Maintenance Manager / Glasgow / Full Time

Job Description

Oakminster Healthcare is a group of 5 care homes located in Glasgow City, committed to providing safe, high-quality environments for our residents and staff.

Each home has its own Maintenance Person. This role will provide leadership, support, and oversight to ensure consistency, compliance, and high standards across all sites.

About The Role

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager ready to take on a new and rewarding challenge.

This is a key multi-site role requiring someone who is highly motivated, well-organised, and an effective communicator, with the ability to lead a team while remaining hands-on when required.

The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring our homes provide safe, comfortable, and high-quality environments for residents, while supporting and guiding maintenance teams and leading on larger or more complex works.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direction and support to Maintenance staff across all homes

• Ensure buildings and services meet the needs of residents and staff

• Maintain all properties to a consistently high standard

• Oversee routine, reactive, and larger/specialist maintenance works

• Manage and ensure compliance with the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) system

• Carry out regular site visits to monitor standards and identify improvements

• Provide technical advice and problem-solving support

• Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety and statutory requirements

• Manage contractors, including grounds maintenance, and monitor performance

• Assist with procurement and management of service contracts

• Conduct and support internal audits (maintenance logs, fire safety, compliance)

• Support inspections, including insurance and external audits (e.g. Scottish Fire Service)

• Maintain accurate records and documentation across all sites

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role

• Strong background in building maintenance (multi-trade preferred)

• Previous supervisory or management experience

• Good knowledge of health & safety and compliance requirements

• Ability to manage workload across multiple sites

• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills

• Practical, hands-on approach with strong problem-solving ability

• Good IT and administrative skills

• Experience managing contractors

• IOSH or NEBOSH qualification (desirable but not necessary)

• Full UK driving licence

Additional Requirements

• Enhanced PVG check required

• Participation in on-call support as required

Benefits

• Competitive salary (negotiable depending on experience)

• Annual leave: 5.6 weeks (pro rata)

• Workplace pension scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

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Closing Date Thursday 30th April, 2026