Building Fabric Technician - Maintenance & Projects

CBRE Local UK; Dundee; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Local UK is seeking a skilled Fabric Technician to support the Technical Supervisor and Area Operation Manager across multiple sites. You will perform reactive and planned maintenance on building fabric and related services, ensuring safe, compliant operations and high customer satisfaction.

The role requires proven building fabric experience, effective team coordination, and strict adherence to HSE standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in building fabric tasks including plastering, joinery, glazing, plumbing and decorating.
• Ability to organise and oversee small teams for fabric projects.
• Knowledge of HSE requirements and environmental policies.
• Detail oriented with urgency to put things right for customers.
• Able to challenge established thinking and implement practical improvements for CBRE.
• Essential: proven experience in building trade or building fabric work.
• Essential: knowledge of safety and environmental requirements including manual handling, legionella awareness, PASMA, IPAF, asbestos awareness, roof work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver reactive and planned maintenance to building fabric and engineering services at client sites.
• Maintain high standards of HSE and a secure workplace while controlling costs and improving service.
• Build and sustain relationships within the customer organisation.
• Ensure compliance with processes, statutory requirements, engineering standards and HSE systems.
• Provide planned and reactive maintenance including fabric and plumbing tasks as identified in the fabric competency matrix.
• Support Projects & Construction team in scoping and delivering uplift/refit projects.
• Complete risk assessments before work and document findings fully.
• Record and report any risk, loss or defect to management for corrective action.
• Ensure Site Activity Log Books are completed accurately and timely.
• Follow CBRE environmental policy to support environmental objectives.

Skills

Fabric tasks

Plastering

Joinery

Glazing

Plumbing

Decorating

HSE knowledge

Team leadership

Quality focus

Urgency to fix

Job description

CBRE Local UK is seeking a skilled Fabric Technician to support the Technical Supervisor and Area Operation Manager across multiple sites. You will perform reactive and planned maintenance on building fabric and related services, ensuring safe, compliant operations and high customer satisfaction.

The role requires proven building fabric experience, effective team coordination, and strict adherence to HSE standards.