Assistant Building Manager - Premier Place, London

CBRE Group, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & safety training

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Facilities Supervisor to support the Building Manager in day-to-day operations at a City of London site. The role involves maintaining building fabric, safety compliance, budgeting, and coordinating with contractors and tenants.

You will work with a small on-site team, engage with clients and occupiers, and ensure service quality meets contractual and health & safety standards. The position is on-site in London with potential for growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in a facilities environment in a supervisory or management role.
• Knowledge of the technical aspects of premises management.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• IOS H requirement preferred and health & safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the fabric of the building to a high standard in line with contract and budgets.
• Assist with drafting, controlling and reporting the service charge budget.
• Carry out regular site inspections and organise remedial actions as needed.
• Work with Building Manager and stakeholders to ensure maintenance programmes.
• Participate in regular tenant meetings and address issues per service criteria.
• Ensure health and safety audits and Meridian HS management tool usage.
• Coordinate major works with consultants and on-site teams.
• Assist in management reporting and external procurement processes.
• Oversee contractor work to meet contractual standards.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Facilities management

Customer service

Health & Safety

IT literacy

Planning & organisation

Communication skills

Independent worker

Education

Good standard of education

IOSH qualification

Tools

Facility management IT applications

Job description

About the Role:

To support the Building 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 the adherence to the budgetary costs and customer service standards and management of onsite personnel.

Role Specific Particulars

The property is a medium premises located in the City of London. The successful candidate will be part of a site team of two and will be an essential asset to the property, colleagues, clients and occupiers.

What You’ll Do:

• To 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. This includes the achievement of all key performance indicators reference those set by the client and also that of the Company.
• Assist with the drafting, control and reporting of the service charge budget and expenditure for the site(s) in conjunction with the Building Manager, Senior Facilities Manager and surveyor as applicable.
• To carry out regular inspection audits of the site(s) and take/organise remedial action if and when required.
• To work in conjunction with the Building Manager, key stakeholders and external clients ensuring a maintenance and repair programme is in place.
• To participate at regular tenant meetings in conjunction with the Building Manager and property and asset management colleagues as applicable. This includes ensuring that all issues are promptly dealt with in accordance with agreed service criteria.
• To ensure all health and safety audits carried out in accordance with the planned programme and all follow up actions carried out within due timetable. This also includes ensuring that Meridian (H&S Management tool) is regularly monitored and updated in accordance with all the Health and Safety requirements and current legislation.
• To ensure fire and other evacuations are carried out on a regular basis in accordance with the health and safety requirements. This includes ensuring the emergency plan and related site maps are continually updated.
• To liaise with local authorities as appropriate.
• To manage major work programmes in conjunction with the Building Manager and specialist consultants on-site, acting as the liaison point for all parties involved.
• To assist the Building Manager in producing management reports in accordance with the needs of the business, as applicable.
• To assist the Building Manager with the compilation of external contracts in conjunction with the Procurement Department. This includes ensuring all procurement needs are carried out in line with company policy.
• To oversee and regularly review the work carried out by the contractors to ensure the required standards are achieved and maintained in accordance with the contractual agreement.
• Any other duties as in accordance with the needs of the business.
  

What You’ll Need:

• Good standard of education.
• Previous experience of working within a facilities environment in a supervisory or management role.
• Knowledge of the technical aspect of premises management.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication skills.
• A good awareness of Health and Safety legislation and knowledge of environmental protection requirements, and ideally IOSH qualified.
• IT literate together 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.

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

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