Maintenance Engineer (Fabric/Painter and Decorator) (MC78)

Maintenance Engineer (Fabric/Painter and Decorator) (MC78)

Salary from £31,312 per annum with an annual increment up to £35,616 per annum.

Overview

Estates and Facilities Directorate

Maintenance Engineer (Fabric/Painter and Decorator) to work across the University. You will carry out operational support, conduct maintenance inspections and ensure compliance with statutory legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational maintenance support across university facilities.
• Carry out maintenance inspections and identify remedial work.
• Ensure compliance with statutory legislation and internal standards.
• Participate in a roster covering 6 Saturdays per year; overtime and call outs may be required.

Qualifications and Requirements

You will need previous experience of building maintenance and installation in a similar role and will need to demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria in the person specification.

Location and Contract

This post is based at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. This full-time post is available from 27 October 2025 on an indefinite basis.

Benefits

• Provided with own tools.
• Working predominantly at UEA Campus site.
• 34 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days.
• Family and work-life balance policies including maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
• Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
• Health and wellbeing facilities and services on campus, including wellbeing programmes and an on-campus medical centre.
• Campus facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
• Exclusive shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme and public transport discounts.
• Personal development: access to LinkedIn Learning courses and professional development support.

Closing date: 14 September 2025

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.

Further Information

For further information, including the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Brochure.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Stuart Kelly, Assistant Maintenance Manager (Asset and Compliance) via via or Senior Technical Engineers Paul Stearman or Steven Pummell via or

Salary from £31,312 per annum with an annual increment up to £35,616 per annum.

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