Job Description

Department: Facilities

Location: Leeds

Type of Contract: Permanent

About Us: GBS is a higher education provider offering a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Working in partnership with several of the UK's leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in finance, accounting, business, construction, tourism, healthcare - and more.

Our Vision: Changing Lives through Education

The Role: The Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer will maintain, install, and refurbish fabric and the equipment across the GBS UK estates portfolio. They will monitor the condition of GBS buildings, undertake repairs and renovations, and assist Estates and Facilities in the planning of refurbishment projects. This role may require travel to other GBS UK campuses and demands flexible working to accommodate business operations. They will work a 40-hour week, covering campus operating hours from Monday to Sunday, 7:00am to 9:30pm, with occasional out-of-hours work as required to minimise disruption and ensure the smooth completion of maintenance tasks.

What the role involves:

Preventative and Reactive Maintenance Building and Equipment Maintenance Health, Safety, and Compliance Documentation and Inventory Management Refurbishment and Fit-Out Projects Travel and Flexibility

Experience and Skills required:

18th Edition Wiring Regulations certification City & Guilds Level 2 and/or Level 3 in Electrical Installations, or equivalent NVQ, or demonstrable experience to the same standard. Previous experience in building maintenance including M&E systems. Manual skills, knowledge of refurbishment techniques. A flexible and proactive approach to work with "can do" attitude. Familiarity with COSHH requirements for the equipment and chemicals being used. Interpersonal skill and ability to work on your own but at the same time part of the facilities wider team Full, Clean Driving License

What we offer:

25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days Workplace pension scheme Tuition reimbursement for career development courses Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Techscheme and much more Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more Reward and recognition programme 500 award employee referral scheme Discretionary annual performance bonus

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