Floor Layer

Job Description

Role: Floor Layer (also known as Floor and Wall Covering Operative)

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week - You will be required to work these hours in accordance with the needs and requirements of the service, between the hours of 6am and 8pm Monday to Friday

Worker Type: Off-site worker

Salary: Grade G - £36,363 - £39,152 per annum

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

As a Floor and Wall Covering Operative within Nottingham City Council's Housing Services, you will play a vital role in maintaining safe, secure, and comfortable homes for our residents. Your work will include repairing, installing, and renewing wall and floor coverings, mainly, vinyl type flooring and wall-boarding within wet-rooms, ensuring properties remain structurally sound and visually appealing. You'll carry out fault-finding and remedial works, addressing issues such as damp, water penetration, and deterioration, while prioritising customer safety and minimising disruption.

This role involves a variety of tasks, from routine maintenance to specialised activities such as safe removal of non-licensable asbestos coatings. You'll help prevent hazards, mitigate environmental risks, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. Working with diligence and professionalism, you'll contribute to high-quality housing services that reflect best practice and support resident wellbeing.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

1. Experience in all aspects of floor and wall finishes including wet-room wall boarding and associated preparation works.
2. Experience in repairs, new build, maintenance, or contract environments, including assessing and inspecting jobs, and updating records.
3. The ability to use the necessary power tools and plant safely, as well as the ability to follow all safety procedures on and off-site.
4. Experience of carrying out investigations and tests to identify faults and the root cause of issues and implement lasting solutions.
5. Ability to use elements of the skills of other general trades to meet the target of first-time fix where it is efficient and appropriate to do so.
6. Ability to demonstrate an organised but flexible approach, and the ability to meet deadlines.

PLEASE NOTE: It is essential for this role that the successful candidate hold a current, full, UK driving licence.

You can find the job description for this post here.

Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements listed above in your CV & supporting document.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

Closing Date: 4th January 2026 (midnight) - Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interview date: w/c 12th January 2026 - please note, this is subject to change.

If you have any queries about the role or the recruitment process, please contact us via email here.

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

Nottingham City Council provides public services including education, social services, planning, waste management, housing, events and health across the city of Nottingham.