Maintenance Manager

Here at Bournemouth & Poole College, we have a position available for a Maintenance Manager on a full time, permanent basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £40,408 per annum.

At Bournemouth & Poole College our staff are passionate and committed to achieve the very best outcomes for our students – we transform lives. We recognise and value our people as our most important asset in achieving each of the strategic outcomes within our College’s Strategic Plan. We believe it is through our people that an excellent student experience will be delivered, and this will have a positive impact in our local community. We value inclusion and we are committed to the promotion of equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring we have a diverse, skilled, and motivated workforce who are empowered and engaged. This makes our College a unique, vibrant and rewarding place to work.  You will be employed through Southern Educational Professional Services Ltd; a subsidiary of the College.

The Maintenance Manager Role:

As our Maintenance Manager, you will lead the Estates Maintenance Team and assist the Estates Manager in delivering the day to day operations of all estate’s maintenance activities, across the 3 College Campus’ in Poole, Bournemouth and Fulcrum, ensuring legal compliance, functional learning spaces, and best value. This is achieved by managing the Maintenance Team, utilising the CAFM system effectively, contractor management, plus an element of ‘on the job’ maintenance activity to complete the planned and reactive maintenance of building fabric, mechanical an electrical infrastructure.

Responsibilities as our Maintenance Manager will include:

-Lead and line-manage the maintenance operative team using the College HR processes and systems, and identify training and development needs as necessary.
-Daily monitoring and evaluation of Helpdesk input/output, and co- ordinate reactive and planned maintenance tasks, with focus on statutory workorders for compliance.
-To implement procedures that deliver best estates maintenance practice and meet statutory compliance.
-Prompt response during emergency or critical events.
-To ensure all Estates Maintenance records, procedures and systems, including Estates Helpdesk and CAFM Software packages are fully utilized, kept up to date and maintained. Administrative records must be transparent, and well organized, with the ability to generate management reports.
-To ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with Health, Safety & Environmental regulations including conducting risk assessments, permit to work and client procedures are strictly adhered to.
-Occasional ‘on the job’ activity to support the Team in completing the workload, or their development.
-To keep abreast of, and implement maintenance industry best practice.
-To represent Estates at Sustainability Committee, and contribute to the Colleges Zero Carbon target.
-Ensure adherence to College financial regulations and procurement processes.
-Estimating, ordering and maintaining an adequate supply of stock. Raise POs, and goods receipt on Business World Finance system
-Ensure maintenance risks or contractor risks are proactively identified and managed.
-Managing an element of the Estates Maintenance contracts, and subsequent monitoring of KPIs and SLAs to ensure that value for money and contract specifications are achieved.
-To communicate in a structured way, with all internal and external parties, to measure levels of customer satisfaction, share best practice and develop a partnership approach to problem solving.

As our Maintenance Manager, you’ll ideally have:

-GSCE (or equivalent) English and Math’s
-A recognised trade qualification, in a construction or M&E discipline e.g. a National Technicians or City and Guilds Certificate in a relevant subject or equivalent relevant work experience
-Previous Building & Maintenance work history in the Construction, or Facilities sectors with a sound understanding of all trades.
-Experience of Supervision or line-management of a Maintenance team
-Experience in Management of Contractors
-The ability to interpret AutoCad drawings and use of CAFM software.
-Competent in Microsoft Office email/Outlook.
-Current Statutory Compliance i.e. Asbestos, Fire Safety, Legionella etc, and Health & Safety requirements.

Benefits you will receive:

You will receive excellent benefits and a competitive salary:

-29.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 32.5 after 5 years’ service
-up to 4 days additional leave during the Christmas closure period
-Access to Discount Schemes at multiple retailers
-Enrolment into the NEST Pension Scheme

Closing Date: 6th October 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you feel you are the right candidate for this Maintenance Manager role, then please click ‘apply’ now!

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding checks which includes an enhanced DBS check as well as providing proof of right to work in the UK.