Maintenance Supervisor

Waterstones; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known book retailer in London seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to manage a team of technicians and oversee maintenance across shops. This role involves ensuring compliance with maintenance standards, handling contractors, and addressing day-to-day maintenance issues. The ideal candidate demonstrates expertise in building maintenance and strong leadership skills, ensuring that all locations are well maintained and operational needs are met satisfactorily.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of building maintenance and compliance testing.
• Experience in retail refurbishment and contractor management.
• Proven ability to manage maintenance standards and teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of a maintenance team.
• Oversee maintenance standards and compliance across shops.
• Handle project delivery including store upgrades.

Skills

Building maintenance knowledge

Compliance testing

Contractor management

Job description

Maintenance Supervisor

Permanent

Based in London

We are looking for an Maintenance Supervisor to join our friendly and dynamic team here at Waterstones in London. This is a busy and diverse role where you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a team of maintenance technicians and stakeholders across our book shop estate in London, as well as being on the tools and managing contractors.

You will need to have a good understanding of building maintenance, compliance testing, retail refurbishment, contractor management and ensure all shops in your area are fit for purpose, well maintained and support the operational needs of the business. You will oversee and manage maintenance standards to ensure compliance is met across the shops and services levels are of a high standard across the team.

Through the effective management of a regional based maintenance team, you will ensure the delivery of ongoing projects, store upgrades and refurbishment works, LED Installs and general day to day maintenance issues.

What you will be doing

• Line management of a team of Regional Maintenance Technicians (RMTs).
• Manage the allocation for sub-contracted works and ensure all tasks are delivered to the required standards, costs and meet the requirements of the business.
• Ensure sta...