Team Leader (Maintenance) – Oxford – £43,500

Venn Group's specialist Estates & Facilities recruitment team is recruiting for a Team Leader (Maintenance) to join a prestigious organisation in Oxford. This permanent opportunity offers the chance to lead maintenance operations across a diverse and historic estate, ensuring the effective delivery of planned and reactive maintenance, statutory compliance, and high-quality facilities services.

The Role

You will be responsible for:

• Leading and supervising a multi-skilled maintenance team across a large and varied estate
• Coordinating reactive maintenance requests and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities through the CAFM system
• Managing contractor performance and ensuring compliance with statutory maintenance requirements
• Supporting health & safety initiatives, risk assessments, toolbox talks, and safe systems of work
• Providing technical expertise across building services, including mechanical, electrical, building fabric, and BMS systems
• Assisting with resource planning, workload allocation, and out-of-hours operational support
• Deputising for the Maintenance Operations Manager when required

About You

• Experience within estates, facilities management, building services, or maintenance environments
• Previous experience supervising maintenance or facilities teams
• Strong understanding of statutory compliance and planned maintenance programmes
• Broad technical knowledge of mechanical services, electrical systems, building fabric, and BMS systems
• Experience managing contractors and maintenance activities on operational sites
• Strong fault-finding, problem-solving, and organisational skills
• Good IT skills including CAFM systems and Microsoft Office applications
• Significant practical experience gained within a comparable estates, maintenance, or facilities management environment

Key Details

• Salary: £43,500 +On-Call Additions
• Location: Oxford
• Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
• Reporting to: Maintenance Operations Manager

Why Consider This Role?

• Varied leadership position with broad operational responsibility
• Opportunity to oversee maintenance activities across a unique and diverse estate
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunity to influence maintenance standards, compliance, and service performance

Apply Now

To discuss this Team Leader opportunity, contact Eve Braddock at Venn Group or apply online.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.