Make a difference, every day, to the lives of our students.

About You

You should be determined, tenacious, enabling and solution-focused with high levels of both emotional and political intelligence. As an experienced operational manager within a Building / Mechanical / Electrical maintenance service you will have detailed knowledge of legislation relating to estate management e.g. statutory compliance, CDM, planning and building regulations etc.

To be successful you will have experience of defining, implementing and managing formal maintenance plans, strategies and procedures, service standards, KPIs and associated monitoring systems for maintenance services. As an experienced leader you will be an ambassador for coaching-led management and an active role model for a positive culture.

About the Role

The Buildings and Maintenance Manager has a vitally important management role within Estate Services, contributing to the strategic maintenance planning of the estate with responsibility for ensuring University buildings and facilities are accessible and maintained in accordance with current legislation in a safe and effective manner.

You will provide strong line management and specialist technical advice to the Head of Estate Management and the team as well as managing external contractors, with focus on continuous improvement. On a daily basis you will be responsible for statutory compliance and building maintenance activities across the estate. You will act as a technical ambassador for the Estate Services team and be responsible for developing standards for building maintenance across the University.

Rewards/Benefits

You will benefit from 26 days annual leave plus 13 bank holiday and University closure days per annum. Flexi-time is also in operation to help you maintain a positive work life balance. Your continued professional development is as important to us as it is to you and we demonstrate this through our investment in your CPD activity.

You will be automatically enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme and have access to our staff benefits platform, which provides you with discounts across the high street to help you save money on your supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, holidays and more. We also offer discounted membership to our state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities.

About Us

Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.

The University has been ranked Best University Workplace (Times Higher Education 2015), judged Best UK Employer (European Business Awards 2016) and highly commended in Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2017 for Workplace of the Year.

The Times Higher ‘University of the Year’ award celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.

Based on an award-winning campus in West Lancashire, Edge Hill University offers a stimulating and empowering environment for ambitious and high performing professionals.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact Michael Peppin, Head of estate Management at Michael.Peppin@edgehill.ac.uk

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Closing Date: Wednesday 27 November 2019

Interview Date: Wednesday 11 December 2019

To apply please visit: https://jobs.edgehill.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=1802&forced=1