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Ref no:
WEL10015
Published:
19/01/2026
Closes:
02/02/2026
Location:
Kirkton Service Centre, Lister Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7BL
Salary:
£30,110 - £31,693 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
36 hours per week

Job Advert

36 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year, Permanent

Building Services are looking to recruit a highly motivated time served Builder to join our existing team.

You should be a qualified Builder (qualifications in either of the following trades, roofing, plastering or bricklayer) and should be capable of providing a high quality of building service across all our properties. This will include emergency, routine, planned programmes and change of tenancy repairs in void properties.

You should be passionate about customer care, Health and Safety and take pride in the quality of your workmanship.

You will have the opportunity to participate in the councils out of hours emergency service. For this you will receive an additional payment.

There are many benefits that will be available to you within this post:

  • You will work a 9-day fortnight working Monday to Friday (36hours) and have a rota day off every second week
  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • You will be eligible to participate in our Local Authority pension scheme
  • You will receive a monthly tool allowance to allow you to maintain your personal tools
  • You will be provided with all power tools to carry out your role
  • You will be provided with a full uniform including footwear
  • You will have the opportunity to participate in the councils out of hours emergency service. For this you will receive an additional payment
  • You will receive ongoing training to help enhance and develop your existing skills enabling you to maximize your full potential.
  • Access to our employee assistance programme providing a free information service
  • Access to our employee benefit platform providing a large range of discounts across UK retailers

We are keen to employ a diverse workforce that reflects the people of Scotland. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly from groups currently under-represented, including people with disabilities, those from minority ethnic communities or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Interviews will be selected and appointed by the Recruiting Manager.

  • Disability Confident Employer - Employer
  • Scottish Living Wage