Technical Building Manager vacancy in Kensington, London (159jc)

My client, who are a top end building services management company are now seeking a Technical Building Manager for one of its key contracts in the area.

This is a replacement role, due to internal promotion, you will be reporting to the Facilities Manager who used to have this role, and also to the Asset Management Team when needed.

In this role you will be based in one of their high end residential developments and you role will be to ensure that the property is run smoothly and in accordance with SOP’s.

Therefore, your responsibilities will include:
• Managing client and resident expectations and relations.
• Managing building services, fabric, plant machinery, equipment with timely completion of reactive PPM tasks.
• Manage the M&E contractors for the site including tendering contracts
• Manage all soft service contractors including cleaning, security, landscaping including tendering contracts.
• Monitor contractor performance against SLA's and KPI's.
• Manage PPM and reactive works and monitor expenditure in conjunction with the asset manager.
• Manage the life safety installations, maintenance and periodic testing/ inspections to ensure full compliance at all times.
• Regular inspections of the buildings and M&E services provided by the in-house staff and all contractors.
• Chairing meetings with all M&E contracts managers and in-house team.
• Chairing meetings with the client representative and senior company management team.
• Prepare and update maintenance records including asset register, operating and maintenance manuals and record drawings via the electronic document storage system including Track Record.
• Management of all H & S requirements including updating risk assessments, method statements and issuing building “permits to work”.

To be eligible for this role you will need the following:

Qualifications and Experience:
• Residential property management experience - desirable.
• Trophy/prestige building experience - desirable.
• Ability to manage complex building issues.
• Experience of managing in house staff as well as liaising with clients, contractors and tenants.
• Excellent understanding of all relevant Health and Safety requirements and legislation.
• HND / ONC / HNC Engineering Qualification or equivalent.
• NEBOSH qualified.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, Word and Excel, as well as good numeracy skills working across a wide range of data.
• Exceptional customer service experience.

Aptitudes/Skills Required
• Experience of managing staff effectively.
• Honest with strong integrity
• Task focused but flexible
• To have a logical and structural way of thinking and able to present information in such a way.
• Interest in property management
• Good work ethic, always wanting to go the extra mile.
• Excellent telephone manner
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Languages an advantage

The key for this role, is that the client is seeking someone who he can develop and train, as he is ex REME and perhaps grow into his replacement in the future, or to develop so that they can take a step up in the company as they have operations both in the UK and across the globe. He is seeking someone who has a strong engineering background, who can deal effectively with contractors and understand their issues and problems, as well at the same time deal with the local property owners, as this is an exclusive luxury complex.

In return they are offering an excellent starting salary, with the ability to rapidly increase your earning potential as you grow within the role, coupled with being mentored and trained by someone who is recognised within the company as one of their best operatives.