Campus Building & Facilities Leader

WMJobs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City University in Birmingham seeks a Building Manager to oversee day-to-day operations of designated campus buildings across the estate. You will provide visible leadership to facilities colleagues, coordinate contractors and services, and ensure buildings are safe, compliant and welcoming for students, staff and visitors.

The role requires hands-on management, strong customer service, and the ability to balance planned work with unexpected operational demands.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management within a large, multi-site environment.
• Ability to lead, supervise and develop staff.
• Solid knowledge of health and safety legislation, compliance and safe systems of work.
• Experience managing contractors and monitoring quality and compliance.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent customer service, communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience of inspections, audits or service-performance monitoring.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Office and CAFM systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, organise and support facilities teams, ensuring services are delivered effectively and consistently.
• Act as a lead custodian of the building, maintaining oversight of building activities and ensure that all compliance requirements are met.
• Work with the Facilities Helpdesk and Estates teams to ensure repairs are progressed and outstanding work is monitored and escalated.
• Foster effective performance by checking outstanding tasks older than 30 days and escalating as needed.
• Carry out regular building inspections, audits and service-performance checks.
• Build relationships with building users and represent Estates and Facilities at stakeholder meetings and forums.
• Support office moves, refurbishment activity and changes to accommodation layouts.
• Identify opportunities to improve services and the experience of students, colleagues and visitors.
• Support other University buildings and campuses when operational cover is required.

Skills

Facilities management

Leadership

Health & safety

Contractor management

Organisational skills

Customer service

Inspections & audits

IT skills

Tools

CAFM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Birmingham City University in Birmingham seeks a Building Manager to oversee day-to-day operations of designated campus buildings across the estate. You will provide visible leadership to facilities colleagues, coordinate contractors and services, and ensure buildings are safe, compliant and welcoming for students, staff and visitors.

The role requires hands-on management, strong customer service, and the ability to balance planned work with unexpected operational demands.