Facilities Maintenance Technician

About the role

You will join the Ashmolean Museum’s Facilities Team, supporting hard FM across seven Oxford buildings. You will carry out compliance checks, planned and reactive maintenance, respond to building emergencies, liaise with contractors, monitor the helpdesk system and help keep the workshop organised and operational.

You may also support Building Management System monitoring, lighting controls and projects across the museum.

This is a full-time permanent position, working 36.5 hours per week.

Please note that this post is subject to checks necessary for the successful post holder to have a Known Consignor status. You will therefore be required to provide employment and/or education history going back for a full 5 years in your application, as well as a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

About You

You will have experience in hard FM, maintenance or construction, including compliance checks, planned and reactive work, painting and decorating, and responding to building emergencies. You will be organised, self-motivated and able to work alone or as part of a team.

You will have good IT skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel. A sound understanding of CDM 2015 and health and safety practice is essential, and experience in a museum, university or cultural setting would be an advantage.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being, and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies.

How to apply

You will be required to upload a CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template as part of your online application. Your supporting evidence form should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Roger Essex, Head of Buildings and Facilities, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (roger.essex@ashmus.ox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (BST) on Wednesday 26 June 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place in-person on Monday 20th July 2026.