Building & Fabric Maintenance Manager

Grade: Band 8a Hours: Full time, Part time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref: 188-UEL011225 Site: University Hospital Southampton Town: Southampton Closing: 19/01/2026

We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced, and forward thinking Maintenance Manager to join the Estates, Facilities & Capital Development (EFCD) department within UEL, delivering Operational Maintenance Services to University Hospital Southampton. This role will provide operational leadership to the Building and Fabric Maintenance team, with a clear remit to develop, modernise, and transform the service.

The Building & Fabric Maintenance team plays a critical role in supporting the hospital's safe and effective operation, delivering day to day estates maintenance services including painting, roofing, carpentry, fire doors, and windows. The Maintenance Manager will be responsible not only for ensuring high quality service delivery but also for driving continuous improvement, enhancing capability, and embedding best practices across the team.

The post holder will lead a multidisciplinary team of specialists and operational staff and will be accountable for the full Operational Estates function. This includes planned and reactive maintenance, testing, installation, maintenance and repair of assets, contract management, and ensuring full statutory and regulatory compliance.

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