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Maintenance Operative

March 6, 2025 | Comments Off on Maintenance Operative

Maintenance Operative - West London - £30,000 + Discretionary Bonus

My client, a globally established and leading Real Estate Agency, are currently seeking an experienced Maintenance Operative to carry out reactive and PPM repairs as part of the onsite team at a brand-new build to rent residential building in West London.

You will ensure repairs are completed in a reasonable time frame to provide resident satisfaction and assist the Resident Services Manager in ensuring the building is compliant by undertaker the relevant testing regimes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Detect and carry out general maintenance tasks, repairs to fabric and finishes, throughout the building
  • Carry out any painting and decorating work in the apartments, amenity space and car park
  • Carry out general repair work, plumbing and reporting any issues requiring attention
  • Ensuring that vacant apartments are ready for new residents by carrying out works between tenancies
  • Working to tight deadlines to minimise void losses
  • Ordering of materials to carry out works required
  • Log jobs with external contractors for items not within your remit such as fire alarm repairs etc
  • Taking Meter readings of properties and communal areas
  • Daily & Weekly Building health and safety checks; fire alarm testing (weekly), emergency lighting checks (monthly) and water temperature checks (monthly)
  • Monitoring council waste collections
  • Changing light bulbs, lamps and fittings
  • Report defects (equipment, building, lighting and fabric) to the General Manager and building developer
  • Provide support and assistance to PPM and other contractors on site
  • Complete inventory check in and out reports where required
  • Co-ordinate repairs when required with both residents and external contractors
  • Assist in mid term property inspections across all occupied apartments

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

  • Proven experience as a handyman/decorator or similar role
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Proactive and dynamic taking ownership of all of core duties
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills displaying sensitivities to and understanding of residents' need
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks
  • Competent in using, Word and Outlook
  • Flexible and cooperative at all times, working as a member of a Team
  • Understanding the importance of achieving deadlines and ensuring quality output
  • Use initiative and take responsibility for providing solutions
  • To ensure confidentiality and security of all business, client and customer documentation/information
  • Well-groomed and of smart appearance
  • Dynamic approach, problem solving, well organised and ability to work well under pressure

Working Hours - 5 over 7 days (42.5 hours per week) - Flexibility is required
Salary - £30,000 + Discretionary bonus

For more information, please contact Megan on the Business Support team at Dove & Hawk Property Recruitment.
0208 059 7472

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