Senior Manager, Building & Technical Services

Linklaters; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

In-house fitness centre

Free onsite GP

Pension and flexible savings options

Income protection

Life assurance

Mortgage advice

Will-writing services

Electric car scheme

Cycle to work

Emergency family care

Additional holiday leave

Maternity/paternity leave

Travel insurance

Season ticket loan

Employee networks groups

Job summary

Linklaters, a global law firm based in London, seeks an experienced technical and building services leader to own and optimize our UK estate. Based in London, you’ll lead the services, systems and supplier partnerships that keep our buildings safe, sustainable and operating at their best.

You’ll oversee hard and soft facilities management, shape long‑term strategy for building performance, and drive innovation while developing the team.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading building or facilities management across a complex estate.
• Strong technical and engineering background across mechanical and electrical services.
• Experience managing both hard and soft facilities management services.
• Experience with budget control, supplier contracts and performance management.
• Proven people leadership with focus on development and succession planning.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical and facilities management services across our UK offices.
• Overseeing M&E engineering, fabric maintenance, BMS, CAFM, maintenance, energy metering and security systems.
• Managing cleaning, security, waste, plants, moves, signage and wayfinding.
• Building strong supplier relationships and driving KPI/SLA performance.
• Ensuring health and safety, building regulations and ESG standards.
• Leading and developing the team and driving continuous service improvements.

Skills

Facilities management

Engineering background

Budget management

Supplier management

Leadership

Sustainability knowledge

Job description

Linklaters, a global law firm based in London, seeks an experienced technical and building services leader to own and optimize our UK estate. Based in London, you’ll lead the services, systems and supplier partnerships that keep our buildings safe, sustainable and operating at their best.

You’ll oversee hard and soft facilities management, shape long‑term strategy for building performance, and drive innovation while developing the team.