Lead Decorator in London

At RMG, part of the Places for People Group, we are passionate about creating well‑maintained, welcoming places for people to live. We are now looking for an experienced Lead Decorator to play a key role within our Estate Team at Beaufort Park, leading by example and supporting the delivery of high‑quality decorating works across the site.

Where will I be working and what hours?

Full time at our Beaufort Park development (NW9 5EN) – 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8 am until 4 PM.

What’s the role about?

As our Lead Decorator, you will combine hands‑on decorating with day‑to‑day team leadership, helping to maintain high standards, improve efficiency and support a positive, inclusive team culture. You will oversee quality, support health and safety compliance, manage materials and stock, and ensure work is completed to a consistently high standard — all while keeping customer satisfaction at the heart of what you do.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and supervising the decorating team on site
• Maintaining high quality standards across all decorating works
• Ensuring health & safety compliance at all times
• Keeping accurate records of attendance, stock and materials
• Planning and ordering materials in advance
• Communicating clearly with your team and management
• Supporting the delivery of management priorities and site objectives
• Creating an inclusive, positive working environment

What we’re looking for:

Essential:

• Proven experience as a decorator
• Strong knowledge of decorating techniques, tools and materials
• A good understanding of on‑site health & safety requirements
• High attention to detail and pride in delivering quality work

Desirable:

• Demonstrable team leader/supervisor experience
• NVQ, Diploma, or City & Guilds in Painting & Decorating
• First Aid certification
• Health & Safety qualifications or strong working knowledge

What does RMG have to offer you?

You will not only be joining a thriving market leader where you will benefit from working alongside the best in the industry, you will also receive a superb package of company benefits including:

• 27 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays
• Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges – plus more!)
• Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications (up to 4 study days)
• Pension scheme (matched up to 7%) and Life assurance (4 x annual salary)
• Access to Our Place Rewards, where you can choose from a huge range of shopping discounts, instore vouchers and reloadable e-cards, earn cashback on online purchases and take advantage of many exclusive offers!

What’s next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.

We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We are happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you are looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

Safeguarding: At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability.