About The Role
The Facilities Manager is a pivotal role in ensuring that our buildings operate successfully, with a direct impact on the resident journey. You will oversee technical and mechanical work, ensuring that apartments, grounds, amenities, and communal areas meet high standards of safety, appearance, and overall functionality.
As a Facilities Manager, you will lead and manage the maintenance team, delegating and supervising their work, ensuring that all statutory obligations are met, and that preventative maintenance and remedial works are completed in line with requirements.
Location: The Marches – Woking
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and manage the onsite facilities and maintenance team, ensuring high standards of service delivery and team development.
* Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance programmes across building systems and infrastructure.
* Ensure full compliance with statutory regulations, including building safety, fire safety and health & safety requirements.
* Manage contractors and service partners, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and to agreed standards.
* Conduct regular inspections of apartments, plant rooms and communal areas to identify maintenance needs and ensure building performance.
* Issue and manage Permits to Work, ensuring appropriate RAMS documentation is in place for contractor activities.
* Maintain accurate records across CAFM systems and compliance documentation.
* Support lifecycle maintenance planning and capital works programmes.
* Monitor building utilities and support initiatives to improve energy efficiency and sustainability.
* Ensure the safe operation of life safety systems including fire alarms, smoke ventilation, emergency lighting and fire doors.
* Provide operational, compliance and performance reporting to internal stakeholders and clients.
About You
We’re looking for someone who:
* Has experience as a Facilities Manager or building operations professional within residential, Build-to-Rent or similar environments.
* Has strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical and building fabric maintenance.
* Understands health & safety, statutory compliance and the Building Safety Act, particularly within high-rise buildings.
* Has experience managing contractors and service contracts.
* Has a good understanding of fire safety systems and building compliance regimes.
* Is comfortable using CAFM systems, BMS and Microsoft Office.
* Is a confident communicator who can work effectively with residents, contractors, clients and internal teams.
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