Maintenance Officer

**Maintenance Officer**

**Location**: Bristol

**Contract**: Full Time, Temporary

**Hours**: 35 Hours per week

**Per Hour**: £15.75

We are currently recruiting for a **Maintenance Officer **to join our team

**About Us**

Centurion Corporation Limited owns, develops, and manages quality, specialised accommodation assets globally, including purpose-built workers accommodation assets in Singapore and Malaysia, and purpose-built student accommodation assets in Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom (“UK”), the United States (“US”) and South Korea.

Our student accommodation business is branded as dwell Student Living, and we currently manage 21 PBSAs globally. The Group’s 10 assets in the UK are in established education precincts of Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Bristol, and Nottingham which provide easy access to the cities’ main university campuses and the city centres.

In the UK we are currently recruiting for a **Maintenance Officer** for our Bristol properties.

**About The Role**

Responsible for providing general maintenance to accommodation either owned or leased by dwell Student Living. Ensures that all properties are maintained to both a good standard and in compliance with dwell Student Livings’ legal requirements, ensuring a safe environment for students, employees and visitors as well as delivering excellent customer service.

To work flexibly including evenings and weekends and be on-call as required.

To carry out both preventative and reactive maintenance work and to complete all associated documentation within agreed timeframes. This also includes identifying and reporting any maintenance issues discovered and taking appropriate action where an emergency is reported.

To work within all company policies and procedures.

**Job Accountabilities**

Accommodation Inspections

Undertake a regular preventative maintenance inspection of the Accommodation and completing the checklist provided. Checks include: all safety measures are in place and working (e.g., smoke detectors, closers on fire doors, closers on windows). This will require both visual checking and practical testing of equipment as necessary (e.g., emergency lighting, heaters etc.) Assess whether any urgent remedial work is required, and if so, notify the Maintenance Manager or Accommodation Managers immediately. Note any essential but non-urgent work on the checklist.

Maintenance Work

Undertake general maintenance duties as directed by the Accommodation Manager. This requires general maintenance work including carpentry, basic plumbing, identifying electrical faults, and painting. Minor maintenance work will be carried out during the property inspection and more general repair work as part of a scheduled programme of works.

Maintenance repairs

Carry out general repair duties at site. Log materials used and leave the property in a clean and tidy condition. Report any work that could not be completed on that visit, or any new work identified so that further job sheets can be raised.

General Tasks

The job holder may also be asked to undertake some other duties that may include gardening, litter picking, and cleaning although this list is not exhaustive.

**What we need from you**:
Positive, proactive and hands on, all our staff are team players, and this is a must for anyone wanting to join the dwell family.
- Understanding and knowledge of Health and safety regulations within the building trade
- General skills in Carpentry, basic plumbing work, glazing and painting and decorating
- Experience of undertaking building / general maintenance work preferable in the hospitality/service industry.
- Naturally customer focused putting the customer into every decision
- Excellent attention to detail
- Able to plan and manage own workload using own initiative
- Able to work as part of a team, supporting colleagues
- Have a proactive approach
- Ability to multitask and prioritise

**Skills and Experience**

Customer service is paramount to dwell Student Living and all employees will need to demonstrate the same priorities even in the most demanding situations.

Great importance on behaviour and attitudes is placed during the selection process to ensure that new employees can support and reflect the values of the Company.

In addition to the duties and responsibilities associated with this job, the role holder will be required to evidence that they can meet the qualities associated with the following competencies:

- City and Guilds level 1 qualification in Basic Construction Skills or equivalent
- Understanding and knowledge of Health and safety regulations within the building trade (including lifting techniques)
- General skills in Carpentry, basic plumbing work, glazing and painting and decorating.
- Experience of undertaking building / general maintenance work preferable in the hospitality/service industry.
- Naturally customer focused putting the customer into every decision.
- Excellent attention to detail

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