GENERAL BUILDER / STRIP-OUT LEAD OPERATIVE
Restoration & Damage Management – South East England
Location: Based from Bracknell, with projects across the South East
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience + overtime opportunities
Join a Growing Restoration & Damage Management Team
About Richfords
Our work is “giving people their lives back” after fire and water damage to homes and businesses. We carry out our practical and technical work, right in our customer's homes and businesses, usually while they are present.
We offer an interesting and varied role with an opportunity to learn new skills and be a part of our supportive and energetic team. This work may be demanding but it offers immense job satisfaction. You will frequently be dealing with people facing a crisis and through your skill and expertise you will provide practical help and effective solutions. In doing so you will make a real difference to people’s lives.
Our work is very important to our customers suffering as a result of fire or flood events. Their normal life is put on hold and we focus on "giving you your life back" and as soon as possible.
We are a values based Company: Responsiveness, Expertise, Professionalism, Togetherness and Innovation. Of all our values, being "Responsive" is the leading one and the value that will most shape your experience of working with us. It is essential that anyone joining us strongly connects with this need to be Responsive. There are no roles in the company that are not impacted by this aspect of "the work". This is an inescapable reality. We are a 24 hour response Company with fire and flood damage events occurring at any time and can impact us outside 'normal' working hours of 9-5.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and reliable General Builder / Strip-Out Operative to join our restoration-focused damage management company. Based in Bracknell and operating throughout the South East, we deliver high-quality property recovery services following fire, flood, escape of water, impact damage, and other insured events.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys variety, and can work efficiently in occupied homes, commercial premises, and construction environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Ability to survey fire and flood damaged properties for strip out requirements
- Carrying out soft and hard strip-out works following property damage incidents
- Removal of damaged building materials including plasterboard, ceilings, flooring, kitchens, bathrooms, and fixtures
- Basic building repairs and reinstatement works
- Assisting restoration technicians and project managers on site
- Loading, unloading, and transporting tools, equipment, and materials
- Ensuring work areas are left safe, clean, and compliant with health and safety requirements
- Completing job documentation and photographic records where required
- Working professionally and sympathetically with customers during challenging circumstances
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience as a General Builder, Multi-Trader, Demolition Operative, or Strip-Out Operative
- Good understanding of building construction and property refurbishment
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Full UK driving licence, up to 3 points due to 'on the road' nature of the role
- Strong work ethic and positive attitude
- Willingness to travel throughout the South East and occasionally work outside normal hours when required
- Good communication and customer service skills
- DBS check required
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- Experience within insurance restoration, fire and flood recovery, or damage management
- Asbestos Awareness certification
- CSCS card
- First Aid qualification
- Experience operating small plant and power tools
- Multi-trade skills including carpentry, plastering, decorating, or plumbing
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Company vehicle (subject to role and experience)
- Company uniform and PPE
- Ongoing training and development
- Opportunities for progression within a growing business
- Supportive team environment
- Overtime and emergency response opportunities
About the Role
No two days are the same. One day you may be stripping out a flood-damaged residential property, and the next assisting with fire damage recovery in a commercial building. We are looking for someone who is practical, adaptable, and committed to delivering excellent workmanship while maintaining the highest standards of safety and professionalism.
Apply Today
If you are an experienced builder looking for a varied and rewarding role within the restoration and damage management sector, we'd like to hear from you.
Bracknell-based | Covering the South East | Immediate Start Available.
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Pay: From £40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
Experience:
- General Building: 3 years (required)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: On the road
