Maintainance Operative

Berkeley Living is a dedicated rental offering from the Berkeley Group, combining five decades of expertise in creating high-quality homes and communities with a forward-looking approach to modern living. Established to redefine the rental experience, Berkeley Living delivers homes of exceptional design and craftsmanship, supported by an unwavering commitment to service, care, and attention to detail.

Our developments are located within established, well-connected Berkeley communities, ensuring residents enjoy beautifully designed apartments with thoughtfully curated public spaces, amenities, and excellent transport links. Every element has been considered to provide a seamless, stress-free experience, where flexibility meets the reassurance of a trusted and responsible landlord. At the core of Berkeley Living is a belief that renting should be as effortless as it is rewarding, removing complexity, anticipating needs, and fostering welcoming environments where individuals can feel truly at home.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the wider team to ensure the scheme is ready for the arrival of new residents and the apartments are handed over meeting our required exceptional standards.
• Support the Facilities Manager in identifying snags and defects and ensuring these are logged correctly as per the defect procedure in place.
• Respond to and resolve immediate issues such as unblocking drains, changing lightbulbs and fixing minor plumbing or carpentry problems to ensure resident satisfaction.
• Diagnose and respond to issues quickly and effectively, providing long term solutions.
• Be proactive in delivering excellent customer service within agreed budgetary requirements.
• Investigate and assess all incoming maintenance requests and provide a detailed description of the issue where external contractors are required.
• Carry out general reactive maintenance tasks such as carpentry, basic plumbing, minor electrical works and painting.
• Submit regular utility meter reads to suppliers when necessary.
• Plan and prioritise jobs to minimise downtime and unnecessary travel between schemes.
• Carry out scheduled preventative tasks such as weekly fire alarm testing, void flushing and routine light inspections.
• Conduct building patrols to identify any H&S concerns that need to be resolved or escalated.
• Oversee the unit turn process, ensuring void apartments are clear of maintenance, repair and cleaning issues prior to the arrival of a new resident.
• Encourage sustainable measures wherever possible, including ensuring all systems are switched off in void units to minimise energy consumption.
• Maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of the communal facilities.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with H&S standards and maintain relevant records.
• Keep maintenance records in order including updating the Yardi platform.
• Keep all maintenance tools in good, safe working order.
• Act as a helpful, visible point of contact for all residents and contribute to the wider team efforts of delivering an exceptional living experience.
• Coordinate and oversee access for external contractors as required, ensuring works are completed to the required standards.
• Communicate and escalate urgent maintenance issues to the centralised Facilities Manager.
• Liaise with the centralised Maintenance Administrator to ensure stock of spares on site.
• Seek ways to consistently provide exceptional customer service and exceed where possible.
• Assist the wider on-site team to manage the resident move in and out experience.
• Move furniture and heavy materials between apartments as required.
• Report any incidents and accidents to the H&S and Compliance Manager.

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

• Hands-on maintenance experience across a variety of trades (plumbing, carpentry, basic electrics).
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to provide practical and long-term solutions.
• A team player with excellent communication skills and a customer-first approach.
• Organised, proactive, and able to prioritise tasks to minimise downtime.
• Commitment to health, safety, and sustainability practices.

This role can be based at either Navigator Place (Kidbrooke) or The Watermint (Hendon). Travel across both locations is required.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
• Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
• Private pension plan.
• Group life assurance.

We note the standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm.

If you’re an internal applicant, please inform your line manager of your intention to apply for this position.