Group Head of Maintenance and Minor Works (6 month FTC)
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £67,000 to £76,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, London, E15 4HT |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Morgan Hunt UK Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | JN -032026-222494_1774970052 |
Summary
Purpose of the Role
To lead and develop the college's maintenance, engineering and minor works functions, ensuring a safe, compliant and well‑maintained estate. The post holder will manage the day‑to‑day maintenance team and project officers, oversee planned and reactive works, and deliver small‑scale construction and improvement projects. They will ensure statutory compliance, provide technical leadership, drive continuous improvement, and support a positive health and safety culture across all campuses.
Key Responsibilities:
· Lead and manage the maintenance team and project officers, ensuring high performance, clear priorities, and effective resource planning.
· Set standards for service delivery, safety, compliance and customer service.
· Foster a collaborative, solution‑focused culture within the team.
· Oversee reactive and planned preventative maintenance across the estate, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and best practice.
· Manage workflows through the CAFM system, ensuring accurate records, timely updates and efficient scheduling.
· Ensure safe working practices, risk awareness and adherence to H&S legislation across all activities.
· Lead the delivery of small construction projects and minor works programmes, ensuring works are compliant, cost‑effective and completed to specification.
· Coordinate handover processes, including O&M manuals, commissioning and certification.
· Provide technical advice to colleagues and stakeholders on building services, maintenance and asset management.
· Maintain an accurate asset register and planned maintenance programme, ensuring updates are made following works or lifecycle replacements.
· Ensure statutory compliance across all building services, including mechanical, electrical and fabric elements.
· Support condition surveys and lifecycle planning.
· Manage third‑party contractors delivering maintenance, compliance and project services, ensuring KPIs and SLAs are met.
· Contribute to tendering, specification writing and contract reviews.
· Manage budgets for maintenance and minor works, ensuring value for money.
· Provide performance reports, KPIs and updates as required.
· Support business cases for technical projects and lifecycle replacements.
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.