Maintenance Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Construction & Property

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Maintenance Skills List in Construction & Property

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Maintenance role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Maintenance job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 58% of Maintenance job descriptions contained maintenance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

maintenance
58%
building maintenance
39%
plumbing
34%
painting
15%
handyman
15%
carpentry
15%
air conditioning
10%
build to rent
10%
btr
10%
routine maintenance
10%
property management
10%
electrical engineering
10%
cafm
10%
electrics
10%
maintenance operative
10%
handyperson
10%
property and housing
10%
health and safety
5%
plastering
5%
tiling
5%
working team
5%
facilities management
5%
compliance
5%
building services
5%
engineering
5%
maintenance management
5%
fabric engineer
5%
fabric technician
5%
multiskilled engineer
5%
trade
5%
planner
5%
overtime
5%
high standards
5%
mechanical electrical
5%
construction
5%
ppm
5%
buildings
5%
estates
5%
facilities
5%
site
5%
cdm
5%
hvac
5%
iosh
5%
mechanical engineering
5%
safety regulations
5%
decoration
5%
electrical repairs
5%
contract manager
5%
repairs & maintenance
5%
repairs manager
5%
responsive repairs
5%
social housing
5%
as maintenance
5%
planned preventative maintenance
5%
property maintenance
5%
time management
5%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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