, able to use your own initiative and judgement.
- A full current driving licence, as you will be provided with a company van for business use and commuting.
Stronger together
We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!
The practical bits
- Working Monday to Friday
- You must be able to use technology for logging jobs, complete online learning and collaborating with other colleagues.
- You’ll need a Basic DBS and health check done, we pay for that.
What’s in it for you?
- 34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a “me day”). The option to buy 5 more each year
- 2 paid volunteering days each year
- Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
- Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
- Family friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal, fertility and menopause support
Find out more
Click APPLY NOW to see our Semi-skilled Construction Operative Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay. For adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk
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