Maintenance Manager

BUPA; East Wittering; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Maintenance Manager to oversee the maintenance operations of care homes across the South Region. This role includes managing a team, ensuring compliance with safety and health regulations, and maintaining facilities to a high standard. Candidates should have experience in property maintenance, team management, and relevant qualifications. Bupa offers a range of benefits to its employees, including healthcare access and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Healthcare support

28 days holiday

Interest-free travel loan

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team effectively.
• Understanding of building services including heating, plumbing, etc.
• Knowledge of statutory requirements regarding property maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance teams across care homes.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and regulations.
• Conduct audits and report on maintenance issues.

Skills

Team management

Building services knowledge

Compliance knowledge

Health and Safety management

Practical maintenance skills

Communication skills

Education

Building or electrical qualification (e.g., City & Guilds)

Tools

Maintenance software systems

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Manager

Location: Home based - you will be required to travel to allocated care homes across the South Region

Salary: Up to £51,811 per annum dependent on experience and company car

Contract: Full Time Permanent Contract - 40 hours

Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday

Job Purpose

Manage a team of Maintenance Operatives and gardeners (where applicable) within a given portfolio to ensure that the Care Homes remain fully functional and the buildings and equipment therein are maintained to a high standard, complying with all relevant Bupa Standard Operating Procedures and relevant legislation and industry best practice, with a focus on compliance and coverage across the homes, to ensure that accommodation requirements are met and aligned with Bupa's cultural and brand values.

Assist in the management of the repairs and maintenance revenue budgets for the portfolio, ensuring corrective actions are taken to avoid unnecessary over or underspend, working in collaboration with the wider Property and Care Services Teams.

To cover the Maintenance Operative duties in allocated Care Homes where it is identified there is a requirement for support due to annual leave or vacant positions or to support MO's where they may need assistance to complete repair activities.

You’ll help us make health happen by:

• Ensuring that the external and internal building and grounds are maintained to a safe and acceptable standard of repair, carrying out any works with the minimum disturbance to occupants and visitors
• Ensuring that all maintenance and repair tasks within the care homes are completed to a high standard, in a timely manner and offer value for money
• Contribute to the completion of the annual care homes maintenance budget
• Ensure that all health and safety and compliance checks are carried out as per the timescales directed by Bupa Standard Operating Procedures and by Bupa compliance management tools and software
• Ensure that safety and cleanliness within the care homes and grounds is to the satisfaction of Environmental Health, local Fire Authority requirements and Health and Safety regulations
• Undertake quarterly Maintenance Audit and report/act on issues relating to building fabric condition, infection control, and Environmental Health Officer issues
• Liaising with, and supporting, our care home-based Maintenance Operatives across the allocated homes, including assisting with the induction and training of new starters
• Cover annual leave, sickness, or vacancies in the allocated homes and attend maintenance meetings around the portfolio as directed
• Bupa Care Homes is a 24/7/365 business. You may be required to work such additional hours as may be necessary for the proper performance of your duties including support to the homes in the event of emergencies out of hours and at weekends

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Experience of managing a team
• A good understanding of building services including, heating, hot and cold-water distribution, ventilation, electrical distribution and plumbing
• A good understanding of building fabric and its maintenance
• Practical experience of planned maintenance systems and record keeping
• Knowledge of relevant statutory requirements and experience of compliance
• A building/electrical/plumbing qualification (City & Guilds, BTEC, ONC, HNC etc) or a minimum of 5 years hand on experience in property maintenance and general repairs.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Computer literate and experience of using maintenance software systems
• Be flexible to meet changing demands within the care homes
• Practical ability and experience in painting and decorating and basic fabric repairs
• Experience in managing Health and Safety matters relating to construction and general maintenance (completing permit to work, writing and assessing risk assessments and method statements).
• A Health & Safety qualification (NEBOSH certificate, CIEH Advanced Health and Safety, Fire Trainer, COSHH trainer etc)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site
• Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

Why Bupa

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

** Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer. **

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Care Home - Facilities & Home Support

Locations:

Arbrook House, Ashley Park, Church Farm, Copper Beech, Dean Wood, Fountains Lodge, Freelands Croft, Havelock Court, Pendean House, Puttenham Hill House, Red Court, Sutton Lodge, Tadworth Grove, Wingham Court