Painter & Decorator | RAF Alconbury

Who we are

VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.

What we do

We put our Customers and Families First. They are the driving force behind everything we do. We drive forward improvements for them to ensure the service they receive, whether reactive repairs or a major project, is completed safely and on time. In order to achieve this, we have 4 core values: open, caring, agile and collaborative. These are at the heart of everything we do.

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: RAF Alconbury
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday (8:00AM to 4:30PM)
Salary: £32,000 – £34,000 dependent on experience

We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Painter & Decorator to join our growing team, delivering high-quality finishes across military housing at RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth.

This role is primarily focused on MFH (Married Family Housing) domestic properties, with opportunities to work across a variety of other domestic and commercial projects as required.

If you take pride in your craft, enjoy variety in your work, and want to be part of a team making a real impact, this could be the role for you.

About the Role

As a Painter & Decorator, you’ll play a key role in maintaining and enhancing living spaces for service families and personnel. From refresh and redecoration works in family homes to wider site projects, your work will directly contribute to creating high-quality, welcoming environments.

This is a hands-on, client-facing position, requiring a responsible and self-sufficient approach alongside strong communication skills when engaging with colleagues and clients.

You will deliver high-standard painting and decorating across occupied and vacant properties, with particular focus on move-in and move-out works that operate to tight deadlines while maintaining exceptional quality. Surface preparation will be a key part of your role, including filling holes, repairing surfaces, and preparing walls and finishes to a professional standard.

You may also be required to support light remedial works such as plastering, skim jointing, and surface repairs to ensure a high-quality finish throughout. Works will include both internal and external decorating, ensuring properties are presented to a consistently high standard. You will also manage site protection, maintain clean working practices, attend inspections, and address snagging issues efficiently.

A company work van and fuel card will be provided to support your duties across RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth.

What We’re Looking For

We’re seeking someone with proven experience in painting and decorating to a high standard, ideally supported by a relevant qualification such as City & Guilds or equivalent. Additional skills in plastering, skim jointing, filling, and surface repair are highly desirable.

You should have strong attention to detail, excellent time management, and the ability to work effectively under pressure, particularly when delivering within tight turnaround times. Good communication skills and a professional, customer-focused approach are essential.

A full UK driving licence is preferred. The role is subject to BPSS clearance.

Why Join Us?

This is a stable, full-time opportunity within a growing organisation that offers variety, responsibility, and long-term development potential. You’ll be part of a team delivering essential services that directly support military communities, with increasing scope and complexity as the business continues to expand.

Apply today and help create homes that truly make a difference.

VIVO Defence Services

The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.

At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.

We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.