Maintenance Manager

We are Derwent fm, we are a ‘profit for social purpose' organisation providing affordable student accommodation.

We want you to join the Places for People Group and the 11,000 other colleagues on our journey; colleagues who have helped to build, manage, maintain places that people are proud to call home and stay active in. How do we do all this? We surround ourselves with customer-focused people, attention-to-detail people and positive people. Our people live and breathe our SPIRIT values; we are the place for spirited people.

More about your role

As Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating Derwent FM's hard services activities on the York site, as well as managing sub-contractors. You will be required to plan and organise the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) Programme, the Lifecycle Replacement schedule, reactive and any other ad hoc maintenance work required on site.

You will be responsible for managing or be included in the 24 hours/365 day a year standby and Call – out Rota, which will require you to be reactive responding to calls and carrying out repairs.

Part of your role will involve you complying with Derwent Facilities Management Health and Safety Standards and ensuring we meet the required standard. Your role as a Maintenance Manager will involve you carrying out line manager duties, you will be responsible for processing appraisal meetings,121 and general line management responsibilities.

More about you

A minimum of 3 years' experience in buildings maintenance / facilities management or a similar environment is essential.

The ideal applicant will have experience in a similar environment supporting student and will be able to think fast on their feet and be reactive when required.

You will be a friendly and approachable person who will have the customer and our people at the forefront of your mind.

To be successful within this role you will need to have good time management and organisational skills which will help you organise, plan and coordinate projects.

The benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you job security and all the challenge you could wish for. Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.

We like to invest in our people; therefore, the successful job holders will have the opportunity to go undergo training within the company including the opportunity to enrol on apprenticeship courses.

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please call the recruitment team on 01772 666555.

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

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