Deputy Head of Maintenance

The Role and the Department

Following the retirement of the current post holder, Gonville & Caius College is seeking a Deputy Head of Maintenance to support the Head of Maintenance to ensure the smooth running of the department. The maintenance department is responsible for undertaking or commissioning all types of planned and reactive maintenance across our large and estate consisting of a wide variety of buildings from grade one listed buildings in the centre of Cambridge to purpose built student accommodation. There is a permanent team of twelve supported by contractors as necessary. The Deputy Head will be expected to cover for the Head of Department when they are away from the department, for example due to holiday or sickness.

The Deputy Head is primarily responsible for the health and safety compliance across the department, which includes our Boathouse, Sportsground and Gardens.

This is a permanent full-time role. The hours of work are 40 hours per week to work flexibly across the week on a 5 out of 7-day basis with some occasional weekend working required.

The annual full-time salary for this role is £38,230.

Why work at Caius?

Benefits include:

• Generous Pension Scheme; 14.5% employer contributions and 3x death in service benefit
• Health care cash plan
• 33 days of annual holiday (inc. Public Holidays)
• Free on-site lunch provided
• College gym
• Car parking (subject to availability/eligibility)

The College

Gonville & Caius College is one of the largest Colleges in the University of Cambridge. It is an educational charity, and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with a University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff.

Further Information

• Equality of opportunity; the College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all sections of society.
• Entry into a position with the College will be determined by the application of criteria related to the duties of the post. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.
• During the application process, candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section as part of our Equal Opportunities Policy and monitoring process. The contents of this form will not be disclosed to the selection or interview panels.
• The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
• In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy.

The Application Process

To view the job description and apply, please click the ‘Apply’ button above. 

• Please note: we advise using a desktop to complete your application form, and Chrome or Edge as the recommended browser.
• The closing date for applications is 12 noon BST on Sunday 11^th May 2025.
• You are encouraged to make an early application as the vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
• For your application to be considered it must be complete and include an up-to-date CV, covering letter, and details of 2 referees.
• For additional information please email careers@cai.cam.ac.uk.

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