Estate Maintenance Operative

Estate Maintenance Operative – Progress Housing Group

Organisation: Progress Housing Group

Role: Estate Maintenance Operative

Location: Leyland (South Ribble & Fylde)

Hours: 36.25 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £26,198 - £27,086

Join our team to help maintain safe, welcoming environments for our tenants. We’re looking for someone practical, proactive, and ready to contribute to our housing communities.

As an Estate Maintenance Operative, you’ll work 36.25 hours per week and will help look after our independent living schemes across South Ribble, Preston, Leyland, and Fylde. Your responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining communal spaces and housing stock to ensure they’re clean, safe, and well-presented.
• Carrying out minor repairs and regular fire safety checks.
• Performing routine inspections of communal areas and completing necessary documentation.
• Engaging with tenants and providing excellent customer service.

You’ll have access to tools, a van, and a fuel card (if required). Full training will be provided—we’re looking for the right person with the right attitude, not necessarily technical expertise.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• A positive, customer-focused approach.
• Ability to work independently and manage your time effectively.
• Practical skills for cleaning and basic repairs (experience with DIY tools is a plus).
• A full driving licence and willingness to travel between schemes.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH regulations (or willingness to learn).

At Progress Housing Group, we support our people to do their best work and enjoy a fulfilling career. Here’s what you can expect when you join us:

• Competitive pay:
  Transparent salary benchmarked against leading employers in the sector.
• Agile and flexible working:
  Hybrid arrangements with office attendance based on business needs.
• Positive, inclusive culture:
  We value diversity and inclusion and foster a supportive environment.
• Career development:
  Access to professional development budgets, qualifications, subscriptions, coaching, mentoring, and regular career check-ins.
• Attractive perks:
  Generous annual leave (with buy/sell options and a birthday day off), enhanced pension, private healthcare, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing support.
• Recognition and sustainability:
  Employee recognition platforms and opportunities to contribute to sustainability and social impact initiatives.

Click Apply Now, upload your CV, and complete our short application. Include a supporting statement that highlights why you’re a great fit for this role.

Please note: In line with our core value of being Genuine, we discourage the use of AI tools when preparing applications or supporting statements. We are committed to building an authentic and values-led workforce and will prioritise applications that clearly reflect personal effort and originality.

Closing date: 11:59pm Sunday 18th January 2026

Interview date: Tuesday 27th January 2026

We welcome applications from everyone, especially from underrepresented groups. Inclusion matters here.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.