Technician (Building)

Glasgow Science Centre; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free entry to Science Mall

Family passes to Science Mall

Free parking

Life Assurance

Job summary

Glasgow Science Centre is seeking a Technician (Building) to join the Facilities team in Glasgow. The role covers installations, planned and reactive maintenance, and monitoring equipment via the Building Management System.

You will help plan maintenance, complete repairs, and ensure safety across a busy visitor site. Proactive inspections and occasional working at height are expected, with a UK driving licence preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in a multi-skilled maintenance role with electrical and mechanical tasks.
• Ability to work at height and in confined spaces.
• Desirable Level 3 NVQ in Engineering and IPAF Licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide support including installations, preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Plan and complete a range of maintenance works.
• Monitor and manage equipment operation via Building Management Systems.
• Perform pro-active inspections and remedial repairs as required.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Multi-skilled maintenance

Driver's licence

Education

Engineering NVQ Level 3

Tools

IPAF Licence

UK Driving Licence

Job description

Technician (Building)

Company: Glasgow Science Centre

Salary: £35,277 to £39,197 a year, pro rata

Hours: Full-time

Location: Glasgow, G51 1EA

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 11 Nov 2026

Closing date: 23 Nov 2026

Summary

Glasgow Science Centre (GSC) is an educational charity and leading science centre and visitor attraction with a 5-star status. Our mission is to inspire everyone to explore and understand the world around them and to discover and enjoy science.

We are a place of learning, creativity, curiosity, and fun, inspiring and empowering around half a million people every year, both inside and outside our amazing centre in Pacific Quay, on the banks of the River Clyde.

Our state-of-the-art centre contains more than 450 interactive exhibits, a digital planetarium, a science show theatre, a teaching laboratory, an IMAX cinema, and a maker space.

We also take science out of our centre and across Scotland with our On Tour programme and our Community Engagement Programme works closely with people in our local communities.

Our staff are vitally important to us and play a key role in achieving our mission. We value diversity in our workforce and want our workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve bringing a range of skills, experiences, knowledge, and ideas to help towards our mission.

Our company values are important to us as they underpin who we are and how we work, what we believe in and stand for:

We strive for excellence

We are inclusive

We innovate

We collaborate

Working as part of the Facilities team you will provide support, including installations, preventative and corrective maintenance. Play a key role in planning and completing a range of maintenance works, complete pro-active inspections and any required remedial repairs, monitor and manage equipment operation via the Building Management Systems.

You should:

• Have previous experience in a multi-skilled maintenance role, particularly in electrical and mechanical maintenance service
• Be able to work at height, within confined spaces
• Be able to manually handle loads
• Have a UK driver's licence
• Have a Level 3 NVQ in Engineering (preferred but not essential)
• Have an IPAF Powered Access Licence (preferred but not essential)

Most of all, you are passionate about the work that GSC does and share our company values.

Our fantastic employee benefits include:

• Free entry to the Science Mall
• Passes for family and friends to visit the Science Mall
• Access to free entry passes to other Scottish visitor attractions
• Free car parking
• Discounts in GSC retail and catering outlets
• Discounted bus travel
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Life Assurance scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Corporate Gym memberships
• Discounts with partner organisations

Any informal enquiries about the role should be directed to Roddie Galbraith, Facilities Manager by emailing [e-mail]

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