Building Manager
Posted 2 days ago by Greenwood & Partners Recruitment Ltd
£65,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Undetermined
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Building Manager will oversee the daily operations and maintenance of a commercial property in the City of London, ensuring high standards of service and compliance. This role involves supervising staff and contractors, maintaining effective communication with building occupiers, and representing the client with professionalism. The position is a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave, offering an opportunity for career development. The Building Manager will also assist in preparing the annual service charge budget and ensure best practices are followed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervise day-to-day operations and maintenance of the property.
- Ensure high standards of property presentation and customer service.
- Manage staff and contractors, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
- Complete and upload daily and monthly checklists within agreed timeframes.
- Engage with contractors and provide feedback to the line manager.
- Attend occupier meetings and build professional relationships.
- Assist in preparing the annual service charge budget and reconciliation.
- Implement best practices and ensure safe working practices are followed.
- Maintain clear communication with occupiers and service partners.
- Update audit actions monthly and ensure completion within timeframes.
Key Skills:
- Strong communication and customer service skills.
- Experience in property management or a similar role.
- Ability to manage contractors and ensure high standards of work.
- Proficiency in using web-based portals and compliance tools.
- Attention to detail and professionalism.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
Salary (Rate): £65,000.00 yearly
City: City Of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
We are currently recruiting on behalf of a global property consultancy for a Building Manager to lead the on site teams at a commercial asset in the City of London. The main purpose of the role is supervising all aspects of the day to day running and maintenance of the property under your control and ensuring the immediate supervision of staff and contractors and ensuring the required standards are achieved and maintained at all times. Key to the role is effective communication and excellent customer service for the building occupiers. The Building Manager represents the client at the property and as such is required to example high levels of professionalism, work ethic and attention to detail. Ensure all client property management and compliance systems are up to date and used in line with process and policy Complete and upload onto the appropriate system, daily and monthly checklists within agreed timeframe; ensure any resultant work is actioned Ensure that high standards of property presentation and customer service are achieved and maintained at all times. In conjunction with Facilities Lead, ensure best value is achieved for client and occupiers by auditing contracts and performance, and identifying potential improvements Regularly engage with contractors and provide regular feedback to the line manager Ensuring contractors carry out their work to a high standard and maintain site standards and escalate any contract management issues to the FM Lead in timely manner Ensure and implement best practice whilst ensuring safe working practices are complied with at all times. Ensure all actions resulting from any audit are updated monthly to show progress, and are completed within agreed timeframe Ensure appropriate clear communication (written and verbal) with occupiers, service partners and all visitors to the property Attend occupier meetings and build excellent professional relationships with your occupiers To assist the Surveyor preparing the annual service charge budget and subsequent annual reconciliation. Ability to use web-based portals, compliance tools and general systems (client led) This is a great opportunity for an individual to develop their career, move away from a daily commute to London and make a significant impact at commercial asset. This is a year's fixed term contract position to cover maternity leave.