Senior Building Manager — Own Your Sydney Portfolio

Apartment Projects; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

Career Progression

Training & Development

Supportive Team

Competitive Salary

Job summary

Sydney Building Management & Projects (SBMP) is seeking an experienced Building Manager to take ownership of one or more residential buildings across greater Sydney. You will be the main point of contact for residents, contractors, strata managers and committees, coordinating maintenance, inspections, and reporting to uphold presentation and safety standards.

You will work with a Portfolio Manager for escalations while confidently managing sites independently.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in residential building management, facilities management, strata management.
• Full working rights in Australia.
• Ability to travel between sites across Sydney.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Construction White Card and National Police Check, or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the day-to-day operation, presentation, and performance of assigned residential buildings.
• Act as the primary point of contact for residents, owners, contractors, strata managers, and strata committees.
• Provide a high standard of customer service, responding to and assisting with all resident enquiries promptly.
• Conduct regular building inspections to ensure presentation, cleanliness, safety, maintenance, and compliance standards are upheld.
• Manage reactive and preventive maintenance, including work orders, contractor coordination, access arrangements, follow-up, and completion checks.
• Keep all tasks, work orders, resident requests, contractor updates, and building records current in the relevant building management system.
• Prepare building management reports, committee updates, notices, newsletters, and other building communications as required.
• Support compliance and scheduled maintenance processes, including tracking due dates, documentation, inspections, and contractor requirements.
• Review and approve invoices, ensuring supporting documentation, work orders, quotes, and completion checks are attached where required.
• Assist with budget preparation, expenditure tracking, contractor value-for-money reviews, and recommendations for upcoming works.
• Identify by-law breaches, resident issues, maintenance concerns, hazards, defects, and operational risks, and elevate where appropriate.
• Support capital works planning and larger maintenance projects as required.
• Build strong working relationships with strata committees, residents, contractors, and internal SBMP team members.
• Escalate urgent, complex, sensitive, or high-risk matters to the Portfolio Manager or Operations Manager when required.

Skills

Building management

Facilities management

Strata management

Customer service

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Organization

Time management

Tools

Australian driver's licence

Computer systems knowledge

Job description

Sydney Building Management & Projects (SBMP) is seeking an experienced Building Manager to take ownership of one or more residential buildings across greater Sydney. You will be the main point of contact for residents, contractors, strata managers and committees, coordinating maintenance, inspections, and reporting to uphold presentation and safety standards.

You will work with a Portfolio Manager for escalations while confidently managing sites independently.