Building Maintenance Officer

Temporary Contract

Job Details

Client: Wrexham County Borough Council
Service Area: Education / Early Intervention & Schools / Education Infrastructure

Hours: 21 hours per week

Start Date: 01 September 2026
Duration: 30 weeks

Number of Roles: 1

Location

Office Base:
Lambpit Street
Wrexham
Wrexham Principal Area
LL11 1AR

The role will involve travel across Wrexham County Borough to visit clients, work sites and attend meetings.

Pay

PAYE Rate: £19.20 per hour

Job Overview

Wrexham County Borough Council is seeking a Building Maintenance Officer to provide building maintenance services across the Council's Education property portfolio.

The role will cover reactive, legislative, planned and cyclical maintenance, as well as technical advice and support on new build, refurbishment and improvement schemes.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Access and School Places Team, the Building Maintenance Team within Assets, schools, contractors, consultants, statutory undertakers, officers and external agencies to ensure Education properties meet service requirements and statutory regulations.

This role requires strong building surveying, building maintenance, education property, planned/reactive maintenance, refurbishment, condition survey, specification writing, tender documentation, compliance, contractor liaison and technical advisory experience.

Important – Please Read Carefully

This is a technical Building Maintenance Officer / Building Surveying role supporting Education property.

Candidates must have experience of the built environment, construction-related statutory procedures, building maintenance legislation, planned and reactive maintenance, condition surveys, specifications, tender documentation and contractor liaison.

The interview instructions state candidates should bring copies of certificates or accreditations to interview, ideally including an HNC in a building-related subject.

Candidates must be able to travel across Wrexham County Borough to visit schools, clients, work sites and meetings.

Candidates without building maintenance, building surveying, construction, refurbishment, property compliance, technical maintenance or contractor management experience are unlikely to be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Provide building maintenance services for Education property
Support reactive maintenance across the Education property portfolio
Support legislative, planned and cyclical maintenance
Provide advice on new build, refurbishment and improvement schemes
Work closely with the Access and School Places Team
Support the Building Maintenance Team within Assets
Ensure Education property meets service occupier requirements
Ensure compliance with statutory regulations
Follow systems and processes linked to building maintenance legislation
Provide a professional building surveying service
Advise external groups and agencies where appropriate
Support procurement and organisation of planned maintenance works
Support procurement and organisation of reactive maintenance works
Support refurbishment works including design, detailing and specification writing
Provide technical assistance and guidance on building maintenance issues
Receive, record, monitor and act on technical queries and job requests
Review condition surveys linked to building maintenance and building services installations
Provide technical recommendations and budget estimates
Maintain awareness of new developments, products, policies, regulations and legislation
Ensure compliance with Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Health and Safety procedures
Assist with tender documentation
Assist with feasibility studies, estimates and cost plans
Assist with contract documentation
Undertake certification of payments to contractors where required
Support capital and planned maintenance programmes
Assist with planning and coordination of planned maintenance and new installations
Build effective relationships with departments, schools, external agencies, contractors and consultants
Liaise with external organisations using the Council's building maintenance expertise
Travel across Wrexham County Borough for site visits and meetings

Essential Experience & Skills

Building maintenance experience
Building surveying experience
Experience working in the built environment
Knowledge of construction-related statutory procedures
Knowledge of building maintenance legislation
Experience with reactive maintenance
Experience with planned and cyclical maintenance
Experience supporting refurbishment or improvement works
Experience reviewing condition surveys
Experience preparing technical recommendations
Experience preparing budget estimates
Experience writing specifications
Experience supporting design or detailing work
Experience preparing or assisting with tender documentation
Experience with feasibility studies, cost plans or contract documentation
Contractor liaison experience
Consultant liaison experience
Ability to provide technical guidance to clients and officers
Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures
Understanding of statutory compliance in property maintenance
Ability to work with schools and education property stakeholders
Ability to record, monitor and progress technical job requests
Ability to travel across Wrexham County Borough
Good communication skills
Good organisational skills
Knowledge of equality and diversity
Understanding of the importance of Welsh language and culture

Desirable

HNC in a building-related subject
Building-related certificates or accreditations
Experience working with education property or school buildings
Local authority property maintenance experience
Experience working with statutory undertakers
Experience certifying contractor payments
Experience supporting capital maintenance programmes
Experience supporting planned maintenance programmes
Experience advising on building services installations
Experience working with community councils, councillors or external agencies

Additional Information

Interview will be held on site at Wrexham County Borough Council Lambpit Street Offices.

This will be a one-stage interview lasting approximately 30 to 60 minutes.

Interviewers will include the ICT & Infrastructure Manager and Access & School Places Manager.

The interview will include questions to understand the candidate's built environment experience and knowledge of construction-related statutory procedures.

Candidates should bring copies of certificates or accreditations to interview, ideally including an HNC in a building-related subject.

Candidate submission deadline is 21 August 2026.

Disclaimer

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Job Reference

OR112131