Maintenance Worker, Building Maintenance

Organisation:
The National Trust for Scotland

To undertake proactive and reactive maintenance matters throughout a number of sites across the Edinburgh cluster. Ensuring the continued conservation and development of the buildings and infrastructure to a high standard; allowing the smooth running of the visitor attractions, adjoining properties and surrounding environment.

Based primarily at Newhailes but on occasion required at Gladstone’s Land, Georgian House, Malleny and Inveresk.

• Painting (external and internal)
• Minor joinery repairs joinery work (external and internal)
• Car park maintenance
• Basic plumbing repairs
• Fence and building repairs
• Minor repairs to residential properties
• General DIY including outdoor infrastructure maintenance
• General site work – including playpark maintenance, litter picking and accepting deliveries

This role is not one for which the duties, responsibilities or accountabilities of the role require you to undertake a criminal records check.

Qualifications

Essential – Full driving licence valid for driving in the UK.

Desirable – Current first aid certificate.
Domestic Legionella Risk Assessment Training.
Portable Appliance Testing Certificate.

Experience

Essential – Solid demonstrable experience in executing a wide range of maintenance trades to a high standard.
An eye for detail and finish.
Competence in lone working.
Practical knowledge of Health and Safety processes and procedures and the ability to work effectively within these processes.
Experience in producing estimates for set pieces of work.

Experience of working within a budget and timescales.
Ability to be proactive and use initiative.
Competence at working from heights on ladders or scaffolding as necessary.

Desirable

– Experience of working in a multi‑site role.
Experience working on listed buildings.
Understanding of traditional building skills.

People Management – Currently no line management responsibility but needs to be able to deal politely and courteously with all customers, guests, colleagues and tradesmen/contractors. Ability to work with and motivate volunteers when necessary.

Finance Management – Is not a budget‑holder.

Key performance indicators and targets – The ability to provide cost effective high quality maintenance in accordance with the targets of each individual site.