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Assistant Building Manager - Birmingham
Job ID: 179379
Posted: 27-Sep-2024
Service line: Advisory Segment
Role type: Full-time
Areas of Interest: Facilities Management
Location: Birmingham - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Role Purpose
To support the Regional Facilities Manager with the day to day management and operational activities in line with all health and safety, environmental and company procedures, related general legislation and client/tenant requirements. This includes ensuring adherence to budgetary costs and customer service standards and management of onsite personnel.
Role Specific Particulars
The property is a medium premises located in the Birmingham City Centre. The successful candidate will be part of a site team and will be an essential asset to the property, colleagues, clients and occupiers.
Key Responsibilities
* Ensure the fabric of the building both externally and internally is maintained and serviced to a high standard in accordance with the management contract and agreed budgets.
* Assist with the drafting, control and reporting of the service charge budget and expenditure for the site.
* Carry out regular inspection audits of the site and take/organise remedial action if required.
* Work in conjunction with the Regional Facilities Manager, key stakeholders and external clients to ensure a maintenance and repair programme is in place.
* Participate in regular tenant meetings ensuring that all issues are promptly dealt with in accordance with agreed service criteria.
* Ensure all health and safety audits are carried out in accordance with the planned programme and follow up actions are completed.
* Ensure fire and other evacuations are carried out regularly in accordance with health and safety requirements.
* Liaise with local authorities as appropriate.
* Manage major work programmes in conjunction with the Regional Facilities Manager and specialist consultants on-site.
* Assist in producing management reports as applicable.
* Assist with the compilation of external contracts in conjunction with the Procurement Department.
* Oversee and regularly review the work carried out by contractors to ensure required standards are achieved.
* Any other duties as required by the needs of the business.
Person Specification/Requirements
* Good standard of education.
* Previous experience in a facilities environment in a supervisory or management role.
* Knowledge of the technical aspects of premises management.
* Excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication skills.
* A good awareness of Health and Safety legislation and knowledge of environmental protection requirements, ideally IOSH qualified.
* IT literate with an understanding and experience of industry-specific IT applications.
* Ability to work on own initiative and within a pressurised environment with excellent organisational and planning skills.
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