Overview
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and flexible Maintenance Carpenter to join the Campus Operations team, within Estates, offering a reactive maintenance service maintaining all aspects of the building fabric in university owned properties.
You will need the confidence and ability to carry out reactive and planned maintenance on the university’s building stock, investigating, fault finding and seeking solutions to building fabric faults and failures. The post holder will provide an effective and prompt customer focussed, and professional service to the University in accordance with Service Level Agreements using prior knowledge and experience.
You will be expected to manage and prioritise your own workload; updating the CAFM system and customers as required and carry out all work in a safe manner in accordance with university policies and procedures, safe systems of work, and current legislation. Our team operate a 36 hour working week and the successful candidates will have the opportunity to join our on-call rota offering a 24/7 service to the University. The call out duty attracts a generous stand by allowance and overtime payments for all call outs.
Closing date: 19th October 2025 at 23:59 (BST) • Contract type: Permanent • Role type: Full time • This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. The successful candidate(s) will have to ensure that they have the right to work in the UK or be able to secure this through another means without the sponsorship of the University.
Salary Package up to £39.1k based on a basic salary G4 up to £32.1k plus call out standby on average £2.75k and overtime average £2.75k plus potential additional responsibility payments for specific qualifications, skills and /or experience up to £1.5k.
Interview and practical assessment date: 27th October 2025
Contact
Contact Name: Andy Malin
Job Title: Reactive Maintenance Manager
Email Address: [not provided]
Alternative contact
Contact Name: Guneet Bhatti
Job Title: Deputy Head of Reactive Maintenance
Email Address: [not provided]
The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.
Responsibilities
* Carry out reactive and planned maintenance on the university’s building stock, investigating, fault finding and seeking solutions to building fabric faults and failures.
* Provide an effective, prompt customer focussed and professional service in accordance with Service Level Agreements.
* Manage and prioritise own workload; update the CAFM system and communicate with customers as required; work in a safe manner in line with university policies and procedures, safe systems of work, and current legislation.
* Participate in the Maintenance Team Call-out rota.
Qualifications
* Recognised time served apprenticeship, and NVQ Level 3 qualifications or equivalent in carpentry or joinery.
* Experience in planned, preventative and day to day reactive maintenance relating to building fabric.
* Awareness of current statutory requirements, including health and safety and the risk assessment process.
* Good communicator with client-facing attitude and demonstrable customer care.
* Flexible, well organised, able to project a professional image and proactive in work-related issues.
Benefits and Location
Woking, England, United Kingdom
Application notes
Please apply via the Jobtrain site, and clearly demonstrate how you meet the key recruiting criteria.
Equal Opportunity
The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.
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