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This opportunity is built for you.\nYou’ve put years into developing your skills. You know how to assess a job, solve problems and deliver work you’re proud of. At Optimal Maintenance & Refurbishment, we want that experience and hard work to create real earning opportunities for you.\nWe’re expanding our delivery team with skilled, hands-on tradespeople who want to earn through the quality and amount of work they deliver.\nOur model rewards productivity: you receive an agreed price per job. Accurate pricing, good planning and quality workmanship give you the opportunity to complete more work and earn more.\nWe recognise that tradespeople bring different strengths, experience and capabilities. We want to understand what you do best, match you with suitable opportunities and give you room to succeed.\nWho we’re looking for:\nWe welcome general builders, multi-trade professionals, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, heating engineers, roofers, decorators, plasterers, tilers, flooring installers, kitchen and bathroom fitters, and external works specialists.\nYou must personally carry out your allocated work. Subcontracting, outsourcing or passing jobs to others is not permitted. We want to see your workmanship and build a relationship with you.\nScope it. Price it. Deliver it.\nYou’ll have the opportunity to assess and scope jobs yourself before committing to delivery. This means using your experience to:\nUnderstand exactly what work is required.\nConfirm that you have the skills, qualifications and capacity to complete it.\nDetermine how long the job will realistically take.\nIdentify the materials needed and calculate their cost.\nHighlight access requirements, dependencies and any exclusions.\nPut forward a clear price and a realistic delivery plan.\nYou can then deliver work you have personally assessed, with the right time allocated and the material requirements understood from the outset. Good preparation gives you greater ownership of the outcome and a stronger opportunity to earn from efficient, quality delivery.\nHow it works\nGet suitable opportunities: We offer work that matches your trade, location, skills and availability.\nAssess and quote: Scope the job, confirm you can deliver it, and calculate the time and materials required.\nAgree the assignment: The scope, job price, timescale and payment terms are agreed before you start.\nDeliver quality work: Complete the job yourself to Optimal’s standards, raising any changes before carrying out additional work.\nBuild your earning potential: Efficient, reliable delivery creates capacity for further assignments when available.\nYou’ll be part of Optimal’s supply chain and delivery team, supported by our office team. 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