Roof and Hard Standing Maintenance Technician

Roof and Hard Standing Maintenance Technician

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Pay range: £25,249 – £26,707 per annum (potential to progress to £28,778 per annum).

• A minimum of 38 days annual leave including bank holidays and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
• A commitment to your development: access to learning and mentoring schemes integrated with our Professional Services Shared Skills Framework.
• Range of generous family‑friendly policies: paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies; support for those going through menopause; paid time off and support for fertility treatment; and more.

• Carry out external cleaning and removal of extraneous debris to roof spaces and hard standings across the estate.
• Undertake external inspection of roof spaces and hard standings and report findings.
• Carry out allocated works to the standards identified in SFG
  20 guidance.
• Monitor and maintain specialist equipment, plant and machinery, including working‑at‑height equipment such as MEWPs.
• Ensure planned working‑at‑height activities are aligned with TUOS policy, current legislation, and permits are in place before commencing work.
• Work flexibly across UOS and satellite locations, including Main Campus, ACS and AMRC.
• Travel independently to identified working locations and be able to carry out lone work with minimal supervision.
• Report any site‑related health and safety issues to your supervisor as soon as reasonably practicable.
• Check equipment regularly, ensuring it is well maintained, has a valid asset number and that LOLER inspections are in date.
• Comply with current health and safety legislation.
• Identify and proactively report on issues with the building fabric, including roof spaces, gutters and other drainage systems.
• Identify challenges with processes and output of the team, proposing solutions where improvements are required and understanding when to elevate issues.
• Provide effective solutions to challenges, resolving work‑related problems by providing safe and efficient systems of work.
• Prioritise and organise your workload aligned to the planned and reactive schedule provided by the Landscape Management Team.
• Ensure all mandatory training is carried out in line with IMS compliance objectives.
• Always represent EFM positively and professionally.
• Monitor own quality of work in line with quality and safety standards, reporting findings and providing effective solutions.
• Support the department with internal team audits to ensure compliance with HSWAS 1974, ISO
  9001 and ISO
  14001 integrated management systems.
• Support all elements of landscape services activity during peak periods of business activity, including the full requirements of the cold weather plan activity, carrying out hand gritting, and the operation of the tractor and vehicle‑mounted equipment.
• Carry out other duties commensurate with the grade and remit of the post.

• Experience in carrying out high‑quality cleaning of roof spaces and hard standings.
• Experience of the preparation and use of a variety of standard and non‑standard external hard‑standing cleaning equipment, working‑at‑height equipment and willingness to undertake IPAF training as required.
• Willingness to work outside of core business hours as business needs dictate.
• Detailed knowledge of risk management and safe systems of work.
• Experience in recording and logging all work tasks to support information procedures.
• Hold a relevant health and safety qualification (IOSH Managing Safely) or willingness to undertake training.
• Hold a full and current UK driver’s licence.
• Ability to assess and organise resources, plan, progress, and check own standards of work.
• Experience of working safely externally in all weathers.

Grade: 4

Salary: £25,249 – £26,707 per annum (potential to progress to £28,778 per annum).

Work arrangement:
Full Time

Duration:
Permanent

Line manager:
Landscape Operations Manager

Direct reports:
None

Our website:

For informal enquiries about this job contact Doug Brooke, Landscape Manager:  or .

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

Closing Date: 25/01/2026

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