Head Caretaker

EQUANS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid days annual leave

Life Cover 1.5x salary

Employee discount shopping schemes

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Holiday purchase scheme

CSR days

Learning opportunities

Referral rewards

Employee networks

24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Equans is recruiting a Head Caretaker to join our facilities team at Waverley School, Yardley Green Road, Birmingham B9 5QA. This permanent full-time role works 37.5 hours per week, with a salary in the range of £26,728.21 to £32,800 per annum and a comprehensive benefits package.

You will lead the caretaking team, manage day-to-day premises maintenance, ensure safety and security, and collaborate with school staff to keep the site well maintained and compliant.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in caretaking, premises, or building maintenance.
• Experience supervising or leading a team.
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety and safe working practices.
• Good practical skills in DIY, maintenance, and fault finding.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexible approach to working hours.
• Enhanced DBS clearance (or willingness to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day running of school premises and lead caretaking team.
• Ensure safety, security, and high maintenance standards across the site.

Skills

Caretaking

Team leadership

Health & Safety

DIY & maintenance

Communication

Flexible hours

DBS clearance

Tools

CAFM/Helpdesk systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

• Holiday purchase scheme

Equans is looking for a Head Caretaker to join our team working in Waverley School, Yardley Green Road, Birmingham B9 5QA . This is a permanent full time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a salary between £26,728.21 - £32,800.00 per annum and benefits package.

Shift times:

Monday to Friday 8 Hour Shift between 6:00am - 19:00pm Rotating shift pattern. Occasional weekend work

What will you deliver?

The Head Caretaker is responsible for managing the day-to-day running of the school premises where there are multiple caretakers. They do hands-on caretaking work while leading and guiding the caretaking team to keep the school safe, secure, and well maintained.

What can we offer you?

• On offer is a competitive salary, and benefits package, which includes;


• Paid days annual leave(+ public holidays)


• Life Cover equivalent to X1.5 timesannual salary


• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers


• Gym membership discounts


• Cycle to work scheme


• Holiday purchase scheme


• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year


• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes


• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme


• Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in Equans), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network


• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

Qualifications or Required Experience:

Essential:

• Significant experience in caretaking, premises, or building maintenance


• Prior experience in supervising or leading a team


• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety and safe working practices


• Good practical skills in DIY, maintenance, and fault finding


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


• Flexible approach to working hours


• Enhanced DBS clearance (or willingness to obtain)

Desirable:

• Experience working in an education or PFI environment


• Knowledge of statutory compliance and school-specific requirements


• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent qualification


• First Aid qualification


• Competency in using CAFM/helpdesk systems and Microsoft Office

Who are we?

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.

Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.

Our ambition

At Equans, we are driven by our ambition to be recognised for our operational excellence and as the best place to work for our employees. This commitment extends to achieving global and sustainable performance through Impact, ensuring that everything we do aligns with our core values—Accountability, Respect, Team Spirit, and Service Focus. We take ownership, act with integrity, and set high standards. We listen, support, and care for one another. We collaborate and build trust to achieve shared goals, always striving to meet our customers' needs in a proactive and pragmatic way. These values shape our culture, strengthen our community, and inspire us to deliver excellence every day.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010. At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK.

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.

Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements. The Equans Resourcing Team manage this requirement. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries should come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.