Junior Estates Maintenance Operative

Description

The role supports the Estates Manager in meeting operational and financial objectives by overseeing technical services and property maintenance for both internal and external building components, grounds, amenities, and common areas, ensuring compliance with health, safety, statutory, and asset functionality standards.

Key duties include working within a collaborative community team to maintain high cleanliness standards, communicating effectively with residents and stakeholders, managing budgets and maintenance records, maintaining spare parts inventory, responding to after‑hours service calls, and performing a range of repair tasks such as plumbing, joinery, carpentry, painting, lighting, and statutory testing. The incumbent also inspects common areas, coordinates minor works contractors, monitors subcontractor performance, and ensures all health and safety matters are addressed promptly.

Additional responsibilities involve managing security protocols, supervising external contractors for garden and grounds upkeep, maintaining statutory testing records, conducting planned preventative maintenance (e.g., emergency lighting and fire alarm tests), reporting incidents using the proper system, and seeking efficiencies in utility usage. The job description also includes an important notice about interview security and outlines Greystar’s core values: integrity, equality, professionalism, accountability, service, and teamwork.

• Support the Estates Manager to achieve operational and financial targets for property maintenance.
• Perform repairs and upkeep of plumbing, joinery, carpentry, painting, lighting, and statutory testing.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and manage spare parts inventory.
• Respond to after‑hours service calls and coordinate appropriate contractors.
• Inspect and keep common areas, refuse, recycling facilities, gardens, and grounds clean and safe.
• Liaise with clients to ensure communal areas remain aesthetically and operationally sound.
• Supervise and monitor subcontractors, ensuring compliance with RAMS, permits, and performance standards.
• Conduct planned preventative maintenance including emergency lighting, fire alarm tests, and fire evacuations.
• Report incidents and accidents promptly using the designated system.
• Address health and safety matters timely and follow company safety procedures.

Requirements

Candidates should have at least an O’Level/GCSE level education with strong written and numerical abilities, a recognized trade qualification (e.g., City & Guilds or NVQ), and experience in residential repairs across trades such as plumbing, electrical, or carpentry. Required skills include fluent English communication, a helpful and professional demeanor, strong teamwork and relationship‑building capabilities, cost‑effective problem solving, contractor supervision, excellent organisational abilities, and flexibility to adapt to a changing environment.

• Hold O‑Level/GCSE education with strong written and numerical skills.
• Possess a relevant trade qualification (City & Guilds, NVQ) and experience in residential repairs.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written English communication and a helpful, professional demeanor.
• Exhibit strong teamwork, relationship‑building, and cost‑effective problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to organise, multitask, prioritize and adapt to changing environments.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance