Summary
Posted: 18 Mar 2026
Closing Date: 29 Mar 2026
We are looking for a proactive and practical Technical Officer to help keep our venues safe, compliant, and operating at their best. In this varied, hands-on role, you will resolve maintenance issues, inspect equipment, support events, and ensure our facilities are always ready for customers. If you take pride in high standards and enjoy problem-solving in fast-paced environments, this could be the role for you.
Hours, Pay and Benefits
Hours: This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week often on variable shifts in line with the needs of our sites. The ability to work flexibly across days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays is essential
Pay: starting at £26,364 per annum, rising to £26,993 after successful completion of six-month probationary period
Benefits: 33 days holiday per year (including bank holiday entitlement), free Newport Live membership, generous pension scheme, cafe discount, free on-site parking, uniform provided, cycle to work scheme, and wellbeing programmes
Key Experiences and Qualifications
Essential
1. At least five GCSE’s at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent vocational qualification)
2. IPAF licence (or commitment to obtain within three months of start date)
3. Practical technical skills with knowledge of technical procedures
4. Understanding of health and safety legislation and associated regulations within a leisure, facilities or theatre environment
5. Experience of maintaining building and plant equipment
6. Confident IT user, particularly MS Excel
Beneficial
7. IOSH Working Safely qualification (or equivalent) (or willingness to obtain within six months of start date)
8. Experience of operating event lighting and sound systems
9. Ability to communicate in Welsh, or any other language in addition to English
Role Requirements
Our Technical Officer plays a key role in working collaboratively with our teams in maintaining our venues to ensure they are safe, compliant and fit for purpose for our colleagues, customers and visitors.
Main responsibilities include:
10. Responding to general maintenance enquiries and arranging remedial works as required
11. Carrying out minor repairs and escalating specialist works to approved contractors
12. Undertaking weekly inspections of sports and fitness equipment, mechanical and electrical plant, critical service equipment and plant rooms
13. Conducting regular venue and grounds inspections to identify maintenance, safety, and security issues, taking prompt action where required
14. Assist with completion of building and technical risk assessments and method statements
15. Support with planning and preparation of special events, including gets ins, set ups, take downs, and get outs
16. Ensure all duties are carried out in compliance with health, safety and licencing requirements