Carpenter

• East Suffolk Council -Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0EQ
• 31537 - 34434 per annum plus weekly standby payment and call out
• 37 hours per week Monday - Friday
• Permanent

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to peoples lives delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

Your role

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the East Suffolk Councils Building Maintenance Team as a Carpenterto undertake various carpentry works to the Authorities Housing Stock.

We are a large provider of social rented housing in the district with circa 4500 units and an annual repairs and maintenance budget of 6.5 response to recent Government policy we have started a programme of Housing Development which will increase the councils stock holding to approximately 5100 units and will optimise the stock portfolio for current and future use.

What you will need

You will:

• be qualified to City and Guilds in carpentry (or equivalent) or have a minimum of 5 years relevant site experience in carpentry and maintenance
• be competent in all carpentry areas
• be able to enable the delivery of projects to a good acceptable standard
• have a good understanding of the use of digital handheld devices such as smart phones and tablets
• have basic IT knowledge in areas such as opening and sending emails
• be in possession of a current full UK driving licence is essential to this role.

As part of your contractual duties you will be required to take part in our out of hours stand by rota arrangements for which you will receive additional remuneration.

You may be required to complete a practical and / or theory test as part of the selection process.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role even if you dont meet all of the essential requirements please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Why work for us

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Counciltake a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year increasing to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
• Discounts on mobile phones computers holiday and travel fashion and clothing health and beauty and many other products and services.

Please see our benefits brochure for further information (pdf).

For more information:

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Harley Woodrowby emailing .

Closing date: 15 October 2025

Interview date: TBC

How to apply

Step 1 -Read the advert and theJob Description and Person Specification (Word)

Step 2 -Complete theSupporting Statement template (Word). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 -Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note CVs are not accepted.

For more information check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).