Mobile Maintenance Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Arnold; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days + bank holidays +

Option to buy up to 10 extra days/year

Wellbeing day each year

Pension scheme (Teachers'/LGPS)

Healthcare cash plan plus GP access

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Training through development centre

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a capable maintenance leader to head a mobile team across multiple school sites. The role blends hands-on technical work with operational leadership, ensuring safety, compliance and high service standards across the Trust's estate.

You will coordinate repairs, develop the team, and work with school leaders and external contractors to deliver reliable, customer-focused maintenance. A proactive, collaborative approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Experienced maintenance professional.
• Strong leadership and technical knowledge.
• Thorough understanding of health and safety and building compliance requirements.
• Strong communication skills.
• Organisational ability.
• Commitment to collaborative working.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of a high-quality maintenance service across the Trust's schools.
• Manage and support a mobile maintenance team.
• Coordinate repairs and planned works across multiple sites.
• Ensure sites are safe, compliant and well maintained.
• Ensure maintenance is efficient, effective and to high standards.
• Provide a responsive, customer-focused service.
• Work with school leaders, site teams and external contractors.
• Develop and motivate the maintenance team.
• Solve problems proactively.
• Build strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Support the long-term development of the Trust's estate.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety

Communication

Organisational skills

Collaborative working

Job description

This post leads the mobile maintenance team serving the schools of the Brooke Weston Trust. The role covers coordinating repairs and planned works across several sites, managing and developing the team, and working with school leaders and external contractors. It combines operational leadership with hands-on technical work and asks for a firm grasp of health and safety and building compliance. Visa sponsorship is not available, and the post can start as soon as possible.

What the job involves

• Lead delivery of a high-quality maintenance service across the Trust's schools
• Manage and support a mobile maintenance team
• Coordinate repairs and planned works across multiple sites
• Ensure sites are safe, compliant and well maintained
• Ensure maintenance is efficient, effective and to high standards
• Provide a responsive, customer-focused service
• Work with school leaders, site teams and external contractors
• Develop and motivate the maintenance team
• Solve problems proactively
• Build strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Support the long-term development of the Trust's estate

What’s required

Experience

• Experienced maintenance professional

Skills & knowledge

• Strong leadership skills
• Sound technical knowledge
• Thorough understanding of health and safety and building compliance requirements
• Strong communication skills
• Organisational ability
• Commitment to collaborative working

What’s offered

• Annual leave from 25 days plus bank holidays, an extra three days after five years' service, and the option to buy up to 10 more days a year (eligible support colleagues)
• One wellbeing day each year
• Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme, with life cover and ill-health protection
• Healthcare cash plan, online GP access and 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee discounts and Cycle to Work scheme
• Breakfast and hot or cold lunch in term time when working in a Trust school
• Payment of professional subscription fees where membership is required
• Training through the BWT Centre for Professional Development and professional networks