13 Building Maintenance jobs in the United Kingdom
Building Maintenance Technician
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Swann-Morton Limited, established in 1932 and based in the United Kingdom, is a renowned leader in the manufacturing of surgical blades, scalpels, and handles. The company is globally respected for quality, precision, consistency, and reliability, combining traditional blade-making skills with advanced technology. With a diverse range of around 70 individual blade shapes and 30 different handles, their products are preferred by leading surgeons and extensively used by healthcare professionals, including dentists, podiatrists, and veterinarians. Exporting worldwide, Swann-Morton maintains a strong network of distributors to ensure the highest standard of service.
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This is a full-time on-site role for a Building Maintenance Technician located in Sheffield. The Building Maintenance Technician will be responsible for general building maintenance, repairs, and upkeep across all company sites, ensuring that facilities remain safe, clean, and in good working order. This role covers the building fabric and maintenance tasks, supporting the operational needs of the business and if needed assisting electrical, plumbing, or other trade work
Scope of the Role
• Responsible for maintaining all company-owned facilities.
• Covers general building fabric, fixtures, fittings, grounds, and internal/external upkeep.
• Involves planned inspections, reactive repairs, and general site support.
• Requires travel between sites and occasional work outside normal hours for urgent issues.
• Reports to the Works Manager and works closely with site managers to prioritise tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- General Maintenance & Repairs
• Carry out routine upkeep such as Joinery, Brickwork, Suspended ceiling repairs and Filter cleaning.
• Repair or replace fixtures, fittings, furniture, and general building components.
• Maintain floors, walls, ceilings, doors, windows, and other building fabric elements.
• Carry out basic ground's maintenance (pathways, signage, fencing, etc.).
- Inspections & Preventive Maintenance
• Conduct regular visual inspections of buildings and report defects or hazards.
• Perform planned maintenance tasks (e.g., lubrication of hinges, tightening fixings,
replacing worn items).
• Monitor condition of general building fabric, fixtures, fittings, grounds.
- Coordination with Trades
• Identify and report any issues requiring electrical, plumbing, or other specialist
attention.
• Support contractors on-site by providing access, information, and oversight to ensure
works are carried out safely.
- Safety & Compliance
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with company safety procedures.
• Maintain tidy and hazard-free work areas at all times.
• Report any safety concerns promptly to the Works Manager.
- Record-Keeping & Reporting
• Keep accurate records of maintenance activities and completed tasks.
• Provide updates on outstanding issues and site condition.
- Other
• Any other reasonable management request.
• Ability to work at heights is required.
Salary:
- Negotiable depending on experience
- Working Hours:
- 35 hours per week with early finish on a Friday
- Monday to Wednesday 8.00am – 4.30pm
- Thursday 8.00am – 3.30pm
- Friday 8.00am – 12.00pm
Benefits:
- 10 weeks holiday per year
- Enhanced pension
- Private Healthcare
- Bonus scheme
- Subsidised canteen
- Free parking provided by the company
- Cycle to work scheme
- Please note that the role is a fully on-site role.
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
Work Location: In person
Building Maintenance Officer
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Full time 36 hours per week
This role is within the Asset Management Department, reporting to the Senior Building Manager.
Working in Building Services Team, you will be involved in the organisation, supervision and cost checking of planned and reactive maintenance work to Spelthorne Borough Council municipal and residential properties.
You will be providing the quality control services required in connection with Council's strategic maintenance programme ensuring compliance to the correct specification, plus reporting and monitoring construction related key performance indicators.
You will need a comprehensive knowledge of construction from a trade background, be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team and stay calm in an emergency. In addition, you should have experience of checking contractors' compliance to construction regulations and quality of workmanship especially adherence to health and safety legislation.
You will need a vehicle, and you must have a valid driving licence for the type of vehicle you are driving.
You will preferably have good management skills, be confident and adaptable, be able to communicate well in person and in writing and be competent in Word and Excel.
What we're looking for from you
- A proven track record working in a varied, hands on, property maintenance role. You should be experienced in delivering a superior service to all stakeholders across the business. You must have excellent attention to detail, be able to prioritise and manage your workload and be comfortable working alone or as part of a team.
- Drive, enthusiasm, flexibility and an ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication skills are also a necessity.
For an informal chat about this post please contact Alfred Osawe on or email:
This post is identified as a hybrid post supporting both office and home working in line with Spelthorne Borough Council's policy. The post holder will be required to attend the office in line with a rota and any service requirements.
