Roofer

Location: Derbyshire
Wates Property Services (WPS) | Responsive Maintenance

Build a Career That Makes a Difference

At Wates Property Services, we're looking for an experienced Roofer to join our Responsive Maintenance team, delivering essential repairs and maintenance services to residents across our social housing contracts in Derbyshire.

This is an opportunity to join a trusted, family-owned business where your skills directly improve homes and communities. If you take pride in delivering high-quality workmanship, excellent customer service, and putting safety first, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Roofer, you'll be responsible for carrying out responsive repairs and maintenance to occupied social housing properties, ensuring homes remain safe, secure, and weatherproof.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out day-to-day roofing repairs and maintenance across social housing properties
• Diagnose faults and complete effective remedial works
• Conduct roof inspections and identify repair requirements
• Work safely and in line with company Health & Safety procedures
• Provide excellent customer service while working in occupied homes
• Communicate effectively with residents, supervisors, and schedulers
• Accurately record completed works and materials used via PDA/mobile technology
• Support other trades and colleagues where required to deliver an outstanding service

About You

We're looking for someone who can combine strong technical roofing expertise with a customer-focused approach.

Essential Requirements

✅ NVQ Level 2 in Roofing (or equivalent qualification)
✅ Full UK Driving Licence
✅ Proven experience working as a Roofer
✅ Strong understanding of Health & Safety practices
✅ Experience working within occupied properties or customer environments
✅ Ability to work independently and manage your workload effectively

Desirable

• Experience within social housing, local authority, repairs, or responsive maintenance environments
• Knowledge of damp, water ingress, and roof defect diagnosis
• Experience using handheld PDA systems

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Company van and fuel card
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Secure, long-term work on established social housing contracts
• Career progression within one of the UK's leading property services providers
• The opportunity to work for a Tier 1, family-owned contractor with a strong reputation for quality and customer service

Additional Information

Given the nature of this role, a Basic DBS Check will be required prior to employment.

We assess all applicants fairly and do not discriminate based on criminal convictions. Any disclosures will be considered on an individual basis and in relation to the requirements of the role.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Wates, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and choose to participate in the scheme.

Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. For support, please contact recruitment@wates.co.uk.

Join Wates and help us create places where people can live, work and thrive.