Job description

Due to exponential growth, there is now an opportunity and a requirement within a very well-known property management company for an assistant facilities manager role based in Tunbridge Wells.

Overview

As an assistant Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for the management of services and processes that support the property management strategy, along with the day-to-day handling of the maintenance and upkeep of an existing portfolio of properties, both commercial and residential. You will need to work efficiently and in a cost-effective manner, ensuring an excellent standard of operational functionality, appearance and legal compliance.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the company strategy through property maintenance, internal governance and adherence to legislation at all times.
• Managing relationships with regional contractors/internal maintenance team for both planned preventative maintenance and reactive tasks from the initial tendering process and contracting, to ongoing performance management and benchmarking.
• Liaising regularly with tenants and ensuring any issues raised are resolved in a timely manner.
• Managing repairs and ordering systems, following our operating and finance procedures.
• Monitoring and ensuring regional compliance with statutory safety regulations.
• Carrying out regular, thorough property inspections to monitor the condition and upkeep of our existing portfolio.
• Managing maintenance reporting, as well as ordering and invoicing procedures.
• Controlling regional maintenance costs and budget planning relating to your allocated portfolio of properties.
• Managing a small team in terms of holiday, sickness, performance and payroll as well as overseeing of wider departments in coordination with the management team.

Key Skills Required

• Full UK driving licence
• Previous project management or property management experience.
• A professional and refined negotiator with sound commercial acumen and judgment.
• Motivated and results-driven.
• Highly organised with a pragmatic and analytical approach and an eye for detail.
• A team player who is capable of performing tasks independently and to their own initiative
• A strong multi-tasker with the ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines.
• An excellent communicator who can communicate confidently with people at all levels of the business.
• Experience in leading and managing a team.
• PC literate with strong Microsoft Office skills.

Perks of the Role;

• Salary of £30,000- £35,000
• Monday-Friday only 9am-5pm
• Free parking on site
• Perkbox
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Company Funded Healthshield Cash plan
• 22 days of holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Life Assurance (x4 salary)
• Pension

If you would like to know more about the position or would like a confidential chat please apply with your CV today!