Location - Whakatāne

Tenure - Permanent full time

Reference - 24COR32

Closes - 20 May 2025

 

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi offers the highest standards of tertiary education from certificate to doctorate levels, including programmes for international scholars of indigenous studies. Our vision is to promote, grow and sustain Māori language, knowledge and culture, according to tikanga Māori practice.

This is an exciting time to be part of Māori and indigenous scholarship, and our success relies on the excellence of our people and our connection to the communities that we serve. We offer a stimulating teaching, research and professional working environment in one of our three campuses: our beautiful main campus in Whakatāne, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Te Tai Tokerau (Northland) and Wairoa.

We are looking for a Buildings & Facilities Maintenance Technician to join the Operations team and be responsible for buildings and facilities and undertake maintenance and repairs, oversee buildings access and security, and support Wānanga events.    

If you can problem-solve buildings and facilities maintenance issues, can undertake building and maintenance repairs, and you also have some knowledge of electrical, plumbing and/or HVAC systems in order to engage contractor support…you may be the person we are looking for…

Applicants who have the following are encouraged to apply:   

·         A relevant building certificate or trade qualification.

·         Relevant advanced commercial and residential building maintenance and repair work experience to industry standards.

·         Relevant advanced painting and paint repair work experience to industry standards.

·         Project planning experience.

·         Risk management experience.

·         Project management experience – PMP or Prince 2 Certification preferred.

·         Some knowledge and experience of basic plumbing systems and components, building electrical systems and wiring, and/or a basic understanding of commercial HVAC systems.

·         A current, unrestricted private motor vehicle licence.

There are physical fitness requirements for this role which are detailed in the job description.  A must is the ability to work at heights. 

Being well-organised, flexible, practical, able to use a computer, are skills needed to be successful in this role. 

 

We offer a supportive working environment and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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