Building Maintenance Officer

Building Maintenance Officer

Location: Fully onsite at Moorgate, London (EC2Y 9AL)

Contract: Permanent

35 Hours per week (typically Mon – Fri. Occasional weekend working)

Salary: £34,656 (plus ILW, £3,344, if residing & working in London) per annum

The British Red Cross are looking for a Building Maintenance Officer to join us in our head offices in London. Can you take responsibility for scheduling and managing our building’s maintenance, ensuring a functional, compliant and safe environment for all building users? You’ll also supervise planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive works, ensuring value for money and quality. If this sounds like the role for you, please read on!

A day in the life of our Building Maintenance Officer will involve

In this busy role you’ll manage the PPM planner by scheduling and overseeing service visits. You’ll ensure visits happen and reports are received. You’ll oversee remedial PPM works, including reviewing reports, surveying, tendering, and supervising contractors. You’ll act as the first response to maintenance issues by assessing, isolating, and making areas safe. You’ll also carry out general maintenance tasks such as plumbing, decorating, and fixing fixtures and fittings.

You’ll also work to make sure we have a safe and compliant building. Managing fire and water risk assessments, you’ll ensure all actions are reviewed. You’ll carry out regular water management and fire safety checks. You’ll keep hard services records and certifications up to date. You’ll complete routine building inspections and report health and safety risks and hazards.

Are you ready to join our inclusive team? If so, then you’ll be part of a supportive and successful organisation focused on our humanitarian aims of connecting human kindness to humans in crisis.

To be successful in this position you must have the following skills and experience:

• Time and deadline management skills – responding to and prioritising a range of competing demands.
• Problem solving skills – can assess situations and quickly identify solutions, with confidence in your decisions.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills, including judgement, tact and diplomacy.
• Strong initiative, with ability to work with a high level of autonomy and to take personal responsibility for completing tasks.
• Proven practical experience of delivering minor repairs (such as plumbing, decorating and repairing fixtures and fittings).

Interested? Closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 1st February 2026. Interviews are expected to take place from Thursday 5th February.

In return for your commitment and expertise, you’ll get:

• Flexible working: Remote and hybrid working, flexitime, compressed hours, and job sharing.
• Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days (per annum).
• Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension.
• Learning & Development: A range of career & learning opportunities.
• Discounts: Blue Light Discount Card, Tickets For Good & employee benefits platform.
• Wellbeing Support: Peer Supporters, CiC (EAP) & Headspace App.
• Cycle2Work: Lease a bicycle through the scheme.

We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme for UK-based roles. During your application, you'll have the option to apply under the scheme.

At the British Red Cross, we value diversity and maintain an inclusive environment for all staff and volunteers. We champion our teams in bringing their true selves to work, free from discrimination. This is achieved through reporting and assistance from our internal networks: Race and Ethnic Equality (REEN), LGBT+, Disability and Wellness (DAWN), Gender, Carers, and Young Staff Network.

Together, we are the world's emergency responders