Maintenance Technician: Semi Skilled in Stirling

The Post Estates & Commercial Services, Property Management Division is seeking to fill the position of Maintenance Technician: Semi-skilled. This role sits within the Operations and Maintenance team who have responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of the University Estate, including building fabric, electrical and mechanical building services and hard landscaping such as roads and footpaths.

The Maintenance Technician: Semi-skilled will play a key role within the Operations and Maintenance team, working in a fast paced and dynamic environment that goes with a broad customer base, round the year business and a large estate. The maintenance team’s remit is broad and varied undertaking planned preventative and reactive maintenance across the University estate on and off campus. This includes attending to over 17,000 requests for work from students and staff each year.

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisors, the role holder will assist in undertaking all types of activity of maintenance on building fabric and services including responding to reactive repairs. The Maintenance technicians: Semi-Skilled are responsible for delivering a responsive and efficient service to all customers of the Property Management Division. The in-house maintenance team is supplemented by external term and service contractors as required.

Special Conditions

• This post will require the post holder to work across the University Estate, accessing all plant areas which may include working at height or in cramped/awkward spaces.
• Occasional out of hours working to support key University events.
• Need a current drivers licence.
• Participate in a backshift rota.
• Working outside in periods of inclement weather.

Description of Duties

• Undertaking semi-skilled duties associated with building fabric, external works and building services maintenance, repair and installation works as required by supervisors or management.
• Responding quickly to priority tasks, undertaking fault diagnosis and repair ensuring that all work is completed to a high standard in a timely manner i.e. first time fix.
• Carrying out minor painting/ames taping/plastering duties as required (training can be provided if required).
• Assisting in minor project works.
• Ensuring maintenance stores are maintained accurately and effectively including participating in regular stock checks/audits.
• Ensuring that the workshops and work areas are kept clean, tidy and free from hazards at all times.
• Ensuring that all work carried out complies with relevant risk assessments, safety legislation, University safety policies and procedures and all applicable regulations.
• Identifying proactively and reporting to Supervisors/management any potential areas for improvement within their knowledge base that could benefit from upgrading.
• Identifying and immediately reporting any issues relating to Health & Safety or security to the supervisors and managers.
• Assisting other in-house staff as required.
• Assisting in emergency reactive works including snow clearing and flood & drainage clearance.

Essential Criteria

• The successful candidate will be highly motivated, forward looking and thinking with extensive knowledge and experience of working within a dynamic and fast paced maintenance and repairs environment.
• Be strongly focussed on customer service delivery always aiming to exceed expectations and deliver a positive customer experience.
• Good written skills including the ability to produce written reports e.g. complete backshift logs.
• The ability to interact with customers to the Property Management Office in a courteous and efficient manner.
• Ability to work well as part of a team or on own initiative.
• Understand personal and team responsibility under Health & Safety legislation and undertake risk assessments for daily tasks.
• Good understanding of all building fabric/services related trades with the ability to quickly develop and learn new skills.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of Outlook, Word and Excel and other IT based packages.
• Be able to demonstrate some basic building skills e.g. plastering, groundworks, etc.

Desirable Criteria

• Be able to demonstrate a flexible and positive approach, finding innovative solutions to challenges.
• Recognised working safely training.

Additional Information

• Full time Open Ended.
• The closing date for applications is midnight on Thursday 19 February 2026.
• Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 04 March 2026.
• The University will pay a supplement per annum pro rata with effect from 01 November 2025, to align with the Real Living Wage (RLW) which equates to £25,178 p.a.
• This role will require a Level 1 Disclosure check.
• An offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of this process.
• This role is not eligible for sponsorship.
• Applicants require to have existing right to work in the UK.

The University of Stirling recognises that a diverse workforce benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers and welcome applications from those who would contribute to further diversification of our staff and ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is woven into the substance of the role.