Maintenance Technician

Coventry University Group; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Annual leave

Holiday purchase

Life Assurance

BUPA Cash Plan

CU Rewards

Job summary

Coventry University Group is seeking a Maintenance Technician to deliver high-quality maintenance across its estate. This hands-on role includes reactive repairs, PPM, and minor projects to keep buildings safe, compliant, and well-presented.

Ideal candidates will have multi-trade skills, practical experience in plumbing and carpentry, and a good understanding of health and safety requirements. Willingness to travel between Coventry locations and occasional overnight stays is expected.

Qualifications

• Experienced maintenance professional with background in building maintenance or multi-trade environments.
• Practical skills in plumbing, carpentry, and general maintenance tasks.
• Familiar with door furniture, locks and minor building adaptations.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety requirements and safe systems of work.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality maintenance and facilities service across Coventry University Group's estate.
• Carry out reactive repairs, planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and minor projects.
• Ensure buildings remain safe, compliant, functional and well-presented.
• Support moves, furniture installations, event setups and space reconfigurations.
• Maintain accurate records using CAFM system and report defects.

Job description

Coventry University Group is a global education group with a mission of Creating Better Futures. We are driven by our passionate belief in the transformational power of education and research to enable and empower our students, colleagues and partners and to improve the world around them.

Our people are key to our success, and each role contributes to the Group’s ongoing progress in communities around the world.

The Role

As a Maintenance Technician, you will provide a high-quality maintenance and facilities service across Coventry University Group's estate. This is a hands-on, multi-skilled role where you will carry out reactive repairs, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and minor project works, ensuring our buildings remain safe, compliant, functional, and well-presented at all times.

Working across a diverse property portfolio that includes academic buildings, halls of residence, student accommodation, and associated facilities, you will undertake a wide range of building fabric repairs, maintenance activities, room adaptations, and refurbishment works. You will also support internal moves, furniture installations, event setups, and space reconfigurations, helping to ensure our facilities continue to meet the needs of staff, students, and visitors.

You will work closely with colleagues, contractors, and stakeholders to deliver a professional and customer-focused service, ensuring all activities comply with health and safety legislation, statutory requirements, and University procedures. Using the University's CAFM system, you will maintain accurate maintenance records, report defects, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the performance and sustainability of our buildings and services.

Our Successful Candidate

We are looking for an experienced maintenance professional with a strong background in building maintenance, facilities services, or a multi-trade environment. This role would suit a Maintenance Technician, Facilities Technician, Building Maintenance Operative, Multi-Skilled Technician, Caretaker, or someone with similar experience looking to develop their career within a large and diverse estate.

You will have practical experience carrying out a range of maintenance activities, particularly within plumbing, carpentry, building fabric repairs, and general maintenance tasks. Experience working with door furniture, locks, and minor building adaptations would be highly beneficial, along with a sound understanding of health and safety requirements and safe systems of work.

The successful candidate will be a proactive problem solver with excellent customer service and communication skills. You will be comfortable working independently or as part of a team, capable of managing competing priorities, and confident liaising with staff, students, contractors, and other stakeholders. Experience using handheld devices, CAFM systems, or mobile work management systems would be advantageous.

As this is a physically active role, you must be comfortable undertaking manual handling activities, working at height using ladders or access equipment, and occasionally working in confined spaces. A full driving licence is required, together with a willingness to travel to other Coventry University Group locations, including London, Dagenham, Milton Keynes, and Scarborough, when operationally required. Occasional overnight stays may be necessary.

The Benefits

As a staff member of Coventry University, you will have a access to a wide range of industry leading rewards and benefits which includes:

• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• Life Assurance 4 x Salary
• BUPA Cash Plan
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers

Our Culture

As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.

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