Job Description

Full Time Salary

35,000.00 per year

Employment Type

Full time 8am-5pm

Hours Per Week

40

Region

Across Liverpool City Region and Pennine and Yorkshire Region

Office Location

WA8 0SL

Contract Type

Permanent

Job Type

Frontline Colleague

Closing Date

05/10/2025

What's in it for you

We offer a competitive salary of 35,000.00 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays. This will increase with length of service. Automatic entry to the company pension. Employee 3%, Employer 5%. A range of family friendly policies. Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers for retail stores. A company vehicle and mobile phone for work purposes.

About the role

We're now looking for a Working Foreperson to join our friendly Riverside Home Ownership (RHO) team in our Widnes office to carry out Foreperson duties for our small RHO team as well as carry out wide range of repairs and maintenance across the Liverpool City Region and the Pennine and Yorkshire Region.

You'll play a crucial role in reviewing work output and assessing the technical standard of completed works, ensuring that works meet the expectations of both Evolve and our customers. You will identify and escalate below standard work or quality and escalate this to your Supervisor for further advice or action to be taken.

You will support and promote technical innovation and continuous improvement ensuring Evolve fully complies with all requirements set out in company policies and procedures.
You will monitor and support development of your team to improve the service we deliver to the Riverside customers and have a strong focus on customer satisfaction.

The successful candidate will also carry out a wide range of Multi Trade skills such as joinery, plumbing and plastering in unoccupied Riverside properties to ensure our homes are safe, secure and well maintained for our new and existing customers who will be moving into their new home.

This role will include working with a team as well as lone working to meet our desired deadlines.

Apply your knowledge, skills, and training to complete the repairs assigned to you in a safe, efficient manner. Taking care that they are of high quality, comply with technical specifications and provide a long-lasting solution.

What we're looking for

Essential

Minimum of NVQ Level 2 in an associated building trade. A full UK driving licence held for at least 1 year. Have commercial driving experience. Be able to demonstrate a high level of customer care. Access to your own tools. Respiratory Protective Equipment will be provided for this role, so you must be clean shaven on your first day. If there are circumstances where it is not appropriate for an employee to be clean shaven (e.g., medical conditions or religious grounds), the company will ensure that adjustments are in place to accommodate protected characteristics.

Desired

Experience of working as a Foreperson Ideally, you will have previously worked in a social housing environment. Experience working with Damp & Mould. Have a NVQ Level 3 in an associated building trade.

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to complete the following pre-employment checks before we can agree on a starting date:

Proof of right to work in the UK Completing a Driving Licence Pre-Employment Check form and a front and back copy of your licence Providing proof of relevant professional qualifications. A completed Criminal Charges and Convictions Self-Disclosure Form A completed Health Questionnaire Two references covering the last 3 years of employment and/or training, which are satisfactory to Evolve Evolve is not a sponsorship organisation.

About us

Evolve Facility Services was established in 2010 and is one of the largest in-house service providers in the UK, with offices in Widnes, Liverpool, Manchester, Leicester, Carlisle and County Durham.

We're proud to be part of The Riverside Group family and look after around 80% of Riverside's stock - that's over 40,000 properties based across the Northwest, Northeast, North and Central regions of England.

Our Mission is to keep our customers' homes safe, secure and well maintained - it's what we do.

If you're the kind of person that wants to do a really great job and make a difference to our customers and colleagues, we think you'll love it here.

We recognise that our colleagues are our greatest asset and want every single person to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities.

If this sounds like a challenge you'd like to take on, Apply Now and tell us about the fantastic skills that you can bring to Evolve.

#TRAD

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance
Application question(s):

Have you held a full UK driving licence for at least 1 year? Have you had any accidents in the last 5 years? (if yes, please explain) Do you have experience driving vans? (if yes, please explain) Have you had any motoring convictions in the last 5 years, or do you have any pending? (if yes, please explain) Have you previously worked for Evolve?
Work Location: On the road

Application deadline: 04/10/2025
Reference ID: EFS2140