Building Maintenance Technician

Role: Building Maintenance Technician

Department: Estates & Facilities Management

Location: College Road, Doncaster

Salary: £25,252 - £27,204

Hours: 37     

Contract Type: Permanent

In this role you will provide all round awareness across the estate within your direct responsibility, noting, fixing, and reporting all items or matters which require resolution, to ensure property assets are managed in a way which supports the effective delivery of policing in South Yorkshire.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist the Building Engineering and Management team in the maintenance of properties, plant and equipment and provide cover for the Assistant Building Engineer duties when required.
• Undertake regular maintenance of drainage systems and associated equipment including clearance of blockages, internally and externally.
• Undertake boiler cleans and 'ashing' out of commercial solid fuel boilers on pre-determined frequency including flue ways and chambers, as directed.
• To assist in the compilation and maintenance of any required records such as mandatory H&S checks and tests; goods deliveries; utility meter readings and coal/oil/wood pellet deliveries (including ordering supplies through district staff when required).
• Receive deliveries of petrol and diesel as per the Petroleum Regulations and maintain relevant records associated with petrol deliveries and dips (as required).
• Assisting SYP in complying with H&S responsibilities for Management of Contractors on site.
• General BMT duties as directed such as:
• Documented weekly ‘walk-checks’ of the buildings, notifying the Estates and Facilities Helpdesk of any required works, maintenance, and cleaning of light fittings, check deliveries of goods, canteen deliveries and stores and transfer to appropriate section/storage area.
• Undertake/assist in cleaning of buildings, litter pick and sweep service yards, parking areas, entrances, external waste receptacles etc. Disposal of confidential/wastepaper & canteen waste. 
• Undertake office furniture removals.
• Update and manage work through Technology Forge, ensuring work is uploaded, progressed, and closed down as needed. Liaise with Estates and Facilities Helpdesk team to ensure service is cohesively managed.
• Be conscious of the security of buildings at all times, ensuring that all required access points are secured, as necessary.
• Undertake work outlined above on other buildings within the SYP area if required.

The post-holder will work 37 hours per week covering the team core hours of 8am –5pm through participation and use of the flexitime scheme and may be required to work weekends, overtime, public holidays, or outside normal working hours if circumstances require.

Skills and experience:

• Experience of dealing with commercial / industrial / public sector buildings, plant, and equipment.
• Have a full Manual UK Driving Licence and the ability to pass a police driving test.
• Ability to travel within the South Yorkshire police area, a driving licence is required and willing to use your own vehicle for work purposes if a force vehicle is not available.

Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview.

For more detailed information relating to the role, skills and experience for this role, please click here to view the role profile.

What we offer:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave 
• Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working
• A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
• Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
• Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice 
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme
• Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025 (yhrn.police)
• Membership to the Sports and Social Club
• Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process. 

South Yorkshire Police’s overarching aim is to deliver an excellent police service to support safer communities. The public’s assessment of our excellence is influenced by the level of trust and confidence in us, as an organisation and as individuals. In comparison to the general public, police officers and police staff are held to a higher standards of behaviour and accountability. In applying to join the police, applicants are accepting of these higher standards and understand the implications on their right to privacy.   

South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values: 

At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness, Integrity & Trust, the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.

Smarter ways of Working:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.

There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid. 

This role has been evaluated as a field role. 

Field: This applies to roles that do have a base, however, due to the nature of their duties is required to travel to other locations. Due to the nature of these roles, they cannot accommodate flexible working from home on a permanent basis. 

For further information about the role, please contact: David Else on 07901 738969

Closing Date: 6^th August 2026

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Recruitment Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

Candidate Information:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.

It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups.

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on [email protected]

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours. 

Documents to Review: 

For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook - Please Click here

For Application Guidance and Tips - Please Click Here

For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police - Please Click Here

View our recruitment video:

https://youtu.be/2dGn5qti7_c