University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 5 Building Supervisor
The closing date is 07 June 2026
Job Responsibilities
- Look after labour, day to day maintenance of the building fabric and surrounding buildings.
- Monitor and manage the sickness and annual leave of the team.
- Work on own initiative to undertake maintenance, repairs, minor improvements and capital work across the trust.
- Efficiently manage resources including labour, materials and stock, and liaise with external contractors to identify, source and order replacement parts for breakdowns.
- Participate in the estate departments on‑call duties to ensure out of hours emergencies are attended to.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Qualifications
- City & Guilds of London Institute Craft Certificate in a relevant building or construction discipline,
- City & Guilds of London Institute Advanced Craft Certificate in a relevant building or construction discipline,
- An equivalent qualification such as NVQ Level 3 in a relevant Building or Construction discipline.
- BTEC/ONC in Building or Construction Services.
- HNC in construction and the built environment or equivalent.
- PASSMA
- IPAF
- IOSHH
Experience
- Completion of a registered apprenticeship or structured training program in Building or Construction for a minimum of 3 years,
- Post training, site experience having demonstrated high versatility and flexibility.
- Background in Building or Construction installation, alteration, maintenance or repair.
- Experience of building fabric, equipment and woodworking machinery.
- Previous experience of working in an acute Hospital environment or similar demanding role.
- Knowledge of a broad range of Building or construction services.
- Previous supervisory experience.
Additional Criteria
- Clear and effective in verbal and written communications.
- Ability to work without supervision and confident to make decisions based on own ability.
- Adaptable to change.
- Capable of working to deadlines.
- Physically demanding role requiring manual handling of loads, extremes of temperature and the ability to work at heights or in confined spaces.
- Appreciation of his/her own limitations.
- Available to take part in estates department on-call rota.
- Basic computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Clean driving license to drive trust vehicles and plant when required.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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