Damp and Mould Specialist
Self-employed · London and the South East
The work we are known for, and the work that matters most to a tenant.
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
Damp and mould is our biggest single line of work, and it is the one with a family living in the middle of it. A child with a cough in a bedroom with black on the wall is the job, not a line on a schedule.
You treat the cause as well as the surface. Ventilation, insulation, cold bridging, a leak somebody missed. Wiping it off and painting over it is not a repair.
What the work is
- Survey the property and identify what is actually causing the damp.
- Treat, remove and make good, and say what else needs to change to keep it gone.
- Explain it to the resident in plain words, without frightening them.
- Photograph everything. Damp work gets inspected more than any other job we do.
What we need from you
- Experience treating damp and mould, not just painting over it.
- 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 Damp and Mould Specialist
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.