Building Fabric Technician (Carpenter/ Plumber Multi)

Fortus Recruitment Group; Crawley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday rising with length of?

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Company vehicle

Job summary

Fortus Recruitment Group Limited is seeking an experienced Building Fabric Technician to join a long-term maintenance and facilities management contract in the Crawley area. You will perform multi-trade repairs, including carpentry and plumbing, and support other trades to deliver a safe, high-standard service.

The role involves both planned and reactive work, on-site duties, and occasional out-of-hours rota commitments, with a focus on right-first-time delivery.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Carpentry or Plumbing.
• Experience working within a property maintenance or facilities management environment.
• Ability to carry out additional trade repairs outside of your core trade.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated with good workload management abilities.
• Professional and customer-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive building fabric repairs across commercial and public sector properties.
• Diagnose and rectify faults relating to carpentry, plumbing and general building maintenance.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks in line with contract requirements.
• Undertake a range of multi-trade repairs including doors, locks, sanitaryware, pipework and flooring repairs.
• Support other trades to deliver a professional and safe maintenance service.
• Respond quickly to emergency and reactive repair requests.
• Complete all works to a high standard with a right first time approach.
• Keep clients updated on progress and planned works.
• Complete accurate job records where required.
• Participate in an out of hours call out rota

Skills

Carpentry

Plumbing

Fault-finding

Workload management

Customer-focused

Self-motivation

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 in Carpentry or Plumbing

Tools

CSCS Card

PASMA

IPAF

Job description

Building Fabric Technician (Carpenter / Plumber Multi)

Fortus Recruitment Group Limited are a recruitment company that specialise in placing people within the repairs and maintenance industry.

An established property services contractor is looking for an experienced Building Fabric Technician to join their growing team working in and around Crawley. This is a permanent role offering stability, varied work and the opportunity to work across a long-term maintenance and facilities management contract.

The Role

• Carry out planned and reactive building fabric repairs across commercial and public sector properties
• Diagnose and rectify faults relating to carpentry, plumbing and general building maintenance
• Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks in line with contract requirements
• Undertake a range of multi-trade repairs including doors, locks, sanitaryware, pipework and flooring repairs
• Support other trades to deliver a professional and safe maintenance service
• Respond quickly to emergency and reactive repair requests
• Complete all works to a high standard with a right first time approach
• Keep clients updated on progress and planned works
• Complete accurate job records where required
• Participate in an out of hours call out rota

What We’re Looking For

• NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Carpentry or Plumbing
• Experience working within a property maintenance or facilities management environment
• Ability to carry out additional trade repairs outside of your core trade
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Self‑motivated with good workload management abilities
• Professional and customer-focused approach

Requirements

• Full UK Driving Licence
• Willingness to undergo a DBS check
• Good understanding of health and safety procedures

Desirable

• CSCS Card
• PASMA and/or IPAF certification

Benefits

• 34 days holiday rising with length of service
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Company vehicle

Fortus Recruitment Group Limited acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency for permanent vacancies. Fortus Recruitment Group Limited is an equal opportunities employer.