Building Fabric Technician

Vertu FM; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Company pension

Healthcare benefits

Training & development

Leave entitlement 23 days

Job summary

Vertu FM is seeking an experienced Building Fabric Technician to join a mobile maintenance team covering Bradford, Rochdale, Oldham and surrounding areas. You will handle planned and reactive maintenance across hospitality and commercial properties, with responsibilities spanning carpentry, plumbing and plastering.

The role requires independence across multiple sites, CSCS, and an NVQ Level 2 in General Building Operations or equivalent, with a UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in General Building Operations or recognised equivalent.
• CSCS card holder required.
• Experience in building maintenance, fabric maintenance or shopfitting.
• Trades cover including carpentry, joinery, basic plumbing and general building repairs.
• Comfortable working independently across multiple sites and travel.
• Good fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel within region.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive building maintenance, repairs and minor works.
• Perform general building repairs: brickwork, flooring, car park surfaces.
• Repair roof leaks, gutters and external elements.
• Undertake carpentry and joinery works: doors, frames, locks, panels, decking.
• Carry out internal fabric works: tiling, plastering, painting, glazing.

Skills

Carpentry

Joinery

Fault-finding

Communication skills

Driving licence

Full UK driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 2 in General Building Operations

CSCS card

Job description

Building Fabric Technician / Maintenance Engineer

Mobile – Bradford, Rochdale, Oldham and surrounding Permanent, Full Time Salary £33,053 + Company Van and Excellent Package

We are working with a highly reputable and well-established facilities management contractor providing building maintenance services to clients across the UK.

Due to continued growth, they are looking to recruit an experienced Building Fabric Technician to join their mobile engineering team, working across a portfolio of hospitality and commercial properties.

This is a varied, hands-on role involving general building maintenance, carpentry, joinery, basic plumbing, groundworks and fabric repairs.

The role would suit a strong all-round tradesperson who is comfortable working independently across multiple sites and carrying out a wide range of planned and reactive maintenance works.

The Role

You will be responsible for carrying out planned and reactive building maintenance, repairs and minor works across a mobile commercial portfolio.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive building fabric repairs.
• Completing general building repairs, including brickwork, flooring and car park surfaces.
• Repairing roof leaks, guttering, gullies and associated external building elements.
• Undertaking carpentry and joinery works, including doors, frames, locks, handles, architraves, panels and decking.
• Carrying out internal fabric works, including wall tiling, cladding, plastering, glazing, painting and decorating.
• Completing basic plumbing and drainage repairs, including toilets, sinks, sanitary fittings, leaking taps and washers.
• Undertaking minor installation and improvement works where required.
• Responding to reactive maintenance requests within agreed timescales.
• Identifying faults and completing repairs safely and efficiently.
• Working independently across a mobile portfolio of client sites.
• Updating job records and completing maintenance reports through company systems.
• Liaising with clients, site teams and internal colleagues to ensure works are completed effectively.
• Ensuring all works are completed safely and to a high standard.
• Participating in the out-of-hours callout rota.

The Person

The successful candidate will:

• Ideally hold an NVQ Level 2 in General Building Operations, Construction Skills, Joinery or a recognised equivalent.
• Hold a valid CSCS card.
• Have previous experience within building maintenance, fabric maintenance or shopfitting.
• Have a good all-round understanding of building repairs and general maintenance.
• Be experienced across several trades, ideally including carpentry, joinery, basic plumbing and general building repairs.
• Be comfortable carrying out both internal and external maintenance works.
• Have good fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Be confident working independently and managing a varied workload.
• Have good communication and customer service skills.
• Be comfortable using mobile devices and maintenance reporting systems.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Be flexible with travel throughout the designated region.

The Package

• Basic salary £33,052
• 37.5 hours per week.
• Overtime paid at time and a half on weekdays and double time at weekends.
• £150 standby allowance, with a callout rota of approximately 1 week in 6.
• Company van.
• Travel paid, excluding the first and last 30 minutes of the working day.
• Callout travel paid door to door.
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Company pension.
• Healthcare benefits.
• Ongoing training and development.