Fabric Technician

CBRE Local UK; Whitby; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Local UK is seeking a Fabric Technician to support the Technical Supervisor and Area Operation Manager by delivering reactive and pre-planned maintenance to building fabric and related engineering services across multiple sites. You will follow established procedures and safe working practices to ensure high standards of service and safety.

The role includes leading small teams on fabric projects, ensuring regulatory compliance, and assisting with uplift and refit works while mentoring

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building fabric trades.
• Ability to organise small teams for fabric projects.
• Strong knowledge of HSE requirements.
• Valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver maintenance across sites, keeping safety standards high.
• Meet service commitments and improve customer satisfaction.
• Build effective relationships with the customer.
• Ensure processes, statutory requirements and HSE standards are followed.
• Provide planned and reactive fabric and plumbing work per competency matrix.
• Support uplift/refit projects with Projects & Construction and Facilities Services.
• Carry out risk assessments and document results.
• Record and report risks or defects to management.
• Maintain Site Activity Log Books accurately.
• Participate in Emergency Call Out as required.
• Develop colleagues and apprentices where possible.
• Support AP/CP identification and CoW roles.
• Follow CBRE environmental policy and objectives.

Skills

Team leadership

HSE compliance

Plastering

Joinery

Glazing

Plumbing

Decorating

Quality focus

Job description

The role: Fabric Technician

The purpose of our Fabric Technician is to support the Technical Supervisor and/or Area Operation Manager (AOM) by providing reactive and pre-planned maintenance services to building fabric and specific engineering services at various sites in accordance with laid down procedures and safe working practices.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Delivery of the physical workplace experience in a single or multiple customer locations
• Delivering our service commitments, maintaining high standards of HSE and a secure workplace, control cost, drive service improvement activity and improve customer satisfaction.
• Building and sustaining effective relationships within the customer organisation
• Ensure compliance with all processes and procedures, statutory requirements, engineering standards and Health & Safety systems are followed.
• Provide a planned and reactive maintenance service as instructed, ensuring that operational standards, process and procedures are followed. This includes general building fabric and plumbing related tasks as required and as identified on the fabric competency matrix.
• Supports the Projects & Construction team and Facilities Services Manager in identifying, scoping and delivering uplift and refit projects.
• Complete suitable risk assessments prior to undertaking work and complete the appropriate documentation in full.
• Record and report any risk, loss or defect to management for corrective action.
• Ensure Site Activity Log Books are completed in a timely and accurate manner and are maintained in accordance with procedures
• Participate in an Emergency Call Out Service as required in accordance with the Out of Hours Rota
• Supports the development of other colleagues, including Facilities Technicians, cross skilling colleagues and apprentices.
• Undertake the Control of Works Authorised Person (AP) role and support identification of other relevant APs and Competent Persons (CPs) in cluster.
• The colleague must understand their environmental responsibilities and follow the CBRE environmental policy, procedures and routines to support the business in achieving its environmental objectives.

Person Specification:

• Able to demonstrate competence in the required tasks typically undertaken within building fabric, including plastering, joinery, glazing, plumbing and decorating, as identified on the fabric competency matrix
• Able to organise a small team of individuals to undertake fabric projects, including managing and overseeing the fabric work of Facilities Technicians
• Fully conversant with all relevant HSE requirements and their effective application
• Diligent, with an eye for quality and attention to detail, acting with a sense of urgency to put things right for customers
• The ability to constructively challenge established thinking and implement new practices or approaches for the benefit of customers and CBRE
• Essential - proven experience in a building trade or building fabric role
• Essential - Appropriate knowledge of Health and Safety and environmental requirements related to delivery of the assigned tasks, including manual handling awareness, legionella awareness, PASMA, IPAF, asbestos awareness, roof working
• Full UK driving licence required