General Builder

Full Time, Open ended.

Working on Campus Monday – Friday 

Call out on a rota basis

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University. 

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:

The Estates and Facilities Management team are looking for a General Builder to join the wider Maintenance Teams. Based on our Loughborough Campus and working Monday – Friday, you will be responding to planned, preventative and reactive maintenance jobs.

The successful candidate will be required to complete works and action tasks that support our students, staff and tenants to ensure a smooth running of our campus buildings.

Key Requirements:

·       To carry out joinery/bricklaying/building fabric/drainage and allied trades work in connection with planned and reactive maintenance and minor requested works

·       To deliver the planned maintenance tasks and minor works to ensure customer satisfaction 

·       To carry out asbestos inspections or support the teams nominated specialist in inspecting and updating statutory records. 

·       To direct and lead with the erection and dismantling of scaffold towers and the use of ladders or undertake specialist training where required. 

Why should you apply?

With huge amount of variety in the role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow. If this role sound of interest, we’d love to hear from you.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dominic Eade via email to d.eade@lboro.ac.uk

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process.

If there are any additional adjustments you’d like to request please contact f.m.admin@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

Our Benefits*

·       Generous annual leave allowance up to* 44 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays & University closure days)

·       Competitive pension schemes

·       A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.

·       We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.

·       BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme)

·       Employee Assistance Programme

·       Season ticker loan scheme

·       On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles

·       Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available

Closing Date:  18^th May 2025

“We are proud to be a Real Living Wage Employer—so much so that we go beyond the standard, providing additional supplementary payments at specific pay points to further support our employees’ financial wellbeing. Further information about the Loughborough Real Living Wage Supplement can be found on our HR webpage.”