Job description
| Job description and person specification | https://activelutonhr.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/8... |
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| Skills required | Active Luton is a community wellbeing trust offering leisure and sport, health and wellbeing, community outreach, training and education and Luton’s library services. We want to make sure everyone in Luton has the right access and opportunity to get active and improve wellbeing and quality of life. |
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| Job role notes | Building Services Officer – Fixed Term 6 Months
Salary: £34,660 per annum, pro rata
Hours: Full time – 37 Hours per week
Location: Active Luton sites
About the role
We are looking for a proactive and practical Building Services Officer to support the effective maintenance and operation of Active Luton’s portfolio of buildings. This is a varied role where you will help ensure our sites remain safe, compliant and fully operational for staff, service users and the wider community. Working closely with the Building Services Manager and wider management team, you will coordinate day-to-day maintenance works, monitor contractor performance and support planned maintenance programmes across multiple sites.
What you’ll be doing
• Coordinating and delivering day-to-day building maintenance across Trust facilities
• Carrying out regular inspections of buildings to ensure they remain safe, compliant and fit for purpose
• Liaising with contractors, suppliers and trade professionals to ensure maintenance works are completed on time and to the required standards
• Monitoring the quality of maintenance work and ensuring contract requirements are met
• Supporting the planning and delivery of planned maintenance and modernisation programmes
• Advising on health and safety matters, including building safety, risk management and accessibility requirements
• Supporting the monitoring of key performance indicators including energy use and building efficiency
• Ensuring appropriate systems are in place to manage statutory compliance and building information for strategic planning
Skills
• Experience working within a building services, estates or maintenance environment
• Understanding of building maintenance practices and health and safety legislation
• Ability to work independently and use initiative within defined procedures
• Strong communication skills with the ability to deal politely and tactfully with a wide range of people and members of the public
• City & Guilds qualification or full apprenticeship in a recognised building trade (e.g. electrician, plumber, joiner)
• Ability to travel between sites to undertake inspections and site visits
• Ability to climb ladders and access loft spaces or roofs when carrying out inspections
What we offer
• Free swimming and heavily discounted gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
How to apply
Applications will only be accepted if submitted via the application link and must include both a CV and a covering letter. Applications received by any other method may not be considered.
https://activelutonhr.my.site.com/xcdrecruit__Site_ExternalPositionDetails?id=a1zPz00000GBRMk
For further details on this role please email recruitment@activeluton.co.uk
Closing Date: 30th April 2026
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants. |
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| DBS | Applicants must be willing to undergo child/vulnerable adult protection screening appropriate to the post, which may include checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. |
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| Disability confident employer | Active Luton embraces diversity and inclusion, and promotes equality of opportunity in employment and volunteering, and across all the services we provide.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the role. If you would like to access this scheme, please make this clear to us when you apply.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and require all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child/vulnerable adult protection screening appropriate to the post, which may include checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. |
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