FRA Specialist Carpenter

Salary: £46,006 - £52,329

Grade: Level 4 Zone 1

Location: Holmes Road Depot, NW5 3AP

Contract Type: Permanent x 4

Hours: Full Time (36 hours)

Closing Date: Thursday 30th July 2026 at 23:59

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind.

What You’ll Be Doing

We are looking for a skilled FRA Specialist Carpenter to join our Repairs Service team, carrying out essential fire safety repairs, upgrades and refurbishment works across our housing stock and other Council-owned properties. This is a varied and rewarding role where you will use your carpentry expertise to identify and resolve fire safety issues, from inspecting and upgrading fire doors to carrying out repairs and replacements that ensure compliance with current fire regulations and standards. Working in both occupied and void properties, you will play a vital role in helping to keep residents safe while delivering high-quality repairs and improvements.

We are seeking a professional who takes pride in delivering excellent workmanship and achieving a “Right First Time” approach. You will be confident diagnosing building faults, determining effective and cost-efficient solutions, and working independently while maintaining excellent communication with colleagues, residents and stakeholders. Alongside your technical skills, you will be committed to providing outstanding customer service, ensuring residents are kept informed and treated with respect throughout the delivery of works. This role offers the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, from responsive repairs to larger planned refurbishment programmes, while contributing to the Council’s commitment to maintaining safe, high-quality homes.

If you are a qualified carpenter with experience of fire safety works, a strong understanding of current regulations and standards, and a commitment to delivering quality, safety and customer satisfaction, we would love to hear from you.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.

All About You

You are a skilled and experienced carpenter with a strong understanding of fire safety compliance and building maintenance. You will have proven experience surveying, installing, maintaining and upgrading fire doors, with the ability to identify fire safety defects and recommend practical, cost-effective solutions. Comfortable working in occupied properties, you take pride in delivering high-quality repairs and achieving a right first time approach. You are able to work independently, using your initiative to diagnose problems and manage your workload effectively, while also working collaboratively as part of a multi-skilled team. With a strong commitment to health and safety, excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate clearly with residents and colleagues, you are confident using technology to manage and record your work. A recognised carpentry qualification, extensive trade experience and a Fire Door qualification such as BM TRADA (or equivalent) will help you succeed in this role and make a positive impact on the safety of our residents and properties.

How To Apply

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section. We strongly encourage applicants to write their applications themselves. While we understand the growing use of AI tools, we believe that personal reflection and authenticity are key to a strong application. Please avoid using AI-generated content when applying.

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.

Inclusion and Belonging

At Camden, we want every colleague to feel they belong and can thrive. We welcome applications from all parts of our community, and particularly encourage people from Black, Asian and Other Ethnic Heritage communities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled and neurodiverse people, survivors of domestic abuse, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or with care experience. We know that different voices and perspectives make us stronger, and we are committed to providing the support, adjustments and flexibility people need to succeed.

Asking for Adjustments

At Camden, we are committed to making our recruitment process barrier-free and accessible for everyone. If you need us to do something differently during the application, interview or assessment process, just let us know and we will support you. This could include providing information in an alternative format, extra time in assessments, or adjustments for disabled, neurodiverse or long-term health conditions.

Please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or by post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG. We’ll work with you to make sure the process works for you.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.