Job Description

General information

City/town:

Derby

Job field:

Other Operations

External closing date:

Friday, December 19, 2025

Type of contract:

Permanent

ID:

5756

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.



We are looking to recruit for a Ventilation Work Assistant to join our Building Services team in Derby.



Working as a Ventilation Work Assistant you will be responsible for carrying out planned preventive maintenance/servicing, glass trap cleaning with mechanical repairs with the lead Vent on the ventilation plant at the Royal Derby Hospitals site to a high standard. Working as part of a ventilation maintenance team.

What you'll do:

To assist the ventilation work coordinator delivering the ventilation PPM work as part to the M&E team within the user department priority. To be aware of Health and Safety policies and statutory requirements and to provide advice as appropriate To ensure good communications exist between the ventilation maintenance team and other members of the M&E discipline. To help and assist the ventilation work coordinator, M&E Supervisor and Team Leader with any enquiries or problems that may occur in relation to the ventilation PPM programme. To advise the ventilation work coordinator on the effectiveness of the ventilation PPM program - additions, deletions or alterations and assist in the completion of relevant documentation. In absence of the ventilation work coordinator to assist with general M&E maintenance tasks as directed by the M&E Supervisor. To promote co-operation and versatility among his/her operational area/scope of works. To work a day shift pattern to ensure continuity is maintained with in the delivery of the ventilation PPM program.

What you'll bring to the role:

Knowledge of ventilation plant acquired through experience and training courses in the specialised areas - ventilation & L8 etc. Proven experience working within a building services environment. Knowledge of current Health & Safety legislation and regulations. Basic computer skills are required. A Human Focus card is required.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

or call 0330 105 2000 - Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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