Caretaker / Janitor

Edinburgh

Company description:

We are at the heart of modern Britain , helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation’s strategic assets.

Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.

Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.

We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

Job description:

You will be responsible for :

Ensure smooth running of the school premises.

Carrying out day-to-day DIY/maintenance and minor repairs (i.e., furniture fixtures, wall repairs)

To ensure heating, lighting and alarm systems are working properly

Daily responsible to check that all doors and windows are locked when the building is not in use

Checking the premises to guard against vandalism

Arranging chairs and tables for meetings or assemblies and clearing away afterwards

Litter picking and general clearing of external areas

We want to hear from you if you have:

Knowledge and previous experience in practical DIY skills for minor repair

Good Team Player

Flexible with shift work

Full UK Driving License required

Good at developing strong working relationships with on-site client and employees

This role will also support both local and business zero carbon programmes, working towards zero carbon in a strategic and lean manner as and where it is appropriate.

Responsible for ensuring H&S standards are achieved across the contract

Profile description:

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Mobile Caretaker/Janitor to join our Edinburgh Schools account.

This role is on site based.

Salary £13.00 per hour

Amey work in partnership with the local council and schools across Edinburgh to deliver facilities management services include cleaning, caretaking and building maintenance.

Every day our people help create high-quality learning environments - ensuring they are safe, clean and compliant for teachers to inspire and where students can gain meaningful skills and qualifications.

We offer:

Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan

Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to

Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership

Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers

Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives