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An agent d'entretien du bâtiment, often called agent de maintenance des bâtiments, keeps a set of buildings working: a school, a town hall, a social housing estate, a hotel, a campsite or a company site.

The day is a mix of planned rounds and requests that come in by phone or ticket. You might replace a leaking tap in the morning, change a faulty socket under your electrical authorisation, repaint a corridor, fix a door closer and refit a suspended ceiling tile in the afternoon. You also check heating, lighting and safety equipment, manage a small stock of parts and call outside contractors for bigger jobs. In the public sector, this job is often filled by an adjoint technique who may also look after green spaces.

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[First name Last name]

Building Maintenance Worker (Agent de maintenance des bâtiments) | Plumbing, Electrics, Painting

[City] · [phone] · [email]

Profile

Maintenance worker with [x] years in public buildings, responsible for schools and a sports hall. I carry out first-level repairs in plumbing, electrics and carpentry, follow safety checks and coordinate outside contractors.

Experience

Building Maintenance Worker (Agent de maintenance des bâtiments), [Employer], [City]

[month year] to present

  • Handled tenant requests in [x] residential buildings, from leaks to faulty lighting.
  • Carried out monthly checks on emergency lighting and fire doors and recorded them in the safety register.
  • Repainted stairwells and common areas between tenant changes.
  • Managed the stock of spare parts and ordered supplies.
  • Called and supervised contractors for lifts and heating repairs.

Resume headlines

  • Building Maintenance Worker (Agent de maintenance des bâtiments) | Plumbing, Electrics, Painting
  • Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician | Social Housing, Rounds and Tenant Requests
  • Maintenance Agent for Public Buildings | Schools, Sports Halls, Habilitation BS

Summaries for your profile

Entry level

CAP interventions en maintenance technique des bâtiments holder, with an apprenticeship at a social housing landlord in [City]. I handle small plumbing, electrical and painting repairs and keep intervention records up to date.

Experienced

Maintenance worker with [x] years in public buildings, responsible for schools and a sports hall. I carry out first-level repairs in plumbing, electrics and carpentry, follow safety checks and coordinate outside contractors.

Career change

Former painter and decorator moving to multi-skilled building maintenance after the Titre professionnel agent de maintenance des bâtiments. I bring finishing skills and want to broaden them to plumbing and electrics.

Tips

  • List your electrical authorisation (habilitation) level and its date.
  • Show the variety of repairs you handle, trade by trade.
  • Mention the type of buildings: housing, schools, hotels, offices.
  • Add your driving licence if you cover several sites.
  • Say whether you can be on call (astreinte).

Mistakes to avoid

  • Writing "handyman" only, which sounds informal to French recruiters.
  • Forgetting the electrical authorisation.
  • Listing trades without examples of repairs done.

Working as a building maintenance worker in France

The job is not regulated, but employers like a CAP interventions en maintenance technique des bâtiments, the Titre professionnel agent de maintenance des bâtiments, or experience in a building trade. An habilitation électrique (often BS or BR) is needed to work on electrical installations; it is given by the employer after training. In local authorities, the job is often an adjoint technique post, open without a concours at the first grade. Search « agent de maintenance des bâtiments », « agent d'entretien polyvalent », « ouvrier polyvalent », « agent technique polyvalent » or « adjoint technique bâtiment ».

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Frequently asked questions

What is the habilitation électrique?

It is an authorisation given by the employer after a safety training course, allowing you to work on or near electrical installations. For maintenance agents, BS (simple operations such as replacing a socket or fuse) is common. Put the level and date on your resume.

Can I work for a town hall without a competitive exam?

Yes. Local authorities can recruit for the first grade of adjoint technique without a concours, and they also hire contract staff. Apply directly to the town or through the job board of the public service. Experience in multi-trade maintenance is valued.

Is cleaning part of the job?

Sometimes. Some employers, especially small towns and campsites, combine maintenance with cleaning common areas or caretaking. Read the offer: if cleaning takes most of the day, the job is closer to agent d'entretien des locaux or gardien than to multi-trade maintenance, and your repair skills will be less used.

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