Maintenance Team Leader

Manpower (United Kingdom); Oxford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Recruitment in Oxford City Centre is seeking an experienced Maintenance Team Leader to supervise a multi-disciplinary maintenance team within an Oxford college. The role covers reactive repairs and planned preventative maintenance, ensuring safety, quality and statutory compliance on-site.

You will manage the on-call rota, support college events and hold a Full UK Driving Licence. This is a full-time, permanent role with a salary of £43,500 per year, closing date 18 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in building services or facilities maintenance.
• Proven experience supervising a multi-disciplinary maintenance team.
• Ability to oversee operatives and contractors to ensure compliance.
• Strong knowledge of building fabric, mechanical and electrical services, and BMS.
• Comprehensive knowledge of health and safety legislation (fire safety, electrical safety, water hygiene, asbestos).
• Ability to diagnose and resolve faults across complex building systems.
• Access to plant rooms and roofs; able to work at height.
• Proficient with CAFM systems (LOGIT).
• NVQ3 or time-served apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support the maintenance team daily, providing technical guidance.
• Allocate and monitor reactive and PPM tasks via CAFM LOGIT.
• Ensure SLAs and KPI targets are met.
• Provide fault-finding support across mechanical, electrical, and BMS.
• Ensure resources, materials and support for tasks across the College estate.
• Manage on-call rota and out-of-hours cover.
• Deputise for the Maintenance Operations Manager when required.
• Carry out safety checks and promote safe working practices.

Skills

Building services

Facilities maintenance

People-management

BMS systems

Health and safety

Fault finding

Team supervision

MS Office / CAFM

On-call readiness

Driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 3 / Apprenticeship or equivalent

Building services qualification

Tools

LOGIT CAFM system

Job description

Manpower Recruitment is looking for an experienced Maintenance Team Leader to join its Facilities team, based in an Oxford College in Oxford City Centre. You will supervise the day-to-day activities of a multi-disciplinary maintenance team, ensuring reactive repairs and planned preventative maintenance are completed safely, efficiently and to the required statutory standards. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone with strong building services knowledge, excellent people-management skills and a proactive approach to compliance, quality and customer service. The role Is a Full Time, permanent position, with a salary of £43,500pa and will be expected to support Out of hour call outs, on a Rota basis and must hold a Full UK Driving License. Please note the closing date for application is 18 th November 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and support the maintenance team on a daily basis, providing technical guidance and ensuring high standards of work.
• Allocate and monitor reactive maintenance requests and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks through the College CAFM system, LOGIT.
• Ensure the team meets agreed service level agreements (SLAs) and KPI targets.
• Provide expert advice and support with fault-finding across mechanical, electrical, building fabric and building management systems (BMS).
• Ensure the team has the necessary resources, materials and support to complete work across the College estate.
• Manage the on-call rota and ensure appropriate maintenance cover is maintained.
• Deputise for the Maintenance Operations Manager when required.

Statutory Compliance

• Ensure all statutory and mandatory checks are completed in line with PPM schedules, including fire safety, electrical safety, water hygiene and asbestos management.
• Carry out and record regular site inspections of in-house staff and contractors.
• Develop, review and maintain risk assessments, method statements and standard operating procedures.
• Deliver toolbox talks and team briefings to promote safe working practices and continuous improvement.

General Duties

• Participate in the Maintenance Department on-call rota and provide out-of-hours support when required.
• Provide on-site support for College events outside normal working hours, including during term time and the summer conference season.

Essential Criteria

• Significant experience working in a building services or facilities maintenance environment.
• Proven experience supervising a multi-disciplinary maintenance team.
• Ability to oversee operatives and contractors to ensure statutory and mandatory compliance.
• Strong technical knowledge across building fabric, mechanical and electrical services, and BMS systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge of health and safety legislation, including fire safety, fire doors, electrical safety, water hygiene and asbestos management.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve faults across complex building systems with minimal supervision.
• Ability to access plant rooms and roofs and safely use work-at-height equipment.
• Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and CAFM systems.
• A technical or professional qualification in building services, NVQ Level 3, a time-served apprenticeship, or significant equivalent practical experience.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of PPM regimes and SFG20.
• A recognised health and safety qualification.
• Membership of a relevant professional body, such as ICWCI or CIBSE.
• Knowledge of Building Regulations, CDM, DDA and Planning legislation.
• Ability to undertake some manual handling, including lifting boxes and equipment.