Property Service Manager

PILGRIMS' FRIEND SOCIETY; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in the United Kingdom seeks a qualified building surveyor or similar for a remote support role. You will manage maintenance budgets, oversee building projects, and ensure our properties are safe and comfortable. This position requires a Christian applicant and offers 40 hours per week with generous benefits, including a company car, 5 weeks of paid holiday, remote working options, and ongoing training. Regular travel across various locations is required.

Benefits

5 Weeks' paid holiday

Company car provided if needed

Employee assistance programme

Life Assurance

Flexible working pattern

Qualifications

• Applicants must be evangelical Christians as per Occupational Requirement.
• A clean driving license valid for UK driving is necessary.
• Candidates should be willing and able to travel extensively.

Responsibilities

• Agree on maintenance budgets with Directors of Property, Finance, and Operations.
• Monitor and supervise building projects and preventative maintenance.
• Produce reports on ongoing work and budgets.
• Identify building defects and manage maintenance procurement.
• Prepare estimates, drawings, and manage projects.

Skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Computer literate

Education

Qualified building surveyor, architectural technician, project manager, or quantity surveyor

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Overview

Reporting directly to the Director of Property Services, you will have a key role in ensuring the provisions of our selected properties are safe and comfortable and responding efficiently to repair needs and requests. This role is part of the support function provided by our Support Office in London, however, you will be working remotely with regular travel across our various homes and schemes. Read our job pack here for more information and about our beliefs and values here.

40 hours a week, usually worked over 5 days.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Directors of Property, Finance and Operations to agree on maintenance budgets;
• Specifying, tendering, monitoring and supervision of building and refurbishment projects and planned preventative maintenance;
• Prepare reports in relation to ongoing and forecast work and budgets;
• Produce recommendations on future cost planning;
• Responsible for proper authorisation of orders, invoices, accounts, etc., in line with agreed policies;
• Building defect identification and maintenance procurement and management;
• Property maintenance surveyor role;
• Facilities and asset management;
• Building project and repairs management;
• Able to prepare estimates, drawings and specifications for projects and project manage them.

Qualifications

• Qualified building surveyor, architectural technician, project manager, quantity surveyor or similar qualification.
• Computer literate and able to work in Excel, Word, etc.
• Team player;
• Self-motivated;
• Willing and able to travel extensively as the role requires;
• A clean driving licence, valid for UK driving;
• Applicants must be evangelical Christians (This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010)).

Benefits

• Remote working
• Company car provided if needed for the role
• 5 Weeks' paid holiday per year as well as bank and public holidays
• Employee assistance programme
• Perkbox
• Life Assurance
• Care Friends
• Birthday reward
• Long-standing service rewards
• Being part of our friendly staff team
• Pension scheme
• On-going training and support
• Flexible working pattern