Lead Decorator (Colindale)

At RMG , part of the Places for People Group , we're passionate about creating well‑maintained, welcoming places for people to live. We're 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'll 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'll 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:

• Demonstratable 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 offer you?

You'll not only be joining a thriving market leader where you'll benefit from working alongside the best in the industry, you'll 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 (plus an optical discount voucher) and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges – plus more! (all to a generous fixed amount), plus 24/7 access to remote GP Services
• Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications (up to 4 study days)
• Pension scheme (matched up to 7%) and Life assurance (4 x annual salary)
• As part of Places for People Group (RMG's parent company), you will have 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 on-line 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're 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're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on [email protected] .

W e 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.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

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. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities