Roof and Hard Standing Maintenance Supervisor

University of Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious university in the UK seeks an experienced external cleaning professional to lead a direct service team. This role involves maintaining high standards of external cleaning, problem-solving, and using specialized equipment. The university offers a competitive benefits package, flexible working opportunities, and values diversity and inclusivity in its workforce.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Highly skilled in all aspects of external cleaning services.
• Problem-solving skills and effective communication.
• Competency in working-at-height equipment.

Responsibilities

• Clean roof spaces and hard standings on a planned and reactive basis.
• Provide exceptional standards of maintenance.
• Remove debris to enhance in-house services.
• Report maintenance requirements outside of cleaning remit.
• Support positive working culture and compliance.

Skills

External cleaning services

Problem-solving skills

Effective communication

Technical ability

Tools

Working-at-height equipment certification

Job description

Job Overview

University of Sheffield Are you an experienced external cleaning professional ready to take the next step in your career? We have an exciting opportunity for you to lead a direct service team and use your passion for cleaning external spaces using standard and non-standard equipment.

Responsibilities

• Physically clean roof spaces and hard standings on both a planned and reactive basis.
• Provide exceptional standards of physical maintenance to support our planned preventative maintenance program.
• Remove extraneous debris from roof spaces and hard standings to enhance our in-house services.
• Report maintenance requirements outside of the cleaning remit to align with our principles of efficiency.
• Support the team to ensure a positive working culture, legislative compliance, and adherence to University core values.

Qualifications

• Highly skilled in all aspects of external cleaning services and thrives on continuous improvement.
• Problem‑solving skills, effective communication, and technical ability to ensure operational works are carried out to the high standard required by our world‑class university.
• Competency and certification in the use of various working‑at‑height equipment.
• Flexibility to work out of hours to maintain safe working practices.

Benefits

We offer a fantastic range of benefits, including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

Diversity and Inclusion

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to the greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.