Maintenance Officer (BeMS/Controls)

About you

A leader with experience in delivering Building Controls and Energy services across facilities management organisations. You have a balanced focus on strategy and operations and have a solution focussed approached with demonstrated Stakeholder management skills. You will maintain composure in challenging situations and have excellent time management skills to ensure your work is completed to complement the wider Estates Team. You will drive for continuous success and thrive in a fast paced and dynamic environment. You’re a respectful and professional person who demonstrates exceptional values in everything you do.

About the role

The Estates Services performs an effective maintenance service that provides a safe environment for students, staff and visitors within the University. Contributing to Cardiff University aim to be world class by keeping the University Buildings and infrastructure in a safe and usable condition that allows for their efficient utilisation and overall effectiveness.

The Maintenance Officer BeMS Controls is part of a team that supports the ongoing management and coordination of day-to-day Maintenance Operations of a discrete multi-disciplinary team to achieve a high standard of performance within Estates and Campus Facilities.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Postgraduate/Professional qualification/NVQ 5 or equivalent experience and demonstrable experience within a Maintenance Officer or similar position within a Maintenance environment
• Substantial experience of working within specialist discipline(s), to include being competent to operate specialist technical “engineering” software diagnostics and undertake detailed design at all levels to cover the range of BEMS as operated by the University
• Highly developed and demonstrated consultative, interpersonal and communication skills
• Evidence of ability to undertake and deliver specific projects and supervise short term project teams, demonstrable experience in effective contract management, particularly KPI Management
• Substantial experience of managing a section of one or more teams, with effective time management and organisational skills, and the ability to show initiative and work effectively under pressure
• Sound business acumen and a track record of delivering value-add impact
• Fosters a collaborative team spirit focused on service delivery

This is a full-time (35 hours per week), open-ended post.

Salary: £51,039 - £55,755 per annum (Grade 7)

We offer:

• A very generous employer contributory pension scheme;
• A generous annual leave allowance (37 days) plus statutory bank holidays, so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance;
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce;
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities.

Closing date: Friday, 27 June 2025

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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