Rydon Group

We are currently seeking an experienced Plumber / Multi-Trader to join our housing repairs team in a mobile role, based in Brockley, London. Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare and housing association sectors. Job Purpose This is a full time permanent opportunity for a Plumber / Multi-Trader to join our successful repairs and maintenance team in Brockley on a local housing association contract. You will have a strong core trade background in plumbing with other trade skills/knowledge. As a Plumber / Multi-Trade you will be carrying out responsive repairs to a high standard in occupied properties on a local housing association contract. Multi-Trade element which might include some plastering repairs, minor electrical, mould washing, tiling for example You'll be provided with a company van and fuel card for travel and a PDA to accept jobs, plan a schedule and sign off works when completed for inspection. Working hours are 8.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. What we can offer you as Plumber / Multi-Trader; A competitive starting salary Company van and fuel card. 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days. Pension Scheme: 4% contributory. Eye Care vouchers and free flu Vaccinations Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it. Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work. Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services. Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes. Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire. Opportunities for you to progress your career across the business By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team and this is an exciting and varied role with an excellent opportunity to develop and grow within our highly regarded team. Experience Required The preferred candidate will have; Previous experience working within the social housing environment City & Guilds/NVQ in Plumbing Full UK Driving Licence As the role interfaces with residents, you will also have excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with people confidently If you have the above experience, we would strongly encourage you to apply. Additional Information As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits. Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post. To be redirected to our dedicated careers page to complete your application.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Plasterer who has skills in Bricklaying and other trades to join our housing repairs team in Canning Town. You will be working in a mobile role carrying out internal and external upgrades, maintenance, responsive repairs and void works in residential properties. Rydon Maintenance is a provider of responsive/reactive repairs, planned maintenance, voids and small works projects for social housing associations and public sector buildings across the UK. For over 40 years, we've recruited talented and innovative people to maintain homes, hospitals, care homes and more. Using the latest technology we ensure properties are well maintained, efficient and fit for purpose. Job Purpose This is a full time permanent opportunity for a Multi Trader to join our successful housing repairs and maintenance team in Canning Town on a local housing association contract. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality plastering, bricklaying and other works across a variety of maintenance, repair and voids projects in residential houses. Key Responsibilities will include Brick/blockwork for repairs, pointing and remedial works. Mix, prepare, and apply plaster, render, and finish coats to ceilings and walls. Undertaking other maintenance, repair, and refurbishment works, this could for example include repairs to floor and/or wall tiling, mould treating to rectify damp or internal/external painting. You'll be provided with a company van and fuel card for travel and a PDA to accept jobs, plan a schedule and sign off works when completed for inspection. Working hours are 8.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. What you will receive; A competitive starting salary Company van and fuel card. 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days. Pension Scheme: 4% contributory. Eyecare vouchers and free flu Vaccinations Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it. Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work. Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services. Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes. Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire. Opportunities for you to progress your career across the business By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team and this is an exciting and varied role with an excellent opportunity to develop and grow within our highly regarded team. Experience Required The preferred candidate will have; Previous experience working within the social housing environment would be preferred. City & Guilds/NVQ in relevant trade Full UK Driving Licence As the role interfaces with residents, you will also have excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate with people confidently If you have the above experience, we would strongly encourage you to apply. Additional Information As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits. Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post. To apply online, please use the 'apply for this job link' at the top of this page to be redirected to our dedicated careers page to complete your application.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Voids Supervisor to join our maintenance team in Canning Town, London. This team delivers a first-class repairs service on behalf of our social housing client. As Voids Supervisor you will manage and coordinate all void property works, ensuring properties are turned around quickly, safely, and to a high standard in preparation for new tenancies. Rydon Maintenance is a provider of responsive/reactive repairs, planned maintenance, voids and small works projects for social housing and public sector buildings across the UK. For over 40 years, we've recruited talented and innovative people to maintain homes, hospitals, care homes and more. Using the latest technology we ensure properties are well maintained, efficient and fit for purpose Job Purpose As Voids Supervisor you will oversee the end-to-end management of void properties, ensuring properties are turned around efficiently and cost-effectively, minimising void periods, and maintaining high standards of quality and compliance. Key Responsibilities include; Manage the voids process from tenancy termination to re-let, ensuring timely and cost-efficient property turnaround. Coordinate inspections, repairs, and maintenance works required to bring void properties up to a re-let standard. Liaise with contractors, internal maintenance teams, and housing officers to ensure timely delivery of void works. Monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as void turnaround time, cost, and property condition. Develop and implement strategies to reduce re-let times. Manage budgets and ensure cost control measures are in place and adhered to. Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations, housing standards, and legislative requirements. Maintain accurate records of voids and produce regular reports for senior management. We will provide; A competitive starting salary Company van and fuel card. 