Facilities Manager - Property Portfolio

City & Capital are currently representing a highly successful & high end boutique property management company who have retained our services to appoint an ambitious, confident and proactive Facilities Manager to their growing team, at an exciting time.

Our client owns and operates a portfolio of prime and super prime properties in the heart of London, designed to support a high net and ultra-high net worth client base, meaning there is high demand for excellent quality and service.

The company has active plans to grow this portfolio substantially over the period ahead and in advance of this, are focussing on making a number of key hires across the team.

A key hire they are looking to make is for a Facilities Manager who will work closely with the broader property management team to ensure that all aspects of portfolios are managed, maintained and safe at all times.

This will be a busy role as you balance high end short and long term rental requirements in London.

The core duties of the role will include (but may not be limited to):

• Have overall oversight for the facilities management of properties within the portfolio
• To lead facilities management projects & engage relevant contractors, where required
• Will ensure the properties are optimised in terms of suppliers for key utilities
• Be responsible for the safety of all properties & compliance in line with key regulations
• Ensure healthy and safety within all properties is optimised and in line with regulations
• Ensure properties hold and display the relevant safety certificates, for the required purpose
• Ensure properties meet energy efficiency standards at all times
• Assist with the oversight of building projects and refurbishments
• Ensure all fixtures and fittings are to standard with regular reviews and upgrades
• Play a key role in supporting client (tenant) management and be a 'face of the business’
• Work closely with the Letting Manager to ensure that properties are ready to let
• Liaise with the property maintenance and administrative functions to complete works
• Regularly report on facilities management activity, issues or opportunities
• Assist Property Manager’s with their requirements, where requested

Due to the above, the ideal individual will be extremely proactive in their approach to ensuring that all prime and super prime facilities managed by the company are operating to an optimum standard that drives exceptional customer service.

To achieve this you will be highly organised, excellent in terms of time management and prioritisation and a strong project leader, able to engage internal and external stakeholders to property projects to ensure they can deliver their requirements, to the right standards and critical deadlines.

You will also be exceptionally well presented and a strong communicator too. You will regularly come in to contact with key clients and will therefore be expected to represent the company to the highest standards at all times. Most notably, you will be proactive in your approach, quick to pick up on opportunities or problems within the portfolio, ready to hit either head on.

The ideal candidate will…

• Demonstrate a minimum of 2 years’ experience in property facilities management
• Have a proven track record of delivering to the highest standards & expectations
• Have an excellent knowledge of the compliance/legal requirements of such facilities
• Be comfortable working to extremely high standards and expectations
• Thrive under pressure and happy to work to tight deadlines, as required by clients
• Be results driven and keen to achieve maximum performance, at all times
• Demonstrate excellent organisation skills to manage different projects simultaneously
• Be a strong collaborator internally with the broader management team
• Show a good sense of prioritisation to tackle the right tasks, first
• Take a proactive approach to work, quick to spot threats & opportunities & to address them
• Demonstrate outstanding verbal and written communication skills

Our client are ideally looking to pay up to c£45k as a basic salary for the ideal individual relevant to experience, as you would expect. Higher offers may also be considered for exceptional experience and talent. Salary is also complemented by an excellent bonus potential too, which helps to drive annual earnings significantly, year on year.

Most notably for those that are ambitious and keen to really push their career forward in high end property, this is a role that comes with plenty of opportunity to progress internally.

Our client operates a very strong & proven promote from within policy which has been a huge factor in their growth & success to date, so as the portfolio & team continues to grow, opportunities to propel both your career standing & earnings within may be prevalent, where excellent performance is delivered.

This role will be based in our clients HQ in central London. This is critical due to the locations of the Property Portfolio & the highly collaborative nature of the team. Due to the nature of who our client is and the exciting circumstances around growth and future opportunity, we do not expect this role to be on the market for long!

Therefore if this does look of interest and you feel suitably qualified to achieve in the role then we would welcome your application at the earliest opportunity. Our client is keen to make this appointment as soon as possible in line with growing demands and growth plans outlined.

Once received we will be able to review your application and once reviewed we will get back to you.

Should you be successful in your application we will then be in touch to discuss the opportunity in more detail in order to agree the way forward.

We look forward to your application.

Kind regards,