Maintenance Manager

TipTopJob; Godalming; On-site; GBP 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a dynamic Maintenance Manager to oversee the upkeep and improvement of its extensive building estate. The role involves managing a dedicated maintenance team, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and maintaining high standards of quality in building fabric works.

Qualifications

• Experience in building maintenance and refurbishment required.
• Ability to manage teams and projects effectively.
• Understanding of health and safety legislation essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage all maintenance and repair of external structures and building fabric.
• Lead and develop the building fabric maintenance team.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and quality standards.

Skills

Technical knowledge of building structures

Leadership

H&S compliance

Job description

Maintenance Manager (Structure and Building Fabric)

Location: Godalming GU7 2DX

Salary: GBP 57,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week with 1-hour unpaid lunch break. Full Time Monday to Friday 08:00 - 17:00 throughout the year.

Closing date: 27/06/2025

The Role

The School has a wide range of buildings and interior finishes, ranging from late Victorian to modern day.

They have a large community consisting of over 1000 boarding and day pupils, pastoral and academic staff, and support departments occupying over 200 buildings on and off site. We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, and dynamic estate professional to join their team. Reporting to the Estate Bursar, the Building Fabric Maintenance Manager is responsible for the maintenance of all built fabric of the School and wider group estate portfolio.

With such a wide-ranging remit, you will need to be able to plan, coordinate, and manage all activities of the in-house building fabric maintenance team (and external contractors) in delivering an excellent service to the estate department and the wider school community. You will be responsible for structures and fabric-related day-to-day and reactive tasks, planned preventative scheduling, related service contracts, and minor maintenance projects carried out either by the estate team and/or external contractors.

The role is of huge importance, requiring leadership and strong management of the fabric team (and external contractors) to ensure they adequately maintain and improve the built fabric of the estate and associated holdings.

Responsible for managing the maintenance, repair, and renewal of all external structures and building fabric including roofs, windows, walls, and floors.

Key Responsibilities

• Rainwater services including below ground surface water and foul drainage systems
• Internal building fabric: including all walls, doors, floors, joinery, and decorations
• Internal and external fixtures and fittings relating to the built fabric
• Infrastructure: roads, paths, and walls

Responsibilities

Mindful of the need to maintain operational use of the estate for both school and business interests, at all times, during both term time and holiday periods, you will work closely with members of the estate department management team and colleagues from the wider organization. Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Strong technical knowledge of building structures and fabric and ability to lead and direct operatives to carry out maintenance, refurbishment, and new works to correct and robust details.
• Good understanding of equipment needs for the work activities of the team and ability to advise and assist team members and other estates personnel accordingly
• Ensure works are carried out to budget, quality, and time, making every effort to keep both to a minimum.

Management and Leadership

• Lead and drive the building fabric team, ensuring that an effective workflow is maintained and that work is undertaken to the required quality and standard.
• Handle and advise on the training and development needs of your team
• Perform human resource responsibilities for Structure and Building Fabric operatives
• Recruit building fabric maintenance staff, where necessary.

H and S

• Ensure all works are carried out safely, applying thorough knowledge of relevant H and S legislation and approved codes of practice, and your ability to plan and implement works including adhering to safety regulations, enforcing industry requirements, assessing risks, and implementing safe systems of work. Regular reporting and maintenance of records.
• Maintain full compliance with all legislation affecting the structural and building fabric infrastructure and services
• Ensure compliance with all legislation affecting the workplace, construction works, and members of the public in relation to any Structure and Building Fabric maintenance work undertaken.
• Prepare and implement RAMS necessary for the performance of works.