Maintenance Coordinator - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
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Sport and Fitness

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £28,397 to £30,210, with potential progression once in post to £33,938

Grade 5

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 16th November 2023


Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.


The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.

We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.


We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.

With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.


We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate.

We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.


Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.

We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.

In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.

We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.


The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site.

On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham


Background


UoB Sport & Fitness is responsible for operating one of the most comprehensive sporting sport and recreation provision across HE.

Our staff are the best in the market providing expertise across the whole sporting continuum from beginner through to Olympic athlete.

We support over 12,000 members, 57+ performance clubs and over 190 sports scholars.

We provide an extensive participation and intra league programme for many different user groups from within and outside the University including current students, staff, alumni and community members.

Our Performance floor accommodates our elite athletes and clubs and includes a bespoke gym, sports lab, physio, strength & conditioning and lifestyle coaches.

We are viewed as the Gateway to the Community accommodating over 50 local schools on our swim programmes and over 1000 local children on our Learn to Swim programme.

Our satellite Tiverton Gym is a UoB student only facility situated on Tiverton Road in the heart of student residences.

We stage local, national and International events for British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS), National Governing bodies and external groups, with spectator numbers reaching up to 3,000 for an individual event.

We have recently hosted the Commonwealth Games for both Hockey and Squash in addition to hosting CWG swimming and athletics training camps.


Role Summary
The role requires team working, organisational, prioritising, planning and practical skills.

In addition, the post holder is expected to lead on the specific areas below and support colleagues in their areas.

The post holder will be responsible for the maintenance for the whole of UB Sport's Estate working within industry standards, guidance and compliance.

This will involve diagnosing and resolving problems using own practical skills/in-house resources, liaising with The University Estates Department or commissioning external specialist contractors to ensure that "down time" of facilities is kept to an absolute minimum.

The post holder will liaise with the Compliance & Training Co-ordinator, Senior Duty Manager, the Facilities Manager (Health & Safety), external Contractors, and the University Estates Department to ensure facilities and equipment a fully service for use by all users.

The role will also require solving building related technical issues working collaboratively across, departments and contractors.


Main duties

  • Quickly respond, problem solve and resolve faulty or damaged building elements, finishes, fixtures, and fittings, M&E and BMS systems as required, prima
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