Building Maintenance Assistant
Location: Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7DE
Salary: From £22,358 pro rata, depending on skills and experience / Part-time 28.8 hours per week / Permanent
Job Type: Permanent
Ref: 15520
We're the organisation that looks after England's most important buildings and monuments, making sure our country's amazing history is available for everyone to enjoy. From world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, Roman forts to a Cold War bunker, we bring the history of England to life.
We are looking for a Building Maintenance Assistant to join our Estates Team at Stonehenge on a permanent, part-time basis, working 28.8 hours per week.
This is a varied role, and some days will be busy from start to finish, whereas others may be quieter, especially on the wetter days when we can progress more involved maintenance work. No two days are the same.
The Benefits
- Salary from £22,358 pro rata, depending on skills, experience and location
- 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years
- Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10%
- Flexible hours
- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector
- Apprenticeship opportunities
- Subscriptions to professional bodies
- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you another adult and up to 6 children
- 25% discount in our shops and cafes
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
- Options to buy additional leave
- An inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported
- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music or history events
What's more, as part of our charity bringing history to life, you'll be supported and encouraged to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference to the way England's rich past is experienced.
As a Building Maintenance Assistant within the Estates Team at Stonehenge, you will join an amazing team of employees and volunteers, making sure the visitor facilities are operating correctly so they don't detract from a visitor's experience of one of the most well-known ancient monuments in England.
You, and the small team you work with, will provide a high-quality comprehensive maintenance and customer-focused facilities management service for this world heritage site. You will be responsible for undertaking the day-to-day planned and reactive maintenance to the building fabric and plumbing services across the site, working with the internal team and external specialist contractors.
To be considered as a Building Maintenance Assistant, you will need:
- Relevant building fabric, plumbing and drainage maintenance experience.
- Experience of working in a customer-focused environment providing a high level of service.
-Working knowledge of current legislation and regulations covering an extensive range of building infrastructure/systems, including fire safety/firefighting equipment, Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations, legionella controls, and other relevant statutory regulations and bylaws.
See the full job description for further details.
Find out more about us and what we do here, meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us on our website.
Everyone is welcome at English Heritage. We are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage. By joining us, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone's story with an inclusive working atmosphere where everyone from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs will be supported. To support this work, we have a number of EDI networks that you can join as either a member or ally. These networks include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Mobility, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence and Gender Specific Issues
We would be delighted to hear from you if you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, e.g. regarding workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact Adam Dickins, Facilities Manager Stonehenge. No agencies, please.
Interviews are intended to be held on 19th July at Stonehenge Visitor Centre.
Closing date: 08/07/2024 23:59:59
So, if you'd like to join us as a Building Maintenance Assistant, please select the apply button shown.
Other organisations may call this role Site Maintenance Assistant, Premises Maintenance Assistant, Maintenance Assistant, or General Maintenance Assistant.