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days. Pension Scheme: 4% contributory. Eyecare vouchers and free flu Vaccinations Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it. Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work. Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services. Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes. Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire. Opportunities for you to progress your career across the business By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team and this is an exciting and varied role with an excellent opportunity to develop and grow within our highly regarded team. Experience Required Proven experience in voids or property management, preferably within social housing Trade background (e.g., plumbing, carpentry) or construction-related qualification is often advantageous. Strong knowledge of housing maintenance, voids processes, and re-let standards. SMSTS or SSSTS, CSCS Skill Card, H&S qualications such as First Aid Awareness Experience in managing contractors and in-house teams. Excellent project management, organisational, and communication skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Ability to manage budgets and control costs effectively. Knowledge of relevant health and safety and housing regulations. Full UK driving licence Additional Information As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits. Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post. To apply online, please use the 'apply for this job link' at the top of this page to be redirected to our dedicated careers page to complete your application

An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a Contract Manager (NHS Hard Facilities Management) to join our Hard Facilities Management team in Essex. This team delivers planned, preventative and responsive building repairs for our end client, the NHS. Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing hard facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare sector. Rydon Maintenance provides hard FM (facilities management) services across England for a growing number of NHS Trusts. We look after more than 250 buildings on behalf of 20 NHS Trusts on a planned and responsive repairs and small works projects basis. We provide maintenance services within hospitals, ambulance trusts, primary care trusts and mental health trusts. Job Purpose As Contract Manager you will be responsible for the Hard FM service delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Reactive Maintenance to one of our key NHS clients. This is a varied role where you will be the point of contact for all operational issues across 3 Hospitals and 2 Care Homes in Essex. You will ensure the delivery of an effective hard facilities maintenance service in line with contractual obligations and budgetary constraints. Managing a skilled maintenance team delivering planned and reactive maintenance you will ensure contract compliance with all statutory regulations, current legislation and local codes of practice and policies across the sites. Key responsibilities are as follows: Ensuring that we deliver an outstanding maintenance and repairs service by providing excellent team leadership, long term planning of resources and delivering continuous improvements to the services/operations we provide. Ensure contractual commitments are met in accordance with KPI s/SLA s Managing these contracts on a day to day basis you will use your influence and impact to maximise financial profit levels and effectively manage risk while meeting or exceeding contractual key performance indicators. You will have responsibility for daily, weekly, monthly and annual planning and attending client contract monitoring meetings ensuring that all supporting documentation are available to demonstrate service delivery performance. You will build a balanced well performing team around you with a constant eye on succession planning. You will ensure your team understands what their job entails and that they carry out their job to a consistently high level by setting and driving targets whilst ensuring our Company and Clients Policies and Procedures are adhered to. Identify and mitigate risk in all areas of contract and operational performance. Control and monitor the performance of the specialist service providers and any sub contractors through chairing regular review meetings when nominated in accordance with the annual programme What we can offer you: Basic salary range £50 - 60k depending on experience Car allowance of £5.472 per annum. 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days. Pension Scheme: 4% contributory. Eyecare vouchers and free flu Vaccinations Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare 24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it. Wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work. Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services. Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Private Medical, Critical Illness, DenPlan and Cycle to work schemes. Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire. Opportunities for you to progress your career across the business This is an excellent opportunity with onward development for you and the teams you lead Experience Required You will be an experienced Contract Manager ideally with experience gained within a healthcare/NHS setting. You may have worked directly for the NHS, for an FM contractor providing service to the NHS or for a consultancy delivering services into this market. We will however also consider candidates with experience gained delivering into other critical workplace environments. Previous PFI (Private Finance Initiative) experience would be an advantage. You will have excellent previous experience of leading teams that manage directly employed and subcontracted trades. You will also have strong financial acumen and experience of managing a P&L, using your expertise to ensure that the financial interests of both Rydon and our Clients are managed. You should also be able to demonstrate excellent long-term planning/strategic thinking in order to recommend and implement continuous improvements to benefit our client and Rydon. This role offers excellent opportunity for further personal development. If you have the above skills and experience we would strongly encourage you to apply. Additional Information As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits. Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post. To apply online, please use the 'apply for this job link' at the top of this page to be redirected to our dedicated careers page to complete your application.