Building Manager

Forrest Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Forrest Recruitment is seeking a Building Manager for a leading property consultancy in Manchester City Centre. You will oversee hard and soft services across multiple sites, drive safety compliance, and maintain supplier and tenant relations.

Three years in facilities management is required, with FM services experience and IOSH training. The role emphasizes inspections, invoices review, and performance monitoring to uphold high service standards.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in facilities management.
• Experience in FM services.
• Knowledge of landlord/tenant relationships in commercial property.
• IOSH training or certification.

Responsibilities

• Managing all hard and soft services over multiple sites, planned and reactive maintenance.
• Managing relationships with landlords, tenants, contractors and suppliers, including regular meetings.
• Completing regular building inspections, daily safety checks and risk assessment tours.
• Taking overall responsibility for the building health & safety and statutory compliance, ensuring all relevant systems, records, risk assessments and certification are maintained and up to date.
• Reviewing and validating supplier invoices for completed services and works.
• Monitoring building performance, maintenance programmes and contractor KPIs, identifying opportunities for improvement and ensuring agreed service standards are maintained.
• Managing tenant queries and building–related issues across multiple tenancies, ensuring issues are dealt with promptly and effectively.

Skills

Facilities management

Vendor/contractor management

Health & safety

Risk assessment

Tenant relations

Education

IOSH trained

Job description

Building Manager, Manchester City Centre

GBP40,000 DOE

A leading property consultancy who has shaped the face of real estate have an exciting vacancy for a proven facilities/Building Manager to join their team. This is the ideal opportunity for a candidate who has proven work experience delivering high–quality facilities management in the commercial sector.

Responsibilities as a Building Manager

• Managing all hard and soft services over multiple sites, planned and reactive maintenance.
• Managing relationships with landlords, tenants, contractors and suppliers, including regular meetings.
• Completing regular building inspections, daily safety checks and risk assessment tours.
• Taking overall responsibility for the building s health & safety and statutory compliance, ensuring all relevant systems, records, risk assessments and certification are maintained and up to date.
• Reviewing and validating supplier invoices for completed services and works.
• Monitoring building performance, maintenance programmes and contractor KPIs, identifying opportunities for improvement and ensuring agreed service standards are maintained.
• Managing tenant queries and building–related issues across multiple tenancies, ensuring issues are dealt with promptly and effectively.

Essentials as a Building Manager:

• Three years experience in facilities management and a knowledge of managing agent responsibilities.
• Experience of FM services.
• Good working knowledge of managing relationships between landlord and tenants within the commercial property sector.
• IOSH trained.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those successfully shortlisted for the role will be personally contacted.