Trinity College wishes to appoint a Senior Maintenance Assistant to join the Works Department, which consists of electricians, carpenters, plumbers, builders, decorators and maintenance assistants.
The Maintenance team provides reactive and planned maintenance covering general repairs, cleaning of shower heads, meter reading, ladder inspections, furniture moving, building condition surveys, reporting faults and upkeep of the buildings on this extensive and historic site in the centre of Cambridge.
The Senior Maintenance Assistant is responsible for co-ordinating and supervising the team of five Maintenance Assistants, including, triaging requests, distributing work and completing work activities as part of the team ensuring that all work adheres to safe working practices. The role holder will be required to provide guidance and training as required, conduct appraisals and monitor performance. It will also be important to work collaboratively with the other Works trades and members of the College.
Candidates should have experience of leading a team to continually improve productivity and standards. You should have knowledge of minor multi-trade repairs, including furniture repairs and assembly as well as basic IT skills such as the use of emails, record keeping and smartphone technology. Candidates should be adaptable, able to use their own initiative within set parameters, and be able to respond to emergencies. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential together with the ability to work flexibly as part of a team sharing ideas and experiences.
The work includes climbing staircases, accessing awkward areas and walking/cycling between areas across the extensive site. The job holder must be comfortable working at height and should be able to use a cycle (provided) to transport themselves and tools around College and its surrounding sites.
Working hours are 39 per week 0800 to 1700 Monday to Thursday and 0800 to 1600 Friday with an unpaid hour for lunch.
Salary offered is £36,117 per annum. In addition to the salary, we offer a benefits package, which includes a free lunch whilst on duty, an excellent contributory pension scheme, subsidised gym, private health and dental care, and cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility).
All applicants for jobs at Trinity College are asked to complete the College Application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form which can be found below. Completed application forms should be returned to jobvacancies@trin.cam.ac.uk
Closing date for completed applications is Monday 27th October 2025.
Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 3rd November 2025.