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Electrician to join our highly regarded repairs and maintenance team in Hertfordshire. This role is based at Hertford Hospital and will provide you with the opportunity to take on some supervisory duties, whilst still maintaining an active role within your trade. Rydon Maintenance Ltd provides a range of hard facilities management and property maintenance services to a variety of clients, predominantly domestic property and commercial buildings in the social housing, health and social care sectors. With offices in London and the South East, to Bristol in the South West and Bedford in the Midlands our experience has taken us across a variety of sensitive healthcare environments. Our expertise ranges from the construction of substantial community hospitals to our current provision of maintenance services to over 300 buildings for 20 Trusts. Job Purpose This Maintenance Electrician role is varied and involves a mix of supervisory duties whilst still undertaking some of your own multi-skilled repairs. The role is a key part of our team and allows you to develop your career in a supervisory role, whilst still remaining actively involved in a skilled trade. Key duties will include; Planned Maintenance: Emergency light testing, fire alarm checks, and scheduled PPM tasks. Reactive and remedial Electrical works: Fault-finding and repairs for lighting, power issues, replacing lamps, lights, pumps, motors, and conducting 2nd-fix tasks such as sockets and switches and general electrical problems. Assisting with other trades and completing other general building fabric repairs Supervise any subcontractors coming onto site and assist with conducting sub-contractor inductions. Issue and manage Permits to Work where necessary Participate in the call-out rota to provide out-of-hours support. Where requested, undertake workmanship checks and assist the Service Manager with health & safety audits Managing stock of spares and consumables on site. Our repairs team delivers a first-class repairs service in partnership with a range of NHS Trusts. We provide reactive and planned maintenance to a number of NHS buildings and we work to strict timescales and safety requirements to ensure the comfort and safety of service users using these NHS facilities. What we can offer you; Competitive starting salary A full time permanent position. Normal working hours are 8am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. You will also participate in an on call rota for emergency repairs where you will receive a standby allowance and overtime rates. 25 days holiday with the ability to increase up to 30 days. Access to an employee discount scheme which includes a wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, lifestyle goods and services. Company pension, life assurance and income protection. Flexible benefits for you to choose from including Critical Illness, DenPlan and more. Health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, access to an Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme, BUPA Health & Wellbeing Plans, access to our Health and Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more! Opportunities to progress your career across the business. Full training, ongoing coaching and support. By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team and this is an exciting and varied role with an excellent opportunity to develop and grow within our highly regarded team. Experience Required You will hold electrical qualifications and have 18th Edition certification. Testing and inspection qualification is desirable but not essential You can demonstrate previous experience of working within a multi-skilled trade role. Your maintenance experience might have been gained working directly for the NHS, or a maintenance contractor providing services within the NHS although not essential and candidates with experience of maintaining other commercial properties (schools, prisons, supermarkets for example) with be considered a full UK driving licence The preferred candidate will have a good understanding of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Word and Excel (basic), strong people skills, great attention to detail and be looking for an opportunity that combines supervisory duties whilst still maintaining an active role within a skilled trade. If you have this experience we would strongly encourage you to apply. Additional Information As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits. Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post. To be redirected to our dedicated careers page to complete your application.

We are currently seeking an experienced Multi Skilled Maintenance Operative to join Rydon Maintenance as part of our Lymington Hospital contract. Rydon is responsible for the ongoing responsive/reactive maintenance services at Lymington Hospital to ensure that this busy healthcare environment is running to the standards expected by our client and service users. Rydon Maintenance is an expanding division of the Rydon Group and is successfully providing facilities management services to a variety of clients, predominantly within the healthcare and housing association sectors. Job Purpose Lymington Community Hospital was built by Rydon Construction and since service commencement in 2006, Rydon Maintenance provides Hard Facilities Management services at the hospital incorporating Planned Preventative and Reactive Maintenance. As a Multi Skilled Engineer on site you will be undertaking repairs across the hospital. The role is varied and you will undertake responsive/reactive repairs to ensure that the hospital is able to provide quality care to its patients. You will work in a 'multi trade' role providing repairs ranging from lamp changes, plumbing works/pipework, changing taps, fitting washers through to PPM's such as emergency light testing. In addition to the above, there will also be some planned maintenance activities such as planned upgrade works and refurbishment as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the hospital runs smoothly and creates the right environment for both patients and visitors. Normal working hours are 8am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. We also operate an on call rota system (which offers the opportunity to increase your earnings and be involved in additional urgent repairs). What we can offer you; A competitive starting salary 25 days holiday including the ability to increase your annual leave On call allowance and overtime Full training, ongoing coaching and support Employee discount scheme saving you money on products/services Company pension Access to an Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme Flexible benefits for you to choose from including cash health plan and more By joining Rydon, you become part of a talented, dedicated team of maintenance engineers who are passionate about supporting the NHS and its people in their vital work and you will play an important role in ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for staff and service users. Experience Required Previous relevant experience in the maintenance of buildings is essential. It would be advantageous for this experience to have been gained in a healthcare environment but this is by no means essential. We will also consider candidates with experience of maintaining commercial properties (such as retail, hotels or other related industries) will also be considered. The successful candidate will have the ability to undertake plumbing, electrical and fabric repairs. If you have the above experience we would be keen to hear from you. Additional Information As a well established, progressive company we are committed to attracting and retaining individuals by offering an excellent benefits package that includes a wide range of core and voluntary benefits. Rydon is an equal opportunities employer and promotes diversity in employment. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post. To be redirected to our dedicated careers page to complete your application.