Building Manager

Arcus FM Limited; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 4%

25 days annual leave

Group pension scheme 5–6%

Life assurance

Training academy

Sponsorship for training

Refer a friend

Cycle to work

Health cash plan

Store discounts

Job summary

Arcus FM Limited in Brentwood is seeking an experienced Building Manager to lead day-to-day operations of our National Support Centre. You will ensure a brilliant working environment for staff, visitors and clients by delivering top-notch facilities, security, and customer service while maintaining compliance and budgets.

You will manage contractors, oversee room bookings, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships quickly.
• Understanding of facilities management building requirements and support services.
• Strong IT skills and familiarity with work order systems (Verisae, Aeromark, MS Office).
• Ability to manage contractors and monitor performance.
• Proactive, Well-organised with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Compliance awareness; IOSH/legionella/asbestos knowledge is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Be the face of Arcus in our Brentwood buildings for clients, visitors and colleagues.
• Oversee all building operations and ensure a brilliant working environment within budget.
• Manage sub-contractors and visitors, including sign-in and badge issuance.
• Coordinate room bookings and ensure high-quality service for stakeholders.
• Travel to other sites as needed and actively manage dispersed buildings remotely.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

FM building knowledge

IT skills (MS Office, Verisae, Aeromak

Tools

Verisae

Aeromark

Microsoft Office

Job description

Arcus FM are actively recruiting for an experienced Building Manager to join our team at our National Support Centre in Brentwood.

You will be joining a welcoming and dynamic team of professionals, who deliver a first-class experience to all Arcus colleagues, visitors and clients when using our Estate buildings through delivering brilliant facilities and security management and customer service.

Compliance of our estates is one of our key foundations, ensuring we keep everyone safe, therefore it will have to be managed closely and proactively through the great use of systems and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

All of this needs to be delivered, whilst making sound commercial decisions and with effective budget management so our Estate supports the rest of Arcus to thrive.

About the Job

As Building Manager, you will be the face of Arcus for everyone using our buildings including clients, visitors and colleagues. You will be responsible for every aspect of what goes on in our buildings, to ensure we deliver a brilliant environment for our teams to work in as well as engaging with the local community we are based in. You will also be accountable for delivery against the budget associated with running the building.

Brentwood is our National Support Centre, our HR, Finance and other support functions work from this office. You will be responsible for ensuring the building runs smoothly, supporting the occupants, welcoming clients and visitors and assisting with room booking requirements.

You will be managing both Sub-Contractors and visitors to the building in accordance with the company requirements, including signing in and out and issuing a visitor’s badge whilst on the premises, if required.

Contributing to the development and implementation of robust team processes is essential, ensuring that a high-quality service is provided to both internal and external customers is a key part of this role, as is actively managing all work orders, ensuring KPI’s are met in accordance with agreed process and inline with budget.

There may also be a requirement to travel to our other buildings around the country and you may be asked to actively manage some of them remotely. Therefore, a driving licence is essential.

To be successful you will have:

To be successful you will have:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build relationships effectively and quickly
• An understanding of FM building requirements and support services
• Strong I.T skills and awareness of Microsoft Office, Verisae and Aeromark systems or other work order management systems
• The skills to effectively manage Contractors and their performance
• A flexible approach, be proactive and able to prioritise effectively
• Excellent attention to detail
• The ability to stay outwardly calm under pressure to meet deadlines
• A highly organised and personally effective way of working
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Formal compliance qualifications e.g. IOSH, legionella/asbestos awareness would be beneficial but not essential

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: Up to £35,000 depending on experience
• Up to a 4% bonus, subject to achievement of targets
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Group personal pension scheme of matched contributions between 5% and 6%
• Life assurance
• Access to state-of-the-art training academy
• Funded training sponsorship scheme
• Refer a friend reward scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health cash plan
• Discounts at a wide variety of stores and restaurants

Other Information

The role will involve working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm

Pre-employment checks

If you are successful, we will undertake standard pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job. This includes employment referencing, verifying your right to work in the UK, verifying your driving licence (if applicable) and a health assessment.