Drive maintenance excellence. Lead a great team. Keep our buildings performing at their best.
Maintenance Manager
Location: Leicester
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + bonus + benefits
As a Maintenance Manager, you will lead the delivery of planned, reactive and project-based maintenance across a cluster of student accommodation properties.
You will take ownership of building safety, compliance and maintenance performance, ensuring properties remain safe, operational and maintained to a high standard. Leading a team of maintenance professionals and managing external contractors, you will play a critical role in protecting asset performance and delivering a high-quality living environment for residents.
Working closely with the Cluster Operations Manager and Central Estates teams, this role combines technical expertise, operational leadership and hands-on involvement to ensure maintenance services are delivered efficiently and effectively.
Your impact
Whilst no two days are the same at Unite Students, here`s a flavour of what you`ll be responsible for in this role:
- Lead maintenance delivery across your cluster, ensuring reactive, planned and project works are completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard
- Take ownership of statutory compliance, including fire safety, inspections and regulatory maintenance requirements
- Manage Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and annual maintenance programmes, ensuring buildings remain operational year-round
- Lead, develop and support the Maintenance Team, building capability and driving high performance
- Coordinate contractors and suppliers, reviewing RAMS and ensuring all works are completed safely and in line with standards
- Act as a key escalation point for incidents and support emergency response, including participation in the Duty Manager rota
- Maintain high property standards, ensuring buildings and infrastructure are safe, secure and well maintained
- Manage maintenance resources and stock, supporting cost control and efficient operations
- Contribute to financial performance, identifying cost-effective solutions and supporting budget management
- Drive continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance maintenance processes, efficiency and sustainability outcomes
Your background
You don`t need to follow a traditional path - what matters most is your ability to lead a team, solve problems and deliver high standards.
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Bring experience in a maintenance, facilities management or property maintenance leadership role.
- Have experience leading maintenance teams and managing contractors in an operational environment.
- Have strong knowledge of planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance operations.
- Understand health and safety legislation and statutory compliance requirements.
- Be confident reviewing RAMS and ensuring contractor compliance on site.
- Be organised, practical and solutions-focused, able to manage multiple operational priorities across sites.
- Have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Qualifications such as IOSH or NEBOSH would be beneficial but are not essential.
Why it`s great to work with US!
In this values-led organisation, you`ll do work that makes a difference, helping to shape welcoming, vibrant communities where students can thrive. Whether this is your first step or your next one, we`ll help you build skills, confidence and a career you`re proud of.
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer:
- A performance-related bonus paid twice a year
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 extra days
- A generous pension scheme where contributions range between 4% and 11% depending on how much you save
- Life assurance worth 4 times your salary
- Share save scheme giving you access to purchase Unite Students shares at a discounted rate
- Enhanced Family Leave policies
- Medicash (Health Cash Plan)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- One free volunteering day each year
- Retail and hospitality discounts
Alongside these benefits, you`ll also have access to learning and development programmes designed to support your growth and career progression.
If you`re expecting ordinary, think again. We`re US, we`re different - and we`re proud of it.
How far could you go? Join US and find out
