Senior Building Manager

SENIOR BUILDING MANAGER

LONDON

HYBRID – 1 day WFH 

Upto £65,000k + Discretionary Bonus, Enhanced pension 9.5% & more…

The successful candidate will ensure the building is managed efficiently, providing a safe, compliant, and high quality working environment for all occupiers while maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, contractors, and neighbouring properties.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES…

Occupier & Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with occupier representatives, encouraging regular communication and transparency on all relevant building matters.
• Manage and coordinate interfaces with adjoining private and social housing blocks, working with residential managers and respective managing agents to ensure effective communication, access arrangements, and stakeholder alignment.

Financial & Budget Management

• Manage the production of the annual building service charge budget and ongoing management accounts, coordinating input from internal teams and ensuring adherence to agreed programmes.
• Monitor expenditure against budget and support cost control and financial reporting.

Health & Safety & Compliance

• Ensure Health & Safety procedures, emergency protocols, and safe working practices are established, maintained, and compliant with current legislation.
• Maintain a safe working environment for occupiers, staff, contractors, and visitors.
• Act as the Responsible Person in the event of an emergency, ensuring building incident procedures and risk assessments are communicated, maintained, and adhered to.

Operational Management

• Oversee the day-to-day management of the building, ensuring operational standards and service delivery are maintained across all building services.
• Act as custodian of all operational, health & safety, and financial procedures and ensure documentation is kept up to date with any amendments.

Contractor & Supplier Management

• Manage contractor procurement processes including tendering, appointment, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure contractors operate in accordance with contractual obligations, site procedures, and safety standards.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS…

• Financial Management, including service charge budget preparation and management
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation and compliance
• Proven managerial and leadership skills
• Experience in tendering processes and contractor management
• Basic IT skills including reporting, financial tracking, and operational systems

DESIRABLE SKILLS…

• Experience with building fabric planning and long-term lifecycle costing
• Project management experience relating to building improvements or refurbishments

If this is of interest, please send your CV to sally.ridgway@foundationrecruitment.com