Spelthorne Borough Council use the Microsoft Authenticator app as a secure way of accessing our network. Successful candidates will be required to use their own mobile device to download and use Authenticator.
In return, we can offer excellent conditions of service with a benefits' package that includes flexible working hours, pension scheme and at least 23 days' paid leave per year (pro rata for part time).
Closing date: Friday 31 October 2025 (noon)
Interview date:
Week commencing 17 November 2025
Building Maintenance Engineer
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Building Maintenance Engineer
Location Chester, CH4 9QW
Hours Monday Friday, 7:30am 4:00pm
Company Benefits:
- 22 days holiday plus BH
- Life assurance
- Employee discounts via Perkbox
- Cycle to work
- Access to a virtual GP and access to a health & wellbeing app
- Training & Development
- There is also an enhanced overtime rates with the role.
We are currently seeking a professional Building Maintenance Engineerbase.
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Multi Skilled Engineer- Building Maintenance
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Better places, thriving communities.
Multi Skilled Engineer - Building Maintenance
We are seeking a reliable and practical Building Maintenance/Caretaker to support the upkeep and smooth operation of our facilities. This role involves routine maintenance, basic repairs, and ensuring a safe and clean environment for occupants.
Main Duties
- Carry out basic planned and reactive maintenance tasks.
- Perform minor repairs to building fabric, fixtures, and fittings.
- Support simple mechanical tasks.
- Report faults and safety issues promptly.
- Ensure safe working practices and use of PPE.
- Provide good customer service to building users.
- Assist with contractor access and supervision when required.
Key Attributes
- Basic understanding of building maintenance.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
- Flexible and proactive approach to tasks.
- Full UK driving licence.
Qualifications
City & Guilds/NVQ Level 2/3 in Mechanical Engineering/HVAC/Plumbing/Maintenance or Equivalent
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
Since 1987, Mitie’s 76,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
Join our Mitie Team.
Together our diversity makes us stronger.
Field Manager (Building Maintenance / Repairs)
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We are currently recruiting an experienced Field Manager to lead a team of skilled trade operatives, ensuring the effective delivery of a high quality responsive repairs service across Incommunities. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to make a real, positive difference to the safety, comfort, and overall improvement of our customers’ homes.
About us
We are a social housing landlord and one of the largest housing providers in the region with over 22,000 social and affordable homes, mainly in the Bradford district. We employ a talented workforce of nearly 1,000 people.
This year we’ve launched our five-year Corporate Strategy, which runs to 2029. Our purpose is to provide high quality homes, services, and support to our customers, so we’ve worked with colleagues and customers to find out what’s important to them. Our customers sit at the heart of what we do, and our colleagues are the people who’ll help us achieve our vision, which is to create the best customer experience to improve everyday lives.
Duties include:
- Provide strong leadership as part of the Building Services Management Team - driving and delivering the service towards an outstanding responsive repairs service.
- Lead the delivery of a core discipline within the responsive repairs service (including out of hours service) ensuring that the service is efficient, effective and safe and the team have the right skills and resources to achieve objectives.
- Positively lead and take ownership of your trade area for the delivery of high quality, efficient response maintenance services.
- Put the customer at the forefront of what we do by learning from their feedback, prioritising service improvements and resolving and reducing customer complaints.
- Support the service transformation and delivery of the three-year service improvement plan.
- Management and utilisation of data systems to monitor, report and drive performance against response maintenance KPI’s.
- Prepare and deliver performance reports to Teams and Senior Managers.
- Procure and manage sub-contractors and suppliers.
- Effective management of service area budget, monitor and manage actual expenditure and deliver value for money.
- Ensure robust Health and Safety procedures and policies are applied.
Requirements
- Ability to lead a repairs team in a high challenge environment through continuous improvement and achieve high levels of colleague engagement
- Strong track record for delivering an excellent customer experience in relation to response maintenance services.
- Problem solving and conflict resolution experience, especially in terms of dealing with customer complaints
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
- Experience of managing and reporting on performance measures and budgets.
- Excellent literacy and IT skills and the ability to use a variety of systems, including recording and processing data accurately and writing reports
- A full driving license and own vehicle are required as you will be required to travel to sites and offices around the district.
- A minimum of a City and Guilds Advanced Craft NVQ Level 2 .
Benefits
- Starting salary of £41,562 per year which increases with service up-to £6,202
- ,000 essential car user allowance per year plus mileage
- Social Housing Pension Scheme - upto 10% employer contribution
- 28 days annual leave that increases with service plus bank holidays
- Option to buy and sell annual leave
- Training, development, and qualification opportunities
- Our Hub: our wellbeing and benefits site, with exclusive access to discounts and savings (at over 800 retailers)
- Corporate health scheme membership
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Local gym membership discounts.
