At a Glance
- Tasks: Be the go-to person for maintenance queries and schedule essential upkeep for our properties.
- Company: Join Quakers in Britain, a faith group dedicated to equality and peace.
- Benefits: Full-time role with a fixed term until 2027, based in London.
- Other info: Great opportunity to work in a supportive environment aligned with Quaker values.
- Why this job: Make a difference by ensuring our facilities are safe and well-maintained.
- Qualifications: Experience in maintenance planning and knowledge of compliance standards required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Quakers in Britain - a faith group committed to working for equality and peace - is seeking someone with maintenance planning experience to join their Estates & Facilities Team as a Maintenance Planner.
Key Responsibilities
- Point of contact: serve as the primary contact for internal maintenance-related queries, ensuring internal clients’ requests are prioritised and excellent communication is in place.
- Maintenance scheduling: produce the pre-planned maintenance schedule for all our properties, ensuring all necessary paperwork, operating procedures, and audit readiness are in place.
- Compliance and updates: ensure all scheduled maintenance and reactive tasks are completed on time, with documentation stored and updated to meet compliance standards.
- New maintenance regimes: develop and implement new maintenance processes as required.
- Contractor coordination: manage contractor service schedules, liaise with both contractors and internal teams for maintenance tasks, and keep end users informed on issues and updates.
- Monitor works: coordinate with the maintenance team, ensuring the necessary materials are purchased and the required work is performed.
- Asset register: ensure that the asset register aligns with the planned maintenance schedule, keeping records accurate and up to date.
- Reporting: develop and provide reports on reactive and planned works, compliance, and audit actions, ensuring the risk register is regularly updated.
Skills and Experience
- Experience in building facilities management and developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and quality standards.
- Knowledge of legal and regulatory standards: LOLER, PUWER, PSSR, L8.
- Experience in planning reactive and planned maintenance work.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Have sympathy with and knowledge of Quaker values.
- Experience in preparing both internal and external technical audits.
- A good understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- A recognized health and safety management certificate (e.g., IOSH, IWFM) or electrical competencies would be beneficial.
- Experience managing contractors and overseeing contract performance.
Contract and Hours
- Fixed term until 31 March 2027, full-time, 35 hours (5 days) per week.
- Location: Friends House, London, NW1 2BJ.
- Closing date: 8am on Monday, 24 August 2026.
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