Senior Buildings Technician

Role: Senior Buildings Technician

Location: Oxford

Salary: £37,000

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Buildings Technician to join a busy facility and building services team supporting a specialist technical environment.

This is a varied, hands on role combining facilities maintenance, building services, technical support, contractor coordination, and project work. You'll play a key role in ensuring buildings, equipment, and essential services are maintained safely and efficiently while supporting the day to day operation of the site.

Responsibilities include:

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across buildings and facilities.
• Maintain and repair building fabric including basic plumbing, carpentry, decorating, and general repairs.
• Support refurbishment, fit out, and improvement projects.
• Install, modify, and relocate furniture, equipment, and building services.
• Assist with mechanical systems including compressed air, gas, water, ventilation, extraction, and vacuum systems.
• Support the installation, maintenance, and relocation of specialist equipment.
• Monitor and coordinate contractors, ensuring work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Support fire safety, security systems, and emergency response procedures.
• Maintain maintenance records, compliance documentation, and stock levels.
• Assist with waste management and environmental compliance activities.
• Act as a senior member of the facilities team and provide support to colleagues as required.

Skills & experience:

• NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, HNC/HND, or equivalent trade qualification.
• Previous experience within facilities maintenance, building services, estates, engineering, or a similar environment.
• Experience carrying out maintenance, fault finding, and repair work.
• Good understanding of health and safety regulations.
• Experience using hand and power tools.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent organisational and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Desirable

• Experience with Building Management Systems (BMS) or PAT testing software.
• Experience working with compressed air, gas, vacuum, water, or cryogenic systems.
• Previous contractor or team supervision experience.
• First Aid at Work qualification.
• Experience working in a laboratory, technical, scientific, manufacturing, or engineering environment.