Define specialist forming and installation of sheet lead, balancing weathertight detailing, thermal movement, heritage fabric and strict hygiene controls.
This contract includes Form and install approved sheet-lead roofs, gutters, flashings and details. Check substrate, falls, outlets, sheet code and bay dimensions. Construct joints, clips, fixings and weathering to the specified method. Preview before payment PDF and editable DOCX files after checkoutBuilt for UK employers
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When to use this contract
Deliver weathertight leadwork with correct bays and joints, neat formed details, and protected completed work.
Workplace context: Construction sites, project offices, client sites and approved work locations.
What makes this role different
Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering leadwork competence. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering lead hygiene. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering roof access. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering material security and recycling. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering site rules.
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Recheck the role or obtain appropriate advice if the work would exceed these maintained authority boundaries: The leadworker may form approved details but may not alter drainage, historic fabric or sheet specification without authorised design direction. May allocate routine work and make operational decisions only within documented staffing, financial, contractual and policy limits.
What to prepare before you issue it
the roofing, gutter, flashing and heritage leadwork covered
the sites, travel, weather and access expectations
the leadwork, lifting and work-at-height competence required
the tools, hygiene facilities, PPE and lifting aids provided
the material, bay, detail and completion records required
the authority for sheet code, outlets, falls and historic changes
Day-to-day operating brief
What Leadworker work looks like in practice
A leadworker forms and installs sheet lead to roofs, gutters, flashings and heritage details while managing expansion, weathering and lead exposure. Terms should address specialist workmanship, manual handling, hygiene, work at height and protection of finished surfaces.
Responsibilities reflected in the contract
Form and install approved sheet-lead roofs, gutters, flashings and details.
Check substrate, falls, outlets, sheet code and bay dimensions.
Construct joints, clips, fixings and weathering to the specified method.
Coordinate safe lifting and roof access for heavy lead sheets.
Maintain lead hygiene and secure material and offcut control.
Protect finished work and record details, levels, sources and photographs.
A realistic working scenario
An existing gutter has insufficient fall and altered outlets would affect historic stonework. The leadworker records levels and seeks roofing and conservation direction before fabrication.
Outputs to agree
weathertight leadwork with correct bays and joints
neat formed details
protected completed work
Records and evidence
Detail and code of lead.
Substrate and level check.
Material and offcut control.
Completion photographs.
Work records.
Handover notes.
Reporting relationship
Typically reports to Senior Manager, Director or Business Owner. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.
Authority and escalation
The leadworker may form approved details but may not alter drainage, historic fabric or sheet specification without authorised design direction.
May allocate routine work and make operational decisions only within documented staffing, financial, contractual and policy limits.
Supervision
Form and install approved sheet-lead roofs, gutters, flashings and details.
Coordinate safe lifting and roof access for heavy lead sheets.
Maintain lead hygiene and secure material and offcut control.
Tools and systems
Site records.
Project systems.
Risk assessment records.
Workplace context
Construction sites, project offices, client sites and approved work locations.
Training and certification
Complete employer-required health and safety training.
Contract priorities
leadwork competence
lead hygiene
roof access
material security and recycling
Information the employer should prepare
the roofing, gutter, flashing and heritage leadwork covered
the sites, travel, weather and access expectations
the leadwork, lifting and work-at-height competence required
the tools, hygiene facilities, PPE and lifting aids provided
the material, bay, detail and completion records required
the authority for sheet code, outlets, falls and historic changes
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Work setting
Construction sites, project offices, client sites and approved work locations.
Primary duties
Form and install approved sheet-lead roofs, gutters, flashings and details.
Check substrate, falls, outlets, sheet code and bay dimensions.
Construct joints, clips, fixings and weathering to the specified method.
Coordinate safe lifting and roof access for heavy lead sheets.
Tools and training to confirm
Site records.
Project systems.
Risk assessment records.
Complete employer-required health and safety training.
Governance focus
HSE context where applicable. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering leadwork competence. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering lead hygiene. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering roof access.
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Leadworker duties
Deliver weathertight leadwork with correct bays and joints, neat formed details, and protected completed work.
Form and install approved sheet-lead roofs, gutters, flashings and details. Check substrate, falls, outlets, sheet code and bay dimensions. Construct joints, clips, fixings and weathering to the specified method. Coordinate safe lifting and roof access for heavy lead sheets. Maintain lead hygiene and secure material and offcut control.
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The leadworker may form approved details but may not alter drainage, historic fabric or sheet specification without authorised design direction.
May allocate routine work and make operational decisions only within documented staffing, financial, contractual and policy limits.
Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering leadwork competence.
Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering lead hygiene.
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Only if the approved detail accommodates thermal movement; otherwise the change risks splitting or distortion.
How should lead offcuts be handled?
Keep them secure, control contamination and follow the employer's recorded recycling or disposal process.
Can a Leadworker change the code of lead onsite?
Only after the responsible designer checks weight, support, forming, movement, durability and the approved detail and records the substitution.
Who approves an additional gutter outlet?
The roofing and drainage design authority should confirm capacity, falls, historic interfaces and downstream connection before fabrication changes.
How should lead hygiene be managed?
Provide handwashing, suitable work clothing and storage, contamination controls and rules preventing eating, drinking or smoking before cleaning exposed hands.
May lead offcuts be taken away personally?
No unless an express recorded employer process authorises it; material and scrap should remain secure, weighed or tracked and recycled through approved routes.
What if existing roof levels do not provide the designed fall?
Record measurements and seek an authorised substrate, outlet or detail decision rather than fabricating leadwork that traps water.
How should completed leadwork be protected?
Use the specified temporary coverings and access controls, preventing foot traffic, staining and incompatible materials until inspection and handover.