Carpenter
Self-employed · London and the South East
Doors, kitchens, second fix and the joinery that makes a refurbishment finish.
Who you would be working with
Simpled Services is a property maintenance and refurbishment company. We work for housing associations, letting agents, landlords and private clients, mostly in London and the South East, and on jobs across the rest of the UK.
More than 8,500 jobs have gone through us. Mould and damp, leaks, plumbing, painting, kitchens and bathrooms, full refurbishments, end of tenancy work. Some of it is a two hour repair. Some of it runs for months.
The work is run inside Plan@Job, our own platform. Your jobs, the address, the scope, your photos, your reports and your invoice all sit in one place, so nobody is chasing anybody through WhatsApp for a picture of a finished wall.
The role
Carpentry runs through most of our bigger jobs. Kitchens, doors and frames, skirting and architrave, stud work, flooring and the hundred small fixings that decide whether a refurbishment looks finished.
There is repair work too. A door that has dropped, a frame that has rotted, a worktop that needs replacing.
What the work is
- First and second fix carpentry on refurbishment and kitchen jobs.
- Door, frame and ironmongery repairs and replacements in occupied homes.
- Work to the measurements on site rather than the ones on the drawing.
- Photograph and report the work as you go.
What we need from you
- A carpentry background with finished work you can show us.
- Public liability insurance, or willing to get it before your first job.
- The right to work in the UK, and registered as self-employed (CIS where the work is construction).
- Your own tools and your own transport.
- A phone you can take photos on. Every job is signed off with pictures.
The pay
Paid per job. The price is agreed with you before the work starts, and it does not change afterwards.
Please do not apply if
- You want a fixed weekly wage. This is self-employed work, paid per job.
- You leave a job at 60 percent and move on. We send the same people back to the same clients.
- Photos and paperwork annoy you. They are how you get paid on time.
Apply for Carpenter
Call the recruitment line and say what you do, or send an email with your trade, your area and how long you have been doing it. We answer everybody.