12974 - Facilities Assistant

Edinburgh, Scotland April 5, 2026 Full Time Oracle Hcm Cloud Recruiting (Oracle Recruiting Cloud / Oracle Fusion Hcm)
Grade UE02: £24,547 per annum

CSG / Accommodation, Catering and Events / Property

Full-time: 35 hours per week; 5 over 7 days

Open-ended (permanent)

Vacancies available: 2





Where passion meets purpose. Be part of something bigger.

Join the University of Edinburgh and you’ll be making a difference to everything around you. Be part of something bigger — where you’ll do meaningful work, grow and progress, be rewarded and recognised, and benefit from our strong commitment to your wellbeing. There are so many reasons to join us. 

From student accommodation to café’s restaurants and hotels, we are a 24/7 organisation that embraces the traditional and the modern in equal measure. From historical buildings to state of the art technical and research hubs our mission is to ‘enrich student learning and growth as well as impact our local communities’ and our values drive everything we do.



The Opportunity:

Are you an experienced Facilities Assistant looking for a fresh challenge? We are looking for enthusiastic and positive people to join our team, to provide an excellent support service in our student and commercial guest accommodation.

In this role you will be a part of the Property Team based primarily in student accommodation. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our accommodation team in a newly created role, where you will have responsibility for all aspects of general maintenance and condition of the UoE student accommodation properties.

We have 2 positions available, full-time (35 hours per week). The annual salary for this post is £24,547 per annum.

Normal hours of work are 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday, with the finishing time earlier for the part-time positions. Weekend working may be required, especially during commercial and summer periods.

To be eligible to apply for this role you should have previous maintenance experience, be able to follow written and verbal instructions, have excellent time management skills, as well as be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of customers.



Your skills and attributes for success:

Planning and organising.
Problem solving.
Interpersonal skills.
Customer service.
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How to Get Hired at Edinburgh University

  • The University of Edinburgh recruits exclusively through its Oracle HCM Recruiting Cloud portal at elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com (site CX_1001); CV-only or LinkedIn-only applications are not considered.
  • Every role is shortlisted strictly against the Person Specification, so your CV and Supporting Statement must map evidence point-by-point against each Essential and Desirable criterion in the same order they appear.
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