BIMM University
Building & Maintenance Officer
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At BIMM University, we're more than just an educational institution; we're a vibrant community dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering students to reach their full potential. With campuses across the UK, Ireland, and Germany, we offer a diverse range of courses in modern music, performing arts, filmmaking, and creative technology. Our commitment to excellence in creative arts education sets us apart, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to succeed in their chosen fields.
About The Role
As a Building & Maintenance Officer, you will support the day-to-day operation of BIMM’s campus buildings, ensuring facilities, equipment, and shared spaces are safe, well maintained, and ready to support teaching, learning, and wider student activity.
You'll help keep campus buildings and facilities running efficiently, responding to maintenance needs and supporting day-to-day operational activity.
What You'll Do
- Support the day-to-day operation of campus buildings, ensuring teaching spaces, shared areas, and facilities are appropriately prepared and maintained
- Coordinate the opening and closing of buildings in line with agreed procedures and security requirements
- Take ownership of building presentation, identifying and resolving issues that affect the campus environment
- Carry out routine inspections and reactive checks of buildings, facilities, and equipment, taking appropriate action where required
- Undertake basic maintenance tasks and repairs, escalating issues to specialist contractors when necessary
- Liaise with contractors to coordinate maintenance and repair works, supporting safe access and monitoring activity on site
- Maintain accurate records of inspections, defects, maintenance activity, and completed works
- Support health and safety processes, including inspections, audits, compliance checks, and local risk assessment activity
- Promote safe working practices and escalate significant risks or safety concerns through the appropriate channels
- Provide first-line support for routine IT and equipment issues, escalating more complex matters where required
- Use relevant systems to record maintenance requests, compliance activity, and operational information
- Act as a first point of contact for building and facilities queries, resolving routine issues, and coordinating support where needed
- Contribute to operational projects and support colleagues across the wider Building & Technical Services team as required
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What You'll Bring
- Experience working within a building, maintenance, or facilities environment
- Good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads and respond to changing demands
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
- A practical, solutions-focused approach, and sound judgement when resolving day-to-day issues
- The ability to build effective working relationships with students, colleagues, contractors, and service teams
- Experience coordinating or supporting maintenance and contractor activity
- Good digital skills, including experience using operational, record-keeping, or maintenance management systems
- A practical understanding of health and safety requirements relevant to building and maintenance activities
- The ability to work independently while contributing positively as part of a wider team
- A flexible and adaptable approach to work
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To support campus operations and student activity, this full-time role requires flexibility to work shifts between 8:00AM and 9:00PM, Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend work required.
Why BIMM University?
We are a values-led organisation, meaning our core values underpin all that we do:
In addition to joining a committed and dedicated team, you will have access to:
- 25 days holiday per year (FTE)
- SMART pension
- A comprehensive benefits package
We continually strive to create a culture of inclusivity so that we truly represent our diverse communities. We particularly welcome applications from people of colour who are underrepresented in our organisation.
We are committed to promoting the safety and welfare of our students, therefore all successful applicants are required to complete a basic DBS disclosure. Depending on the role, you may be required to complete an enhanced check / enhanced check with barred list if required by statute and internal policy.
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