Mobile Fabric Technician

CBRE Group, Inc.; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Fabric Technician to join CBRE Global Workplace Solutions in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on reactive tasks, preventative maintenance, and minor project work across facilities, ensuring safety and compliance while liaising with client representatives.

You will diagnose and repair carpentry and fabric issues, survey sites, and use a PDA for updates and communications. The position requires HSE qualifications and a willingness to work outside standard hours.

Qualifications

• Fabric and carpentry experience in a high-profile environment.
• City & Guilds or NVQ in carpentry.
• Current UK driving license.
• PC literate.
• Good customer relationship skills.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings/instructions.
• Organise self to manage tasks and materials.
• Awareness of H&S procedures including COSHH, Working at Heights, Risk Assessments.
• IOSH and/or NEBOSH health and safety qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Respond to reactive works within the team.
• Ensure maintenance tasks are completed within agreed timescales.
• Liaise with Client representatives regarding maintenance & repair tasks.
• Undertake site surveys & produce Works Requests, Method Statements & Risk Assessments for planned works.
• Repairs to floor and wall coverings.
• Ceiling tile repairs and replacements.
• Responsible for other building and installation works as required.
• Accountable for lighting, lamp changes, Filter Changes AHU's / FCU's and Basic Plumbing requirements.
• Utilise PDA to complete works, key communications & updates.
• Complete reactive, PPM jobs & projects in a timely manner.
• Undertake minor project works.
• Ensure all works are carried out safely and in accordance with Health & Safety at Work Regulations.
• Undertake other reasonable tasks as directed by the Technical Services Manager.

Skills

Carpentry

Fabrication

HSE awareness

Technical drawing literacy

Customer liaison

Organisational skills

PDA usage

Education

City & Guilds Carpentry

Tools

PDA

PC literacy

Job description

Company Profile

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Job Title: Fabric Technician

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Fabric Technician to join the team.

Role Summary:

• Respond to reactive works within the team
• Ensure maintenance tasks are completed within agreed timescales
• Liaise with Clients representatives with respect to maintenance & repair tasks
• Undertake site surveys & produce Works Requests, Method Statements & Risk Assessments for planned works
• Repairs floor and wall coverings
• Responsible for ceiling tile repairs and replacements
• Responsible for other building and installation works as required
• Accountable for lighting, general lamp changes, Filter Changes AHU's / FCU's and Basic Plumbing requirements
• Utilise PDA to complete works, key communications & updates
• Complete reactive, PPM jobs & projects in a timely manner
• Undertake minor projects works
• Ensure all works are carried out safely and in accordance with Health & Safety at Work Regulations
• In addition to the above duties you will be expected to undertake all reasonable tasks as directed by the Technical Services Manager

Experience Required:

• Previous Fabric, Carpentry experience
• Experience of working in high profile work environment
• City & Guilds or NVQ Equivalent in carpentry
• Current UKL driver's license
• PC literate
• Good Customer relationship skills
• Understand and interpret technical drawings/instructions / processes
• Able to organise self to manage assigned tasks, determine material requirements
• Experience of H & S procedures & requirements. COSHH, Working at Heights, Risk Assessment etc
• Health & Safety Qualified i.e. IOSH and/or NEBOSH
• Must be willing to work over & above contractual hours