Technical Trainee

Job Title: Technical Trainee

Location: Mansfield, NG18 

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Technical Trainee and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Technical Trainee, you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

As a Technical Trainee, you will work closely with experienced architectural technicians and engineers to learn the ropes of housebuilding. While no prior experience is required, we value qualities such as enthusiasm, adaptability, and a strong work ethic. This role offers an excellent opportunity for personal and professional growth within the technical field of housebuilding.

What you’ll do as a Technical Trainee

• Issue out drawings either electronically or printed to internal and external sources
• Review and update the NHBC portal with information that needs to be uploaded
• Assist the technical team in their general administrative and ad hoc duties

What experience do I need?

• No prior experience is required for this role but good qualities as a person are an essential part of this role
• A full UK driving licence
• You will be expected to complete a HNC in ’construction and the built environment’ on day release. This will be funded by the company
• Excellent communications skills
• Keen to learn new skills like different software
• A proven ability to work to, thrive on and meet tight deadlines
• Self motivated and able to work on own initiative, as well as part of a team