Maintainance Operative

Berkeley Group Plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Access to an online discount platform

Volunteer day

Private pension plan

Group life assurance

Job summary

A leading property management company in Greater London is seeking a proactive Maintenance Operative to ensure high standards in serviced apartments. Responsibilities include supporting the Facilities Manager, conducting maintenance tasks across multiple trades, and providing excellent customer service to residents. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in plumbing, carpentry, and basic electrical work, along with problem-solving skills. The role requires travel across locations. Full-time position offering competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience across plumbing, carpentry, and basic electrical work.
• Ability to provide long-term solutions to maintenance issues.
• Team player with customer-first approach.

Responsibilities

• Ensure apartments are ready for new residents.
• Support Facilities Manager in identifying maintenance issues.
• Resolve immediate maintenance problems.
• Conduct building patrols for health and safety concerns.
• Maintain cleanliness of communal facilities.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance experience

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Organised and proactive

Commitment to health and safety

Job description

Overview

Berkeley Living is a dedicated rental offering from the Berkeley Group, combining five decades of experience in creating high-quality homes and communities with a forward-looking approach to modern living. Established to redefine the rental experience, Berkeley Living delivers homes of exceptional design and craftsmanship, supported by an unwavering commitment to service, care, and attention to detail.

Department: Build to Rent

Location: Hendon, London

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the wider team to ensure the scheme is ready for the arrival of new residents and the apartments are handed over meeting our required exceptional standards.
• Supporting the Facilities Manager in identifying snags and defects and ensuring these are logged correctly as per the defect procedure in place.
• Responding to and resolving immediate issues such as unblocking drains, changing lightbulbs and fixing minor plumbing or carpentry problems to ensure resident satisfaction.
• Be able to diagnose and respond to issues quickly and effectively, providing long term solutions.
• Being proactive to delivering excellent customer service within agreed budgetary requirements.
• Investigate and assess all incoming maintenance requests and providing a details description of the issue where external contractors are required.
• Carrying out general reactive maintenance tasks such as carpentry, basic plumbing, minor electrical works and painting.
• Submit regular utility meter reads to suppliers when necessary.
• Plan and prioritise jobs to minimise downtime and unnecessary travel between schemes.
• Carrying out scheduled preventative tasks such as weekly fire alarm testing, void flushing and routine light inspections.
• Conducting building patrols to identify any H&S concerns that need to be resolved or escalated.
• Oversee the unit turn process, ensuring void apartments are clear of all maintenance, repair and cleaning issues prior to the arrival of a new resident.
• Encourage sustainable measures wherever possible, including all systems are switched off in void units to minimise energy consumption.
• Maintaining the cleanliness and upkeep of the communal facilities.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with all H&S standards and maintaining relevant records.
• Ensure all maintenance records are kept in order including constant updating of the Yardi platform.
• Ensure all maintenance tools are kept in a good, safe working order.
• Acting as a helpful, visible point of contact for all residents and contributing to the wider team efforts of creating an exceptional living experience.
• Co-ordinate and oversee access for external contractors as and when required, ensuring works are completed to the required standards.
• Communicate and elevate urgent maintenance issues to the centralised Facilities Manager.
• Liaise with the centralised Maintenance Administrator to ensure there is a maintained level of stock of spares required on site.
• Seek ways to always provide exceptional customer service and exceed where possible.
• Assist the wider on-site team to manage the resident move in and out experience.
• Moving furniture and heavy materials between apartments as and when required.
• Report any incidents and accidents to the H&S and Compliance Manager.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Hands‑on maintenance experience across a variety of trades (plumbing, carpentry, basic electrics).
• Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to provide practical and long‑term solutions.
• A team player with excellent communication skills and a customer‑first approach.
• Organised, proactive, and able to prioritise tasks to minimise downtime.
• Commitment to health, safety, and sustainability practices.

This role can be based at either Navigator Place (Kidbrooke) or The Watermint (Hendon). Travel across both locations is required.

Projected start date: 1st March.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
• Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
• Private pension plan.
• Group life assurance.

The standard full‑time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm.

Internal Applicants

If you’re an internal applicant, please ensure you’ve informed your line manager of your intention to apply for this position.