Locality Facilities Technician - North West Area

Locality Facilities Technician – fixed term for 6 months

Location:

North West Area, Edinburgh.

Salary: £27,257 – £29,850 per annum

Hours:

36 per week (Split shift: week 1 7 am – 3 pm; week 2 1 pm – 9 pm, rotating).

A driving licence is required and a work vehicle will be provided.

As a Locality Facilities Technician with the City of Edinburgh Council, you will deliver a vital janitorial service across our estate to ensure our properties are safe places to work or learn.

You will undertake day to day FM, janitorial and DIY operations across one or more buildings, ranging from small repairs and general maintenance to reactive cleaning, supporting moves and conducting basic security functions. Key tasks include:

• Equipment and furniture fitting maintenance
• Building maintenance and services
• Security of premises and grounds
• Grounds maintenance
• Cleaning/tidying

• Driving licence required.

• Must be able to join the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 scheme or undergo an update check.

• Those who have spent a continuous period of 3 months or more outside the UK in the last 5 years must provide an Overseas Criminal Record Check.

• Successful completion of the pre‑employment checks is required for an unconditional offer of employment and commencement.

• Trusted employer.
• Security offered by permanent positions.
• Flexible hours to suit (morning, evening or daytime) from 10 to 36 hours.
• Sessional hours (school term only) available on some posts.
• Paid annual leave (where applicable).
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Opportunities to progress to supervisory level.
• Employee benefits and colleague discount scheme.
• Community connection – looking after your community's essential buildings used by your family, friends and neighbours.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care‑experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience.

Disabled and care‑experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities:

We are interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.