Building Fabric Supervisor

Service Care; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days' annual leave

Flexible leave scheme

Life insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Employee recognition scheme

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing platform

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

Service Care is seeking an experienced Building Fabric Supervisor to join our facilities management operation in Horsham. The role covers reactive repairs, planned maintenance, void properties and minor projects across a diverse portfolio of buildings.

The candidate will survey properties, prepare scopes of work and manage projects through to completion, while supervising operatives and subcontractors and ensuring health and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Three years' relevant property maintenance experience.
• Building fabric or construction qualification.
• Experience surveying repairs, voids and refurbishments.
• Experience managing projects and supervising staff.
• Knowledge of building defects and cost-effective repairs.
• Good knowledge of hard FM services.
• Excellent communication, organisational and commercial skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel, and property management systems.
• Valid CSCS card and full UK driving licence.
• Ability to pass an enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Survey properties and voids; diagnose defects and identify repair and compliance requirements.
• Prepare detailed scopes of work, quotations, programmes and specifications.
• Manage void works and minor projects from inspection to completion and handover.
• Supervise operatives and subcontractors; ensure safety, quality and productivity standards.
• Provide technical advice to the client and coordinate mechanical, electrical, heating, water and fire-safety support.
• Monitor progress, costs, variations, snagging and completion records.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, risk assessments and method statements.
• Identify asbestos, structural and other safety risks.
• Deliver toolbox talks and participate in out-of-hours rota when required.

Skills

Property maintenance

Building fabric

Project management

Supervise subcontractors

Building defects knowledge

Hard FM services

Excel & MS Office

CSCS card

UK driving licence

DBS check

Education

Building trade qualification

Tools

MS Office (Excel)

Property management systems

Job description

Building Fabric Supervisor Location: Horsham, West Sussex Salary: £43,500 - £44,500 per annum

We are recruiting an experienced Building Fabric Supervisor to join a facilities management and property maintenance operation in Horsham. The role covers reactive repairs, planned maintenance, void properties and minor projects across a diverse portfolio of residential, commercial and public buildings.

Key Responsibilities

• Survey properties and voids, diagnose defects and identify repair and compliance requirements.
• Prepare detailed scopes of work, quotations, programmes and specifications.
• Manage void works, building fabric repairs and minor projects from inspection through to completion and handover.
• Supervise operatives and subcontractors, ensuring safety, quality and productivity standards are met.
• Provide technical advice to the client and coordinate specialist mechanical, electrical, heating, water and fire-safety support.
• Monitor progress, costs, variations, snagging and completion records using relevant IT systems.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, risk assessments and method statements.
• Identify and elevate asbestos, structural and other safety risks.
• Deliver toolbox talks and workplace assessments, undertake scaffold inspections where appropriately trained and participate in an out-of-hours call-out rota when required.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum three years' relevant property maintenance experience.
• Recognised building fabric, construction or relevant trade qualification.
• Experience surveying and scoping repairs, void works and refurbishment projects.
• Proven experience managing projects through to completion and supervising operatives or subcontractors.
• Strong knowledge of building defects, construction methods, materials and cost-effective repair solutions.
• Good working knowledge of hard FM services.
• Excellent communication, organisational, problem-solving and commercial skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and property management systems.
• Valid CSCS card and full UK driving licence.
• Ability to pass an enhanced DBS check.

Desirable

SSSTS or equivalent health and safety qualification, PASMA certification and Scaffold Inspector training (or willingness to undertake training).

Company Benefits

• 34 days' annual leave, including bank holidays, increasing to 36 days with length of service.
• Flexible scheme to buy or sell up to five days' annual leave annually.
• Company sick pay after 12 months' service.
• Life insurance.
• Electric vehicle scheme through salary sacrifice.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Employee recognition scheme.
• Length of service rewards.
• Defined contribution pension scheme: 3% employer and 5% employee contributions.
• Free health, wellbeing and support platform.
• Refer a Friend scheme.