February 2026
Title: Maintenance Technician Carpenter UPVC *1
Contract Type: 40 hours per week Temporary
Salary: £19 per hour
Location: Hackney, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea and Barnet and Enfield
Persona: Mobile Working (van provided) contractual hours to be worked from various locations such as resident homes with ad hoc office attendance as required
Reporting Office: West Ham Lane Stratford
Closing date for applications: 23rd February at 9am
Interview date: Week commencing 2nd March
Role Profile.doc
Join our Repairs Team at L&Q:
L&Q are looking for a temporary UPVC Carpenter to work within our Reactive Maintenance Team covering the following areas in the North region Hackney, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea and Barnet and Enfield. Plus parts of central London.
The role will be dealing with all aspects of internal/external window repairs including single and double glazing, repairs to doors, lock refits and repairs. Along with Carpentry jobs.
Our Operatives are supplied with an L&Q van (business use only), uniform and PPE equipment. You will begin the day from your home address where you will travel to jobs which are distributed to your PDA (hand-held device).
Customer satisfaction is of the utmost importance to L&Q and as a first line of contact to our residents we expect you to have outstanding customer service and ability to deliver a right first-time service. Limiting follow ons and increasing satisfaction.
Our in-house maintenance team core hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm in general. There is the opportunity to earn more from call outs and out of hours service.
To be considered for this role candidates will require/be:
· Sound working trade knowledge and experience NVQ or equivalent preferred
· Experience gained within a Maintenance, site and or Housing environment.
· Able to deliver excellent customer service
· Right first-time approach
· Health and Safety Conscious
· Previous experience in a similar role
· Wide range of Multi trade skills
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process please contact the recruitment team
About L&Q:
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.
At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do. When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Fine out more here.
Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.
Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!