Building Manager

Our client is seeking a Building Manager to run the day to day operations at a presitigious residential building based in East London.

Hours of work:

Monday - Friday (09:00 - 17:00)

Key Responsibilities:

• To carry out property management tasks as directed by the Managing Agent, on behalf of the Board of Directors.
• To assist the Managing Agent, to implement policies and procedures as agreed by the Board of Directors.
• Close cooperation is required with the Managing Agent, , as appointed by the Board of Directors.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all company, stakeholder and resident matters.
• To ensure the wellbeing of the residents. In addition, to see that they are quickly advised of any matters which might affect them.
• To manage on-site staff and associated employment issues with support and advice from the Managing Agents, and the Board of Directors.
• To ensure that the building is secure at all times and ensure that Health & Safety Regulations are adhered to and that General and Fire Risk Assessment recommendations are implemented in an efficient manner.
• To be available in case of incident and emergency and submit incident reports, in line with procedures adopted in emergencies. Ensure insurance claims are being processed efficiently and correctly with assistance from the Managing Agent.
• To generally manage hard and soft copy data and E-mails and ensure all client files are updated in accordance with procedures adopted.
• To maintain the internal décor, gardens and external décor and ensure that contractors are performing their service contracts satisfactorily. Additionally, to assist with the project management of major internal and external works along with the relevant surveyor or professional consultant. Generally, to ensure that all work undertaken by third party contractors is undertaken to the highest standards at all times.
• To ensure that third party contractors working for stakeholders and / or residents are fully advised in writing of regulation, procedures and practices to be adopted on site before commencing work and ensuring that progress records and standards are maintained at all times.

Skills and Attributes You should have:

• Good understanding of statutory legislation (Health and Safety, Landlord and Tenant) procedures and best practice. Experience in interpreting, advising and implementing company procedures in a consistent manner.
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral, to communicate with stakeholders, staff and residents alike.
• Ability to carry out presentations and training sessions.
• Written communication and numerical skills to produce succinct correspondence and reports to the Managing Agent, Islington Properties Limited, and the Board of Directors of Prescot Management Company Limited.
• The ability to research, analyse and reason logically and effectively within tight and conflicting timeframes.
• Competent IT skills including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience in leading and working effectively in a team.
• Experience in supervising onsite staff and assuming responsibility for workload allocation, identifying development needs and performance planning and feedback.
• A commitment to providing customer service.
• Preferably have at least 3 years' experience at facilities / building manager level, within a similar role.

Desirable qualifications are: Property management related or other professional membership such as BIFM, IRPM or RICS. A NEBOSH General Certificate is also desirable.