Flood & fire damage mitigation technician - united kingdom, upminster, london

this is an opportunity to join a well-established, reputable company whose business is built on offering a high-quality of customer care and service, using state of the art processes. they have introduced several industry-changing innovations, which are presently driving an expansion of the business. they generally work within the south-east from their base in london borough of havering.

job title: flood & fire damage mitigation technician

starting salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per year

schedule: monday - friday

job type: full-time, permanent

the key duties of this position are:

- emergency and routine attendance to properties damaged by occurrences such as flooding, fire and mould growth

- trained to prepare scopes of work, conduct relevant tests, construct a plan for remediation, estimate the price of works, complete inventories, set up, carry out and monitor the recovery process

- when necessary write detailed reports and cost appraisals to update clients

- liaise with an array of people such as; residents, loss adjusters, insurers and facilities managers

your standard working hours will be 09.00 to 17.00 daily and you may need to begin earlier and finish later than those hours in accordance with customer requirements. they offer an out-of-hours service which means that you will sometimes need to be 'on call' to work on weekends, at night or on bank holidays for which you will receive enhanced rates of pay if called out. from time to time it will be necessary to travel to jobs within the uk and stay overnight due to distance.

experience and qualifications needed:

- gcse english & maths at grade c or above (or equivalent) and relevant experience working in construction sector or another relevant profession, or 3 a-levels at a grade b or above or a relevant degree in mycology, science or engineering

- a full driving licence (manual vehicles)

benefits and perks:

- once fully trained, salary raise to £30,000 - £40,000

- access to company dental and private health-insurance scheme

- 28 days holiday including bank holidays (some of these may be spent on call)

- pension scheme

- enhanced rate hours for overtime and outside hours

- opportunity to progress throughout the company

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