About the role

The role is based in the Department of Campus Infrastructure who are responsible for the strategic planning, development and management of the University’s lands and buildings. The Infrastructure team provide installation, maintenance and repair of these buildings, contributing to the University’s exceptional student experience.

You will be responsible for providing a proactive, comprehensive and efficient level of administrative support such as:

• Diary management
• Monitoring mailboxes
• Dealing with correspondence
• Financial transactions such as expenses claims and requisitions
• Making travel arrangements such as booking tickets and drawing up schedules
• Arranging and supporting meetings
• Occasional reception duties

About you

You will have experience of working at strategic support level and as well as the tact, judgement, initiative, discretion and confidentiality associated with a role like this.

You will be:

• skilled at building effective relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders
• highly organised
• able to manage your own workload to meet deadlines 

Experience working in Estates or higher education is desirable but not essential.

Further information

This is a fixed-term role to cover maternity leave until July 2027, working 24 hours per week.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact the Olivia Cousins at oc729@bath.ac.uk.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

 

Closing Date: 13 Apr 2026

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £26,707 to £30,378 pro rata

This role is eligible for the Campus Infrastructure refer a friend bonus *

We currently have two opportunities:

Maintenance Assistant (Compliance)
To undertake the routine testing of emergency lighting, fire alarms, fire extinguishers, RCDs, checking fire doors and compliance tasks. You will will also undertake planned and unplanned maintenance such as general repairs. 

Maintenance Assistant (Campus Services)
To undertake planned and unplanned maintenance such as general repairs including minor carpentry and plumbing in accommodation buildings, with the City campus team.

The University has a fantastic reputation for student experience, and the diligence and professionalism of the maintenance staff is a big part of that success!

About you

We would like to hear from you if you:

• have experience in some of the following areas: plumbing, carpentry, painting
• are familiar with and happy to work in the built environment, able to identify and remedy a variety of maintenance tasks and keep all affected informed of the situation
• have a flexible approach to work and a willingness to undertake training to improve knowledge 
• are committed to the role and able to work individually and as part of a team
• have good problem solving, customer service and communication skills 

A recognised City & Guilds or NVQ qualification in an engineering/building discipline (or a related subject) would be an advantage, but is not essential.

Further information

These roles are offered on a full-time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis, Monday-Friday,

A driving licence is desirable to travel between various off-campus university properties.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact either:
Darren Chitty, Building Engineering Manager (wb3dc@bath.ac.uk)
Simon Midgley, Building Services Manager (smm61@bath.ac.uk)
Craig Carter, Electrical Engineer (adscc@bath.ac.uk)

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

* If a University staff member has ‘referred’ you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you select ‘Referred by current member of staff’ when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?' and email hr-recruitment-e@bath.ac.uk the name of the person who referred you.

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

 

Closing Date: 07 Apr 2026

Department: Operations & Facilities Support

Salary: £26,301 to £26,600
Please note the annual salary quoted is inclusive of a market supplement to ensure the annual pay rate aligns with our commitment as a voluntary living wage employer.