Building Facilities Technician

Role: Building Facilities Technician

Location: Oxford

Salary: £32,000

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a practical and proactive Building Facilities Technician to join a busy facilities and maintenance team supporting a specialist laboratory and office environment in Oxford.

This is a varied, hands-on role that would suit someone with strong maintenance, facilities, estates, building services, or multi-skilled trade experience. You’ll play a key role in ensuring buildings, laboratories, equipment, and associated services are maintained to a high standard while supporting ongoing refurbishment and improvement projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Maintaining and repairing building fabric, including basic carpentry, decorating, plumbing, and general repairs.
• Supporting refurbishment, fit-out, and improvement projects.
• Installing, moving, and modifying office and laboratory furniture.
• Assisting with the installation and modification of mechanical and building services, including water, compressed air, gas, extraction, and ventilation systems.
• Supporting the installation and relocation of specialist equipment.
• Handling and distributing consumables, including gas cylinders, dry ice, and liquid nitrogen.
• Assisting with waste management and disposal procedures in line with health and safety requirements.
• Supporting emergency procedures relating to fire and security systems.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records using facilities management software.
• Monitoring stock levels and ordering maintenance materials and consumables as required.

Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience in a facilities, maintenance, estates, building services, caretaker, or property maintenance role.
• Strong DIY and practical maintenance skills.
• Good understanding of health and safety practices.
• A flexible and positive approach to work.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• First Aid at Work qualification.
• Experience working within laboratory, technical, scientific, healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, or highly regulated environments.
• Manual Handling or Compressed Gas.
• Experience using CAFM, CMMS, or asset management systems.

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