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The Estates, Environment & Facilities Directorate is responsible for maintaining a safe, compliant and operational estate across City St George’s, University of London. We are seeking a Head of Maintenance to lead maintenance operations at the Tooting campus, a complex healthcare, teaching and research environment. The role will oversee outsourced hard facilities management services, statutory compliance, maintenance delivery and contractor performance, ensuring the estate supports the needs of students, staff and stakeholders.
Further information can be found on the JD: JD - Head of Maintenance (Tooting Campus).pdf
The selection process will involve an in-person interview . Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.
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City St George's, University of London
Head of Maintenance-Tooting (Redeployee/Internal/External Applications)
Greater London On-site 10+ yrs exp£64k – £66k / year
Maintenance ManagementStatutory ComplianceContractor ManagementHealth and Safety LegislationBuilding Services Systems
Requirements
Requires significant experience managing maintenance services in complex environments and strong knowledge of health and safety legislation. A relevant technical or professional qualification is required, with experience in healthcare or higher education being advantageous.
Job Description
Please note:
Redeployee applicants to apply, please email your CV and cover letter to RecruitmentCoordinators@citystgeorges.ac.uk with the job title and reference number, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification.
City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.
Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.
** Background
The Estates, Environment & Facilities Directorate is responsible for maintaining a safe, compliant and operational estate across City St George’s, University of London. We are seeking a Head of Maintenance to lead maintenance operations at the Tooting campus, a complex healthcare, teaching and research environment. The role will oversee outsourced hard facilities management services, statutory compliance, maintenance delivery and contractor performance, ensuring the estate supports the needs of students, staff and stakeholders.
** Responsibilities
You will lead the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance services across the Tooting campus, managing outsourced contractors, maintenance budgets and statutory compliance activities. The role is responsible for ensuring building services remain safe, compliant and operational, monitoring contractor performance, supporting business continuity arrangements and providing technical advice on maintenance and engineering matters. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, service partners and the NHS Trust to support operational excellence.
** Person Specification
The successful candidate will have significant experience managing maintenance services within a complex operational environment. They will possess strong knowledge of statutory compliance, contractor management, health and safety legislation and building services systems. Experience of managing outsourced maintenance contracts and budgets is essential, together with excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills. A relevant technical or professional qualification, or equivalent experience, is required. Experience within healthcare, laboratory or higher education environments would be advantageous.
** Additional Information
Further information can be found on the JD: JD - Head of Maintenance (Tooting Campus).pdf
Closing date for Redeployee applications: 28 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Closing date for Internal applications: 05 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Closing date for External applications: 12 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Interviews for Redeployee applicants are scheduled to take place on 30 June 2026
Interviews for Redeployee applicants are scheduled to take place on 15 July 2026
Interviews for Redeployee applicants are scheduled to take place on 23 & 24 July 2026
The selection process will involve an in-person interview . Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.
City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
The University of business, practice and the professions
Education
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Skills
Maintenance ManagementStatutory ComplianceContractor ManagementHealth and Safety LegislationBuilding Services SystemsBudget ManagementStakeholder ManagementLeadershipPlanned MaintenanceReactive Maintenance