Working in a small team you'll help maintain the building fabric of cottages, houses, farms and commercial premises primarily on the Killerton Estate just to the east of Exeter.
You'll ideally be a builder or tradesperson with a breadth of skills to take on a great variety of work, problem solving and then delivering the work. Preferably you'll have experience in wet trades including plastering, tiling etc and masonry. The use and understanding of traditional materials, such as lime, would be an advantage.
Working pattern is 0800-1600 Mon to Fri. No weekends or Bank Holidays.
What it's like to work here
You'll work as a skilled tradesperson from a traditional Estate Yard workshop which is integral with Killerton House in rural mid Devon. The Estate Yard team has supported the Killerton Estate for hundreds of years and you will become a part of that historic heritage.
The Killerton Estate comprises of many types of historic buildings and construction types, from farmhouses with medieval roots, through late 19th century cottages right up to much more modern structures. They all present different and interesting challenges. This is where the majority of your time will be spent, however occasionally we support other members of our team across Devon.
The wider team that we are part of, in supporting the National Trust's leased estate across Devon is supported by Building Surveyors and Estate Managers, Lettings Officers as well as ...