Building and Maintenance Officer

Get Staffed Online Recruitment Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year (FTE)

DBS disclosure required

Job summary

Get Staffed Online Recruitment Limited is seeking a Building and Maintenance Officer to support campus facilities and operations. You will ensure teaching spaces and shared areas are prepared and maintained, coordinate opening/closing, and drive safe, efficient operations across the campus.

You will perform routine inspections, assist with basic maintenance, liaise with contractors and keep accurate records.

Qualifications

• Experience working in building, maintenance or facilities environment.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise workloads.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills.
• Practical, solutions‑focused approach and sound judgement.
• Ability to build effective relationships with students, colleagues and contractors.
• Experience coordinating or supporting maintenance and contractor activity.
• Proficiency with maintenance management systems.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements relevant to building activities.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operation of campus buildings, ensuring spaces are prepared and maintained.
• Coordinate opening and closing of buildings per procedures and security requirements.
• Own building presentation and resolve issues affecting campus environment.
• Carry out routine inspections and reactive checks of buildings and equipment.
• Undertake basic maintenance tasks and escalate to contractors when needed.
• Liaise with contractors to coordinate maintenance and ensure safe access.
• Maintain records of inspections, defects and works.
• Support health and safety processes including audits and risk assessments.
• Provide first-line IT/equipment help and escalate complex issues.
• Record maintenance requests and compliance activity in systems.
• Be the first point of contact for queries and coordinate support.
• Contribute to projects and support the wider Building and Technical Services team.

Skills

Facilities experience

Organisational skills

Verbal and written communication

Health and safety awareness

Tools

Maintenance systems

Job description

Our client is more than just an educational institution; they are 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 support the day-to-day operation of our client's campus buildings, ensuring facilities, equipment and shared spaces are safe, well maintained and ready to support teaching, learning and wider student activity.

You’ll help keep campus buildings and facilities running efficiently, responding to maintenance needs and supporting day-to-day operational activity.

What You’ll Do:

• Support the day-to-day operation of campus buildings, ensuring teaching spaces, shared areas and facilities are appropriately prepared and maintained.
• Coordinate the opening and closing of buildings in line with agreed procedures and security requirements.
• Take ownership of building presentation, identifying and resolving issues that affect the campus environment.
• Carry out routine inspections and reactive checks of buildings, facilities and equipment, taking appropriate action where required.
• Undertake basic maintenance tasks and repairs, escalating issues to specialist contractors when necessary.
• Liaise with contractors to coordinate maintenance and repair works, supporting safe access and monitoring activity on site.
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, defects, maintenance activity and completed works.
• Support health and safety processes, including inspections, audits, compliance checks and local risk assessment activity.
• Promote safe working practices and elevate significant risks or safety concerns through the appropriate channels.
• Provide first-line support for routine IT and equipment issues, escalating more complex matters where required.
• Use relevant systems to record maintenance requests, compliance activity and operational information.
• Act as a first point of contact for building and facilities queries, resolving routine issues and coordinating support where needed.
• Contribute to operational projects and support colleagues across the wider Building and Technical Services team as required.

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience working within a building, maintenance or facilities environment.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and respond to changing demands.
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach and sound judgement when resolving day-to-day issues.
• The ability to build effective working relationships with students, colleagues, contractors and service teams.
• Experience coordinating or supporting maintenance and contractor activity.
• Good digital skills, including experience using operational, record-keeping or maintenance management systems.
• A practical understanding of health and safety requirements relevant to building and maintenance activities.
• The ability to work independently while contributing positively as part of a wider team.
• A flexible and adaptable approach to work.

To support campus operations and student activity, this full-time role is primarily based on a 1:00PM to 9:30PM shift pattern, Monday to Friday. However, flexibility is required, as there will be occasions when the postholder is required to work 7:30AM to 4:00PM or 9:30AM to 6:00PM.

Why Our Client?

They are 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)

They continually strive 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.

They are 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.