Maintenance and Compliance Manager

Job Title: Maintenance and Compliance Manager

About St Catharine's College

St Catharine's College is a welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant academic community located in the heart of Cambridge. As one of the 31 Colleges in the University of Cambridge, we are dedicated to academic excellence, ambition, diversity, and welfare.

We are committed to ensuring our students realise their academic and personal potential, empowering them to make a difference in the world.

Our vibrant community includes scholars from a wide range of backgrounds, reflecting the society we pledge to serve. The Catz experience is transformational. Our graduates around the world have forged successful careers in fields such as research, law, medicine, finance, publishing, arts, and politics.

We are committed to widening participation in higher education and to supporting students of all educational and social backgrounds, including those traditionally underrepresented at UK universities.

The Maintenance and Compliance Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising all maintenance activities within our college. The primary goal is to ensure a safe and functional environment for our students, fellows, staff, and guests.

This role is crucial to our operation's success and requires a strong technical background, leadership skills, and a commitment to maintaining a high standard of safety.

While overall line management for team members rests with the Head of Buildings and Maintenance, you will manage absences, lead weekly team activity meetings, and supervise team members in completing day-to-day activities.

Alongside the Head of Buildings and Maintenance, you will have support from our Buildings and Maintenance Coordinator, the Maintenance Team Leader, and the College Health and Safety Adviser.

The Maintenance team consists of skilled trades, Maintenance Operatives, and a Coordinator.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintenance and Planned Work: Inspect buildings regularly to identify problems and advise on necessary planned and reactive maintenance. Prepare weekly planned maintenance schedules and allocate work. Lead on seasonal planned preventative maintenance schedules. Oversee all repairs and ensure that work is completed on time. Conduct follow-ups on all maintenance and repair work. Establish strategies to meet workload demands on time.
• Compliance: Lead on statutory servicing plans ensuring no slippage and corrective actions are completed in a timely manner. Act as deputy responsible person for asbestos and water hygiene management. Update and maintain asset registers ensuring the correct maintenance programme is assigned to ensure optimal availability and resilience. Comply with all health and safety regulations and practices on site, ensuring a zero-compromise attitude towards health, safety, and wellbeing. Conduct safety inspections on contractors and employed team members. Write risk assessments and safe systems of work, conducting ongoing annual reviews.
• People and Finance: Manage and give training support to team members. Ensure all team members are trained appropriately to complete their roles safely and efficiently. Maintain relationships and collaborate with other operational departments to ensure efficiency and team working across the College estate. Prepare training and servicing budgets ensuring adherence to plans. Ensure purchasing is cost-effective and excess stock is not held.
• General: Handle emergency situations and after-hours calls for repair and maintenance incidents. This may include attending site. Some flexibility in working hours will be required to meet the needs of the business. Take an active role in developing maintenance policies and standards for the College. An ongoing commitment to professional CPD will be expected.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

Trade-related qualifications or proven on-site experience. Health and Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH) or proven evidence of competence.