Maintenance Technician

Company: Balfour Beatty plc
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About The Role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Technician to join our growing team in Brighton

What you’ll be doing

  • Assist the Lead Technician with mobilization of the hard facilities management services to the University of Sussex while the new West Slope student accommodation is being built.
  • Ensure that the West Slope estate is statutory compliant and to maintain documents that are necessary to demonstrate statutory compliance.
  • Undertake and deliver planned and reactive maintenance on the West Slope student residences development.
  • Supervise and manage the subcontractors, when requested, during FM service delivery.
  • Hold an Appointed Persons (AP) role within an Electrical, Mechanical or both discipline.
  • Place Health and Safety at the forefront and follow the zero harm principles set out by Balfour Beatty
  • Client focused and foster a “can-do” attitude
  • Liaise with the Management team and establish good working relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Assist management and co‑ordination of the facilities management subcontractors.
  • Inspect and witness the construction site as it develops and become familiar with the infrastructure which in turn will assist during the operational delivery period.
  • Review, implement and complete relevant Health, Safety, & Wellbeing documentation and processes.
  • Deliver SSoW contractor inductions as required.

Who we’re looking for

This is an M&A role so a bias to mechanical or electrical engineering will be required.

  • One of the following (Essential):
  • BS 7671:2018 – 18th Edition or
  • Plumbing and Domestic Heating qualification (C&G 6189 or equivalent)
  • Dual AP Responsibilities or ability to achieve this.
  • Good knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation.
  • Possesses full UK driving license.
  • Ability to manage diverse works and associated supply chain activities.

Desirable Skills & Experience

  • NVQ Level 3 plus City and Guilds 2360 Part 1 and 2 (or equivalent)
  • Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (1999) training
  • City and Guilds 2394 & 2395 Inspection & Testing or City and Guilds 2391 Inspection & Testing
  • Experience in student accommodation

Benefits

  • Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  • Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

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Posted: July 6th, 2026