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Building Services Technician (Mechanical) @ The University of Manchester

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Job reference: PSX-031658 Salary: £29,588 - £32,080 Faculty/Organisational Unit: Professional Services Location: Oxford Road Employment type: Permanent Division/Team: Facilities Maintenance and Compliance Hours Per Week: 35 Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 21/07/2026 Contract Duration: Permanent School/Directorate: Directorate of Estates and Facilities

We are looking to appoint a Mechanical Building Services Technician to work within the Facilities, Maintenance and Compliance Team.

The post holder is expected to carry out maintenance to all mechanical (HVAC) infrastructure, plant and equipment associated with a major University and to complete installation work in a technically flexible manner and will be expected to include some elements of an electrical engineering discipline, whilst working within the levels of a known competency.

The scope of work includes repair, maintenance and improvements to engineering services. This would include PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) works, reactive maintenance works (via UoM helpdesk) & small project works.

As one of the leading Universities our employees enjoy exclusive access to excellent benefits and schemes including:

An annual pay review, plus incremental salary increases within grade Exceptional performance award scheme The Universities Superannuation Pension Scheme (USS), with generous employer monthly pension contribution Generous annual leave plus public holidays and Christmas/New Year amounting to 41 days Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program access - for health support, financial advice

Please refer to the relevant Job Description for more details.

To find out more about us please visit https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments will be made on merit.

Previous applicants need not apply

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries from Recruitment Agencies.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews: Name: FMC Operational Services

Email: [email protected]

General enquiries: Email: [email protected]

Technical support: https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Skills

AcademicHigher EducationProfessional / Managerial / Support ServicesEstates & Facilities Management

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