- A team of trained Mental Health First Aiders who are available for colleagues to contact for support
Join Our Team!
We’re looking for great people to join us! At Incommunities , we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, included, and supported. We actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences—because we know that diverse perspectives make us stronger .
Based in Bradford , a city known for its rich cultural diversity, we serve vibrant communities . As a social housing provider, we’re passionate about making a real difference by providing safe, affordable homes and improving lives .
Our recruitment process is designed to support you every step of the way . If you need any adjustments or assistance, just let us know.
We’re proud to be a Mindful Employer , committed to mental health and wellbeing. We also hold the ‘Committed’ Menopause Friendly Accreditation , recognising the importance of support in the workplace.
Building and Maintenance Officer
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Building and Maintenance Officer - Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date : 04/11/2025
Location : Essex
Salary : £26,312 - £29,774 (FTE)
Our client is more than just an educational institution; they're a vibrant community dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering students to reach their full potential. With campuses across the UK, Ireland, and Germany, they offer a diverse range of courses in modern music, performing arts, filmmaking and creative technology. Their commitment to excellence in creative arts education sets them apart, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed in their chosen fields.
About the Role
As a Building and Maintenance Officer you will ensure the campus is in top condition to support an excellent student experience. You will be responsible for the daily operation and upkeep of physical premises and equipment, ensuring they meet high standards. This hands-on role requires a proactive individual dedicated to maintaining a safe, functional, and aesthetically pleasing environment for students, staff, and visitors.
What You'll Do:
- Open and close campus buildings according to standard protocols.
- Set up internal and external learning spaces and resources for each lesson as directed by the Building and Technical Manager and Lecturers.
- Conduct routine and ad-hoc checks on buildings and equipment, maintaining records in line with established processes.
- Liaise with external contractors for maintenance or repairs of buildings and equipment when necessary.
- Ensure the physical presentation of buildings is always up to standard.
- Advocate for and uphold health and safety policies, providing guidance and escalating concerns about non-compliance to the Senior Health and Safety Officer.
What You'll Bring:
- A good standard of general education, including proficiency in English and Mathematics.
- Confidence in both verbal and written communication.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Flexibility and adaptability in responding to the needs of the campus community.
- Competent digital literacy skills.
This is a part-time, term-time-only, fixed-term role until October 2026, working 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 3:30pm to 6:30pm at the Rayleigh Campus.
Why Join Our Client?
Our client is a values-led organisation, meaning their core values underpin all that they do:
Believe in Everyone. Challenge the Norm. Grow Together. Do the Right Thing. Own It.
In addition to joining a committed and dedicated team, you will have access to:
- 25 days holiday per year (FTE)
- SMART pension
- A comprehensive benefits package
Our client continually strives to create a culture of inclusivity so that they truly represent their diverse communities. They particularly welcome applications from people of colour who are underrepresented in their organisation.
Our client is committed to promoting the safety and welfare of their students therefore, all successful applicants are required to complete a basic DBS disclosure. Depending on the role, you may be required to complete an enhanced check / enhanced check with barred list if required by statute and internal policy.
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Building and Maintenance Officer
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Building and Maintenance Officer - Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date : 04/11/2025
Location : Essex
Salary : £26,312 - £29,774 (FTE)
Our client is more than just an educational institution; they're a vibrant community dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering students to reach their full potential. With campuses across the UK, Ireland, and Germany, they offer a diverse range of courses in modern mus.
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Maintenance Building Surveyor
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Hays are delighted to be partnering with an organisation that is based in the heart of Devon, and are actively looking to add a Maintenance Surveyor to their team. The team is tight-knit and high-performing. This position would suit a surveyor looking to further their career within Social Housing Surveying, and is looking to join a motivated, organised team who prides themselves on investing in their employees.
The role
The successful candidates day to day will include being responsible for the investigation, identification, diagnosis and problem-solving of day-to-day maintenance issues raised either internally or by our customers. You'll own the day-to-day technical support for your locality, allowing our in-house trades delivery teams and external contractors to carry out work required at first visit. You will ensure that data is held centrally for full transparency and that suitable contract arrangements are in place for the continued management of all compliance elements within your defined areas. Working alongside colleagues to achieve our priorities, you will commit wholeheartedly to this journey we
Have embarked upon creating a truly customer-focussed culture, realising our vision to have a positive and lasting impact on our customers' lives by offering them safe, high-quality homes and connected communities.
