Job description

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

Overview

As a Regional 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;

• Salay of £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!