Building Coordinator

NHS; Guildford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services organization located in Guildford is seeking an experienced Building Coordinator to oversee the safety, quality, and maintenance of designated properties. This role involves supervising daily operational facilities management, acting as the main contact for building users, and conducting compliance testing. The ideal applicant will have qualifications in facilities or property management and a minimum of two years' experience in a relevant role. A UK driving licence and knowledge of water management will be advantageous.

Qualifications

• An appropriate qualification in facilities management or property management or demonstrable experience.
• UK driving licence required.
• Knowledge of HTM for estates and Facilities management essential.
• Experience in L8 water management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety, quality, and maintenance of designated buildings.
• Act as building custodian and supervise day-to-day operational facilities management.
• Provide onsite presence for building users addressing maintenance issues.
• Conduct system and compliance testing across sites.

Skills

Facilities management knowledge

Communication skills

Property management experience

Independence

Education

Qualification in facilities management or property management

UK driving licence

Tools

Knowledge of HTM

L8 water management knowledge

Job description

Go back Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Building Coordinator

The closing date is 25 January 2026

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a Mental Health Authority covering Surrey and North Hampshire.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to help shape the Facilities Services within the Property Directorate for the future.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager you will oversee the safety, quality and maintenance of designated buildings ensuring that these properties are to standard, safe and compliant. Recommending and coordinating improvements to the property as needed to ensure a safe, functional, and appealing space. To achieve this, you will need to be the focal point for several streams of work including outsourced soft and hard facilities management contracts, improvement initiatives, compliance obligations.

Main duties of the job

To act as building custodian.

Responsibility for the supervision of the day‑to‑day operational facilities management across several sites including property maintenance, grounds and gardens, compliance, minor works, building management, cleaning, waste management, pest control, parking, security, post and service help desk.

Provide a visible on‑site presence and the first point of contact for building users either via telephone or in person, regarding maintenance issues, complaints, emergencies etc. assisting where appropriate or referring to the Facilities Manager.

Undertake system and compliance testing across sites to include fire alarms, fire extinguishers, water flushing and temperatures.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill‑health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job.

Qualifications

• An appropriate qualification in facilities management or property management or demonstrable experience.
• UK driving licence
• Knowledge of HTM for estates and Facilities management
• L8 water management

Experience

• Have a minimum of two years' experience in a facilities management function.
• Experience of managing both outsourced and directly employed staff to provide an integrated service and seamless customer experience.
• Experience of bringing a range of services and delivery structures together to deliver a seamless customer experience.
• Work independently.
• Good communication skills with ability to communicate at different levels.
• Working in the NHS.
• Experience Working within an inpatient service preferable on a mental health service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£28,860 to £31,671 a yearIncl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.