Handyperson - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

Handyperson - Strand, London, WC2R 2LS

About us:

The King’s Estates & Facilities Engineering Team manages reactive, planned and statutory maintenance in order to ensure King’s remains one of the world’s top universities.

About the role:

We are looking for a Multi-Skilled Handyperson to join the Engineering Team. The role is responsible for completing planned and routine maintenance, undertaking maintenance and fabric repairs, completing visual checks of mechanical and electrical assets, whilst managing their own workload and working alongside Technicians.

The role is versatile, with multiple duties and responsibilities and carried out to the required standard, whilst remaining compliant and providing excellent customer service.

This role comes with excellent benefits, including but not limited to:

Generous annual leave allowance

Range of opportunities for professional learning and development

Excellent pension scheme

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out multi trade maintenance and planned maintenance to a high standard including M&E, fire bell testing, legionella management and emergency light testing
• Complete minor fabric repairs including repairing doors, flooring and decorating
• Meet requested completion dates on assigned works and planned works
• Complete visual inspections of M&E assets
• Raise any remedial work with the Team
• Complete paperwork associated with planned maintenance promptly and to a high standard
• Work in collaboration with technicians to manage stock levels
• Work with Technicians to complete larger works
• Work with relevant contractors
• Offer an excellent level of customer service
• Attend any training as required by King’s College such as Fit for King’s
• To ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with all relevant statutory regulations and approved codes of practice, the department’s policies and procedures
• To assist the Team in delivery of unplanned works
• Carry out duties as may reasonably be required to allow the department to function flexibly in providing the best possible service to our clients
• To comply with the College’s Environmental policy and promote sustainable management techniques 

This is a full time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Previous demonstrated maintenance/fabric experience and supporting qualifications

2. Demonstrable mechanical, carpentry, and electrical knowledge

3. IT literate particularly in Excel

4. Flexible attitude

5. Team player

6. Good health and safety knowledge

7. Willingness to learn and develop

8. Legionella awareness

9. Excellent customer service skills

Desirable criteria

1. Managing assigned work through a handheld device / CAFM system

2. IOSH Working Safely

3. First Aid

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.