Building Fabric Technician

We’re looking for an experienced Building Fabric Technician to join our Facilities Management division. This is a varied role suited to someone who enjoys problem-solving, working across different sites, and delivering high-quality building repairs and maintenance. If you’re flexible, hands-on, and committed to keeping facilities safe and operational, we’d like to hear from you.

As a Building Fabric Technician, you’ll be responsible for carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of sites. This will include internal and external works such as roof and gutter repairs, brickwork, flooring, car park surfacing, cladding, doors, signage, glazing, and painting. Your role is vital to ensuring buildings remain safe, functional, and compliant.

You’ll work closely with our Contracts Managers and Helpdesk team, following instructions and updating progress via our CAFM system. Alongside this, you’ll maintain safe working practices, engage with ongoing training, and support our sustainability goals by using materials responsibly and recycling where possible.

• Deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs, and installation works across building fabric and structures.
• Carry out a wide range of tasks including roofing, flooring, brickwork, cladding, glazing, painting, and decorating.
• Support with carpentry and joinery tasks, including fitting doors, windows, locks, and handles.
• Complete minor plumbing and drainage repairs, including toilets, sinks, and taps.
• Update our CAFM system accurately with job details, progress, and completion records.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations at all times.
• Represent Heb Group in a professional manner on client sites.

• NVQ Level 2 in General Building Operations, Joinery, or equivalent.
• Valid and up-to-date CSCS card.
• Proven experience in building maintenance or shopfitting.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently.
• Full UK driving licence (essential).
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Flexible and customer-focused approach with a commitment to high standards.

Joining Heb FM means becoming part of a national provider trusted to deliver essential services across education, healthcare, commercial, and public-sector environments. This role offers variety, with opportunities to work on a wide range of sites and projects where your skills will have a direct impact.

We’re committed to supporting our people with the right training, equipment, and career development. From ongoing technical training to structured opportunities for progression, you’ll be encouraged to grow within the business. Many of our senior managers started in technical roles, and we’re proud to promote from within.

Above all, this is a role where your contribution matters. By maintaining and repairing the essential fabric of our clients’ buildings, you’ll be helping to keep spaces safe, efficient, and fit for purpose. If you’re looking for long-term stability, progression, and the chance to be part of a team that values professionalism and reliability, Heb FM is the right place for you.

Heb Group is a £40m+ national building services provider, made up of three core divisions: Mechanical & Electrical, Facilities Management, and Cleaning & Hygiene + Security. From responsive school cleans and high-spec office fit-outs to full lifecycle M&E installations and statutory maintenance, we help keep critical environments across the UK running safely, compliantly, and efficiently.

Established in 1923 and still headquartered in Sheffield, Heb Group now operates from key locations across South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and the Northwest. We support hundreds of sites in education, healthcare, commercial, leisure, and local government, providing essential services that keep people safe and buildings operational. 

We’re powered by people, and that’s not just a strapline. We believe in backing our team, developing our talent, and doing things the right way. That means fair pay, proper support, and the opportunity to progress if you want to.

Please contact us at recruitment@heb-group.com to express your interest and apply.