Maintenance Technician

Colby River; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Job summary

Colby River Student Living is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Operative for The Barn in Exeter to join our Operations team. You’ll perform repairs, safety checks, and routine upkeep to ensure residents have safe, comfortable homes.

As a practical, reliable professional, you’ll work with site teams to maintain buildings, grounds and communal areas while supporting a busy summer turnaround period. DBS checks may apply for certain duties.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance or facilities roles, preferably in student accommodation or large properties.
• Around three years' experience in a maintenance position.
• Good general building and maintenance knowledge.
• Understanding of planned and reactive maintenance.
• Ability to work safely and escalate when needed.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance and repairs across buildings and communal areas.
• Support safety checks and statutory tests (PAT) where trained.
• Record maintenance and compliance activities accurately.
• Manage materials and stock to control costs.
• Assist contractors on site and verify work meets standards.

Skills

Maintenance

Building maintenance

Plumbing

Electrical work

PAT testing

Problem solving

Education

Plumbing qualification

Electrical qualification

Building qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join Colby River as a Maintenance Technician: hands-on, safety-driven repairs across homes and communal spaces, delivering great resident service with a supportive team.

Colby River Student Living | Part-Time | Site Based in Exeter | £14.48 per hour

Help us create safe, welcoming homes for our students

Shift Pattern - 22.5 hours a week covering Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required to meet business needs.

At Colby River Student Living, we provide purpose-built student accommodation communities where residents can feel safe, comfortable and at home.

We're looking for a practical, reliable and customer-focused Maintenance Operative for our Student Accommodation Development, The Barn, in Exeter to join our Operations team and help keep our buildings running at their best.

This is a varied, hands-on role where no two days are quite the same. From completing everyday repairs and planned maintenance to carrying out safety checks and supporting our busy summer turnaround, you'll play an important part in the experience our residents have with us.

What you'll be doing

Working closely with our site teams, you'll take responsibility for a range of maintenance and caretaking activities across one or more of our student living locations.

Your role will include:

Completing planned and reactive maintenance and repairs

Helping maintain our buildings, grounds and communal areas to a high standard

Tackling practical repairs including plumbing, doors, guttering, electrical and general building maintenance where appropriately qualified and competent

Carrying out and recording PAT testing and other statutory checks where trained and certified

Identifying potential safety issues and making sure they are dealt with quickly

Supporting contractors on site and checking work has been completed to the required standard

Keeping accurate maintenance and compliance records

Managing materials and stock effectively and helping control maintenance costs

Providing practical support during our important summer turnaround period

Keeping residents informed about repairs, access and progress

Supporting the wider site team during urgent incidents and busy periods

Most importantly, you'll take pride in keeping our student homes safe, presentable and running smoothly.

About you

You'll be someone who enjoys solving problems and getting things fixed properly. You'll be comfortable working independently but equally happy being part of a busy accommodation team.

Ideally, you'll bring:

Previous experience in a maintenance or facilities role, preferably within student accommodation, residential property, hospitality or another large operational building

Around three years' experience in a similar maintenance position

Good general building and maintenance knowledge

An understanding of planned and reactive maintenance

Strong practical problem-solving skills

Excellent attention to detail

A professional, friendly and resident-focused approach

The ability to organise your workload and meet deadlines

Confidence working with contractors, colleagues and residents

Basic IT skills, including Microsoft applications

A plumbing, electrical or building-related qualification would be particularly welcome. Commercial plumbing, Part P electrical and PAT testing qualifications would also be advantageous.

You don't necessarily need every qualification listed. What matters is that you have the practical experience, attitude and understanding to work safely and recognise when a job needs to be escalated to a specialist.

A role where you can make a visible difference

Our Maintenance Operatives are an important part of the resident experience. A quick repair, a well-maintained communal area or simply keeping someone informed when something goes wrong can make a real difference to how students feel about their home.

You'll work alongside colleagues across our accommodation teams, helping us deliver buildings we're proud of and a service our residents can rely on.

A DBS check will be completed following a successful appointment where required.

What We Offer

Annual discretionary bonus

Other benefits to be discussed at the interview.

Important note for recruitment agencies

Colby River does not accept unsolicited CVs sent directly to employees. Any CV received in this way will be treated as a referral and no agency fee will be paid.