Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson

Location: Mobile role. You must be within a reasonable commute of Warrington base site (WA3 6SB
).
Contract Type: Permanent.
Salary: £26,722- £27,824 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
Hours: Full Time, average of 37 hours per week worked seasonally.

At the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), every carefully maintained landscape, every headstone, and every space we preserve helps keep a story alive. Our cemeteries are places of remembrance, reflection, and connection and our regional Teams play a vital role in safeguarding that legacy for generations to come.

We honour and care for the people of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars, ensuring they are never forgotten. With cemeteries and memorials at more than 23,000 locations worldwide, our work protects their heritage and stories, so they continue to be shared and remembered.

We take a conservation-based and sustainable approach to maintaining our sites and conserving our heritage estate; maintenance work and repairs are performed by our own in-house specialists, and we are excited to offer this opportunity for an experienced Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson join our team carrying out structural maintenance of the war graves and memorials in our care in the North region, Manchester Team.

Travel: This is a mobile role with lots of travel. Initially you will work with a teammate until fully trained after which most of the time you will be working alone. You will have use of a van for work purposes. Ideally, we would like you to be comfortable and experienced driving a vehicle up to 3.5 tons, however, training will be provided.

The role is practical, hands-on and requires a good level of physical fitness. There will be occasions where you will be required to stay overnight, this can vary from 1 night a month up to 8 nights depending on where in the region you are working and costs will be covered. Pesticide Certificates (PA1 and PA6) and NAMM (National Association of Memorial Masons) membership are required for this role, and the Commission is willing to provide you with the necessary support and training to gain these qualifications if you do not already have them.

Everyone who works for us, or with us, shares our Values, which are formed around our concept of CARE (Commitment, Ambition, Respect and Excellence). We are proud and committed to ensuring we bring this to life every day, for ourselves, each other and those who lost their lives.

• Full UK driving licence essential
• Knowledge of Manual Handling principles
• Knowledge of Lone Working policies
• Reasonable knowledge of general building practices
• Manual technical skills
• Management of third-part stakeholders, such as site contractors
• Good organisational, resource and time management skills
• Good level of computer literacy or ability to learn quickly
• Commitment to providing excellent customer service
• Able to work effectively and safely alone, as well as within a team
• Willingness to take on/seek additional responsibilities
• You’ll be part of a team that cares deeply about heritage and about the communities we serve.
• You’ll help keep stories alive, support volunteers and colleagues, and play a key part in creating welcoming, well‑cared‑for spaces that matter to people all over the world

Apply via our Career Portal by clicking the ‘Apply Now’ button. As this is an active role, we will be interviewing as we go along, and the role will close when we have an offer accepted by a preferred candidate.

We believe creating a diverse environment enriches our organisation and strengthens our mission, therefore, we welcome applications from everybody. Join our inclusive environment where every individual is valued.