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The Fabric Engineer is responsible for maintaining, repairing, and improving the fabric of buildings – walls, floors, ceilings, fixtures, doors, windows, finishes etc, ensuring the building envelope and internal finishes are safe, presentable, compliant with regulation, and fit for purpose. This role will take ownership of both reactive (urgent repairs) and planned preventative maintenance (PPM). The Fabric Engineer may also oversee small installations, refurbishment, contractor management, ensuring compliance with health and safety and building regulation standards.
Job Responsibility:
Carry out reactive maintenance: diagnosing and repairing urgent defects (cracks, leaks, damage to walls/floors/windows/doors etc.)
Undertake planned preventative maintenance tasks on building fabric and finishes
Inspect building fabric components regularly to detect wear, defects or damage
report and implement repair strategies
Perform general building fabric tasks: carpentry/joinery, painting & decorating, plastering, tiling, flooring, ironmongery, door/window fitting
Undertake minor plumbing, drainage, and sealant works where needed
Ensure all works comply with health & safety regulations, fire safety, and other statutory requirements
Maintain accurate records: inspections, work completed, materials used, defects, permits, risk assessments, etc
Liaise with internal stakeholders, occupants or clients to respond to maintenance requests and give updates
Manage small contracts or coordinate with external contractors: ensuring quality, safety (RAMS), compliance, timely delivery
Use CAFM (Computer Aided Facilities Management) systems to log tasks, track maintenance work and schedule PPMs
May be required to be on-call or carry out out-of-hours work for emergency repairs
Requirements:
Proven experience in building fabric maintenance or similar from a buildings/facilities environment
Competence in multiple building trades (e.g. carpentry, joinery, plastering, painting/decorating, tiling)
Good diagnostic / problem-solving skills to inspect faults and design appropriate remedial actions
Sound knowledge of health & safety legislation, fire safety, building regulations, safe working practices (e.g. manual handling, working at height)
Strong communication skills (oral & written), ability to deal with clients/occupants/contractors
Self-motivated, able to work independently and as part of a team
Nice to have:
Formal qualifications such as NVQ / City & Guilds in relevant trades (carpentry, plastering etc)
Certifications or experience in specialised areas (e.g. fire-door inspections, ironmongery, asbestos awareness, working at height)
Experience of using CAFM systems or similar software
Previous FM (Facilities Management) experience, or working in regulated environments (e.g. hospitals, heritage buildings)
Experience supervising contractors or small project work
Full UK driving licence (often required, especially if moving between sites)