Deputy Head of Maintenance

Gonville Caius College; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Gonville & Caius College seeks a Deputy Head of Maintenance to oversee the maintenance department operations, ensuring compliance and effective management. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience and be able to support the Head of Maintenance, with responsibilities covering various college facilities and compliance with health and safety standards.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

33 days of annual holiday

Free on-site lunch

Workplace Nursery Scheme

College gym

Car parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory role within maintenance or facilities management.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and compliance.
• Ability to work flexibly and manage a diverse team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Maintenance in managing department operations.
• Ensure health and safety compliance across college facilities.
• Oversee both planned and reactive maintenance activities.

Skills

Health and Safety Compliance

Team Management

Reactive Maintenance

Communication

Job description

Deputy Head of Maintenance

Hours: 40 hours per week (Full time)to work flexibly across the week on a 5 out of 7-day basis with some occasional weekend working required.

Salary:£38,230 per annum plus benefits

The Role and the Department

Following the retirement of the current post holder, Gonville & Caius College is seeking a Deputy Head of Maintenance to support the Head of Maintenance to ensure the smooth running of the department. The maintenance department is responsible for undertaking or commissioning all types of planned and reactive maintenance across our large and estate consisting of a wide variety of buildings from grade one listed buildings in the centre of Cambridge to purpose built student accommodation. There is a permanent team of twelve supported by contractors as necessary. The Deputy Head will be expected to cover for the Head of Department when they are away from the department, for example due to holiday or sickness.

The Deputy Head is primarily responsible for the health and safety compliance across the department, which includes our Boathouse, Sportsground and Gardens.

This is a permanent full-time role. The hours of work are 40 hours per week to work flexibly across the week on a 5 out of 7-day basis with some occasional weekend working required.

The annual full-time salary for this role is £38,230.

Why work at Caius?

Benefits include:

• Generous Pension Scheme; 14.5% employer contributions and 3x death in service benefit
• Health care cash plan
• 33 days of annual holiday (inc. Public Holidays)
• Free on-site lunch provided
• Workplace Nursery Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• College gym
• Car parking (subject to availability/eligibility)
• The opportunity to work in a beautiful environment

The Application Process

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• The closing date for applications is12 noon BSTonSunday 15th June2025.
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The College

Gonville & Caius College is one of the largest Colleges in the University of Cambridge.It is an educational charity, and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with a University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff. It plays a significant role throughout the University. Our students come from all over the world and our undergraduates study all the subjects offered in the University. Our postgraduates play a vital role in the research activities of the wider University. Our Fellows have globally renowned research expertise ranging from Ancient History to Cosmology and are all recognised as leaders in their fields. The students who graduate from the College form an alumni group of approximately 11,000 individuals. They have achieved recognition in many walks of life and are resident in all continents.

Further Information

• Equality of opportunity; the College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all sections of society and from people who may be under-represented in our community.
• Entry into a position with the College will be determined by the application of criteria related to the duties of the post. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.
• During the application process, candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section as part of ourEqual Opportunities Policy and monitoring process.The contents of this form will not be disclosed to theselection or interview panels, and all applicant data is managed in accordance with our data protection policy.
• The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
• In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy.

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