Maintenance Operative - London, United Kingdom - University College London

University College London

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Ref Number
B

Professional Expertise
Estates, Facilities, Accommodation and Safety

Department
Vice-President (Operations) (B01)

Location
London

Working Pattern
Full time

Salary
£34,605-£39,980

Contract Type
Permanent

Working Type
On site

Available For Secondment
No

Closing Date
26-May-2024

About us:

We're UCL, one of the world's leading Universities and a member of the prestigious Russell Group.

We have an enviable record for high quality teaching and research, a culture of promoting diversity and sustainability, and 30 Nobel laureates among our alumni and current and former staff.

Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, we were the first university in England to welcome students of any religion and the first to welcome women on equal terms with men.

Today UCL has over 50,000 students and 15,00 staff and is one of the world's top 10 universities.

The UCL Estates Operations team manages a property portfolio of over 645,000m2 of diverse real estate on behalf of UCL, supporting over 48,000 student and nearly 15,000 staff.

Managing an in house UCL workforce of 250 staff and a contractor workforce of over 1,000, the primary function of the division is to provide all Facilities Management services including, cleaning, security and maintenance.

The Estates Maintenance Operations team provides a comprehensive on-call service both responding to emergencies but also undertaking works where access is a problem during normal hours.

With the University becoming more commonly used out of normal study and research times, there is an increase in the number of emergencies and equipment breakdowns that the maintenance team are required to attend to.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Maintenance Operations team in helping them respond to planned and reactive tasks across the campus on a wide range of systems and services,
specifically maintaining and repairing HVAC plant.

You will be expected to complete tasks in line with current health and safety requirements, statutory requirements and to a high standard.

An essential part of this role will be communicating as you will be working directly with stakeholders, and term contractors to complete works and keep the University functioning.

The working hours for this role are Monday - Friday

About you:

Previous experience of working in maintenance operations as a Multi-skilled trade operative is essential, preferably in a higher education institution or comparable environment.

You'll be confident, organised and able to work under pressure, prioritise work tasks and be able to communicate with stakeholders as well as our own engineering staff.

You will have a broad technical knowledge of mechanical/electrical and HVAC systems with advanced problem-solving skills. You will have an in-depth knowledge of legislation and a working knowledge of H&S.

What we offer:

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
On-Site nursery
Onsite gym
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.