Job Description

• Yugo Dominick Place
• 40 hours per week (Monday - Friday with some weekend work during busy periods)
• €39,041.60 per annum
• Central Dublin

We are on the lookout for a new team member to join us at our state- of- the- art Student Accommodation in the heart of Dublin!

Key Objectives of the Role

Yugo is the trusted name for student housing, globally. Every day we connect young people to opportunities and students to amazing spaces. Here at Yugo, we like to do things differently.

It's about people, planet, and passion.

Our Maintenance Technicians are key members of our team, ensuring that we deliver the best possible experience for our students. They maintain the condition of our residences to look great inside and out.

Key Responsibilities

As a Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining the safety, functionality and presentation of our student accommodation across multiple residences within the city. You will carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), routine compliance checks, proactive inspections and reactive repairs, ensuring our buildings and facilities are maintained to a high standard and providing an excellent living experience for our students.

Planned Maintenance and Compliance

• Complete scheduled PPM tasks, including daily plant room checks, weekly flushing, water hygiene monitoring and showerhead descaling in line with site procedures and compliance requirements.
• Carry out routine inspections of plant rooms, resident clusters, bedrooms, bathrooms, communal areas and building services.
• Identify potential issues, complete minor repairs and escalate defects requiring further investigation.

Reactive and General Maintenance

• Respond to maintenance requests raised by residents and site teams, prioritising work in line with agreed service level agreements (SLAs).
• Undertake minor plumbing, painting, carpentry, fixture and fitting repairs, and authorised first-line electrical and access control fault-finding.
• Diagnose faults with building services and equipment, escalating specialist or safety-critical works where required.

Building Systems and Maintenance Records

• Use Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems to manage work orders, record PPM completion, update maintenance logs and track outstanding repairs.
• Monitor Building Management Systems (BMS) for alarms, faults and abnormal operating conditions, escalating issues as necessary.
• Maintain accurate compliance records, inspection reports and handovers.

Health, Safety and Site Standards

• Follow health and safety procedures and complete assigned safety and compliance checks.
• Maintain clean, safe and organised plant rooms, maintenance stores, bin stores and external areas.
• Liaise with contractors, provide site access and monitor work quality, escalating concerns to management.
• Maintain tools, equipment and spare parts, reporting replenishment requirements.

Resident Experience and Team Support

• Work professionally and respectfully in resident bedrooms and communal spaces, ensuring areas are left clean, safe and secure.
• Support room inspections, summer turnaround, snagging and preparation of residences for new student arrivals.
• Work collaboratively with site teams and travel between residences as required.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

• Practical maintenance experience in accommodation, facilities management, property maintenance or a similar environment.
• A multi-skilled approach, with experience in minor plumbing, carpentry, painting and general building repairs.
• An understanding of planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and building compliance routines.
• Confidence using digital maintenance systems such as CAFM, with knowledge of BMS systems an advantage.
• Good fault-finding, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and work independently.
• A strong commitment to health and safety, attention to detail and delivering a high standard of service.
• Flexibility to work across multiple residences if requested, with occasional evening or weekend work as required.

The role requires a hands-on, proactive approach to maintaining our buildings, preventing avoidable failures and ensuring our residences remain safe, compliant and ready for our students.

Benefits

And the benefits? Well apart from working with an amazing team of people you will also receive:

• Competitive salary with annual discretionary bonus
• 5 weeks' annual leave
• Additional 'YuDay' which is a paid day off every year to spend as you wish to support your wellness journey
• Subsidised Health care & employee assistant program
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Social events and more!

So, if you are currently looking to get stuck into an exciting new opportunity where no two days are the same, we would love to hear from you. Click apply now! We can’t wait to meet you.