Department: Facilities and Estates
Location: Birmingham (On-Site)
Type of Contract: Permanent / Full Time
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 Per annum DOE, plus discretionary annual bonus
Our Vision: Changing Lives through Education
The Role: Join the Estates & Facilities team at Global Banking School (GBS) as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer. You’ll maintain, install, and refurbish building fabric and equipment across our UK campus portfolio, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient learning environments. This hands-on role combines planned and preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs, and support for refurbishment projects, with occasional out-of-hours work to minimise disruption.
Please note: This role requires a DBS and is not eligible for sponsorship.
What the Role Involves:
- Planned & reactive maintenance on mechanical, electrical, and building systems
- General trades: plumbing, electrical fittings, carpentry, decorating
- Inspections (HVAC, lighting, fire interfaces), PAT, fire door & Legionella checks
- Support refurbishments, installations, and campus upgrades
- Accurate records, stock control, and safe systems of work
- Travel and Flexibility
What you’ll bring
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations certification
- City & Guilds Level 2 and/or Level 3 in Electrical Installations, or equivalent NVQ, or demonstrable experience to the same standard.
- Previous experience in building maintenance including M&E systems.
- Manual skills, knowledge of refurbishment techniques.
- A flexible and proactive approach to work with “can do” attitude.
- Familiarity with COSHH requirements for the equipment and chemicals being used.
- Interpersonal skill and ability to work on your own but at the same time part of the facilities wider team
- Full, Clean Driving License
What we offer:
- Time off that fits your lifestyle - 33 days' annual leave (including bank holidays), 1-day extra day of leave per year of service (up to 5 days), and Buy/Sell additional holidays (up to 5 days)
- Opportunities for growth - Tuition reimbursement for career development courses, wide variety of training courses and support with FHEA application
- Pension Scheme and Flexible Benefits (via salary sacrifice) - Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech, Health, Dental and Life Assurance schemes, Women's Health scheme (via Hertlity) and much more
- Discounts, Perks and Employee Assistance: Perks@Work discounts platform, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), discounted gym membership, eyecare vouchers and much more
- Reward for your impact - annual salary increase reviews, annual discretionary bonus, £500 award employee referral scheme
Global Banking School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our campus community. Due to the nature of this role, all employment offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including verification of your legal right to work in the UK, receipt of professional references (which we will not contact without your prior consent), and a criminal records check.
GBS is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Birmingham (Hockley) employer: GBS UK
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