Fabric & Building Maintenance Technician - Campus

CO3013 UPP (Plymouth Three) Limited; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life insurance

Pension

Cycle to work scheme

Store discounts

UPP Rewards portal

Discounts from retailers

Restaurants gyms

Job summary

A successful university campus is about more than buildings. UPP in Plymouth is hiring a Maintenance Technician - Fabric to join our team and deliver planned and responsive maintenance across building fabric.

This permanent role runs 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, with participation in an on‑call rota and a salary of £26,743 per annum. You will perform minor repairs to fabric, carry out PPM tasks, safety testing, and liaise with supervisors and sub‑contractors.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver planned and reactive maintenance to building fabric.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Willingness to work on-call rota and additional hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver scheduled planned, reactive and remedial maintenance services as directed by the PPM planner (CAFM), Helpdesk or Supervisor.
• Conduct minor repairs to building fabric, installations and maintenance to building related equipment, including fire doors and general doors, flooring, painting & decorating.
• Complete suitable risk assessments prior to undertaking works and undertake works as per instructions within any relevant permit or work plan.
• Carry out PPM in accordance with the schedule & liaise with specialist sub‑contractors.
• Maintain accurate records of breakdowns and maintenance repairs, including records for statutory compliance.
• Carry out statutory testing including PAT testing, fire alarm testing, fire door testing and others, as required.
• Report any Health and Safety issues relating to the residences ensuring all information is passed to the relevant persons.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Team player

Education

Level 2 Building Fabric

City & Guilds qualification

NVQ/BWF/FDIS Fire Door Installer qualifications

Job description

A successful university campus is about more than buildings. UPP in Plymouth is hiring a Maintenance Technician - Fabric to join our team and deliver planned and responsive maintenance across building fabric.

This permanent role runs 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, with participation in an on‑call rota and a salary of £26,743 per annum. You will perform minor repairs to fabric, carry out PPM tasks, safety testing, and liaise with supervisors and sub‑contractors.