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Building Fabric Technician
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Posted:
6 October 2026 (Yesterday)
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Application Deadline:
3 January 2027
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Join Bath Spa Universitys Estates team and help maintain a diverse portfolio of academic residential and historic buildings.
This varied hands-on role offers the opportunity to work across multiple trades preserving and improving our estate while delivering an excellent environment for students staff and visitors.
This varied hands-on role offers the opportunity to work across multiple trades preserving and improving our estate while delivering an excellent environment for students staff and visitors.
About the Role
- Deliver planned preventative and reactive maintenance across the University estate.
- Carry out carpentry and joinery works including repairs within listed and historic buildings.
- Maintain and repair doors ironmongery locks and access control systems.
- Undertake roofing repairs and general building fabric maintenance.
- Carry out repairs arising from condition surveys risk assessments and fire risk assessments.
- Complete fire integrity audits upgrades and remediation works.
- Perform decorating plastering tiling brickwork and other wet trade repairs.
- Coordinate drainage and gulley maintenance activities.
- Order materials manage stock levels and schedule repair works.
- Monitor contractors and specialist trades working on site.
- Liaise with building users to minimise disruption and communicate work progress.
- Support building condition surveys and refurbishment projects.
- Ensure all work is completed safely and in accordance with University policies and procedures.
About You
- Recognised qualification in a building trade discipline ideally gained through an apprenticeship.
- Proven experience in building fabric maintenance and repair.
- Competence across carpentry joinery and general building maintenance activities.
- Ability to interpret building drawings and specifications.
- Strong understanding of building regulations and statutory compliance requirements.
- Ability to identify defects and recommend practical repair solutions.
- Experience supervising contractors and monitoring work quality.
- Good IT skills and ability to use mobile technology for work management.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Proactive solution-focused approach with strong organisational skills.
- Experience working on listed buildings educational estates or similar complex environments would be advantageous.
Additional Information
Salary Grade 6 - Starting from 33951 rising to 37694 per annum
The salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Please see Special Conditions for this role below:
The salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Please see Special Conditions for this role below:
- A Full Valid UK Driving License is required.
- Ability to work across all Bath Spa University campuses.
- Occasional travel may be required for training and business purposes.
- Flexibility to work additional paid hours when operational requirements demand.
- Participation in training and continuing professional development as required.
Staff Benefits
We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU including
- Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme/Teachers Pension Scheme). This is a defined benefit pension scheme which pays members a secure income for life post-retirement
- Enhanced paid leave - 41 - 46 days depending on the role (Full Time) - more details here: friendly policies including hybrid working flexible work environment on-site nursery and a sector-leading enhanced maternity scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme which offers access to on-demand GP appointments wellbeing support and advice and access to counselling
- Transport schemes including Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work
- Wide range of discounts and financial benefits accessed through and easy-to-use app
For further details about all our staff benefits have a look at our rewards page: reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
Required Experience:
IC
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