You'll also be responsible for:
- Carrying out inspections as needed prior to, during and on completion of repairs
- Providing a specification, including scope of works, quantities and budgeted costs and timescale that will resolve maintenance issues reported
- Ensuring works are completed safely, to the required standard and specification, in the most effective and efficient manner and to a high level of customer satisfaction
- Maintaining high quality data within the property systems
- Ensuring a detailed local knowledge of customer, asset and investment needs across your locality
- Developing your own capability through continual personal and professional development to ensure knowledge is kept up to date
What you'll need
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Technical Knowledge:
Strong understanding of housing construction, core trades (e.g. plumbing, carpentry, roofing) and maintenance diagnostics. As well as hands-on trade experience. - Diagnostic Skills: Proficient in identifying property defects and raising appropriate repairs. Strong knowledge of damp and mould issues, including root cause analysis and remedial strategies.
- Experience: Proven experience in social housing maintenance and building surveying, including property inspections and reporting.
- Contract Management: Skilled in managing contractors, with solid health & safety awareness and familiarity with schedules of rates and procurement processes.
- Communication: Effective at liaising with tenants, contractors, and housing management teams, with a focus on clear, empathetic communication.
- IT Proficient: You will be communicating effectively via email, and using various other internal systems
- There will be some travel involved with this role, so you should be happy to travel, have access to a car and a full UK driving licence. This role is also subject to a basic DBS disclosure.
What can we offer you?
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- 3 additional well-being days and 2 paid volunteering days
- Industry leading pension scheme, 12% matched contributions plus life cover at 4x your salary
- Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
- Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover
- Discounted travel insurance.
If you are interested in this role, do not hesitate to apply online. Alternatively, if you would like more information on the position, please reach out to the Hays Property and Surveying Team.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Maintenance Building Surveyor
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Hays are delighted to be partnering with an organisation that is based in the heart of Devon, and are actively looking to add a Maintenance Surveyor to their team. The team is tight-knit and high-performing. This position would suit a surveyor looking to further their career within Social Housing Surveying, and is looking to join a motivated, organised team who prides themselves on investing in their employees.
The role
The successful candidates day to day will include being responsible for the investigation, identification, diagnosis and problem-solving of day-to-day maintenance issues raised either internally or by our customers. You'll own the day-to-day technical support for your locality, allowing our in-house trades delivery teams and external contractors to carry out work required at first visit. You will ensure that data is held centrally for full transparency and that suitable contract arrangements are in place for the continued management of all compliance elements within your defined areas. Working alongside colleagues to achieve our priorities, you will commit wholeheartedly to this journey we
Have embarked upon creating a truly customer-focussed culture, realising our vision to have a positive and lasting impact on our customers' lives by offering them safe, high-quality homes and connected communities.
You'll also be responsible for:
- Carrying out inspections as needed prior to, during and on completion of repairs
- Providing a specification, including scope of works, quantities and budgeted costs and timescale that will resolve maintenance issues reported
- Ensuring works are completed safely, to the required standard and specification, in the most effective and efficient manner and to a high level of customer satisfaction
- Maintaining high quality data within the property systems
- Ensuring a detailed local knowledge of customer, asset and investment needs across your locality
- Developing your own capability through continual personal and professional development to ensure knowledge is kept up to date
What you'll need
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Technical Knowledge:
Strong understanding of housing construction, core trades (e.g. plumbing, carpentry, roofing) and maintenance diagnostics. As well as hands-on trade experience. - Diagnostic Skills: Proficient in identifying property defects and raising appropriate repairs. Strong knowledge of damp and mould issues, including root cause analysis and remedial strategies.
- Experience: Proven experience in social housing maintenance and building surveying, including property inspections and reporting.
- Contract Management: Skilled in managing contractors, with solid health & safety awareness and familiarity with schedules of rates and procurement processes.
- Communication: Effective at liaising with tenants, contractors, and housing management teams, with a focus on clear, empathetic communication.
- IT Proficient: You will be communicating effectively via email, and using various other internal systems
- There will be some travel involved with this role, so you should be happy to travel, have access to a car and a full UK driving licence. This role is also subject to a basic DBS disclosure.
What can we offer you?
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- 3 additional well-being days and 2 paid volunteering days
- Industry leading pension scheme, 12% matched contributions plus life cover at 4x your salary
- Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
- Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover
- Discounted travel insurance.
If you are interested in this role, do not hesitate to apply online. Alternatively, if you would like more information on the position, please reach out to the Hays Property and Surveying Team.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk