Technician - Building Services and Property Maintenance

City College Plymouth • Full-time • PL1 5QG, Plymouth, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom • £25,948 / year • 3h ago

Full Time | Permanent | £25,948 Per Annum

Who we are

Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.

As one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

The Role

A position has become available for an experienced and motivated individual to join the Construction Team. The learner journey at City College Plymouth is at the heart of everything we do, and as a department we continue to adapt to the evolving demands of the building services and property maintenance industry.

We are seeking a dedicated Technician to support the delivery of practical training and ensure the effective operation of our Building Services and Property Maintenance workshops. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Maintaining and organising practical training areas, assessment bays, and workshop facilities used for building maintenance activities.
Ensuring workshops, stores, tools, equipment, and training resources are maintained in a safe, clean, and operational condition.
Monitoring and managing workshop stock, materials, consumables, and replacement parts, placing orders as required.
Inspecting, maintaining, and preparing hand tools, power tools, testing equipment, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to ensure they are safe and fit for purpose.
Supporting tutors and learners during practical sessions by demonstrating safe working practices and providing guidance on building maintenance tasks, including carpentry, plumbing, painting and decorating, basic electrical work, and property repairs.
Assisting with the preparation of practical assessments and ensuring workshop environments meet health and safety requirements.
Promoting a positive learning environment that reflects current industry standards and best practice within the property maintenance sector.

What Will You Bring to the Role

Persistence: This role requires persistence because it involves consistently managing resources, maintaining equipment, supporting staff and students, and working efficiently under pressure while maintaining high standards of safety and

Adapting: Engage in regular interaction and communication within the team and across Proactively network and connect with others to enhance the learner's journey.

Collaborating: Collaboration is important in this role because the technician must work closely with teaching staff, management, colleagues, and students to prepare resources, maintain safe workshops, manage materials, and support the smooth operation of the Plumbing department.

Problem Solving: Problem solving is essential in this role because the technician must identify and resolve issues with equipment, stock, materials, and workshop operations to ensure teaching staff and students can work safely and effectively without disruption.

Benefits

City College Plymouth will offer you;

Holiday: 29 days plus bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.
Career development opportunities.
Generous contributions towards your pension.
Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.

How we recruit

We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.

After completing our online application form, you will be asked to complete an online assessment within a few days of this Vacancy closing. This assessment asks you no questions at all. Instead, it observes your behaviour and natural strengths in action, with a series of engaging, intuitive tasks. You will receive a report outlining your behaviours once you have completed the assessment, regardless of whether you progress to the next stage or not, providing you with some feedback.

The College welcomes applications from service leavers and the Armed Forces community, and supports those service leavers who are Reservists in any of the Armed Forces.

The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.

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