Requirements
Candidates should have prior building or facilities management experience within a commercial or customer-facing environment. Strong organizational skills, a hands-on approach to maintenance, and a professional communication style are essential for this role.
Job Description
Location: Birmingham
Sites: Quinton Business Park (Building 4&9) with oversight of our Geneva House Business Park (B37 7GN & B32 1AF)
Valid driving licence & car required due to occasional travel between sites. Base location Quinton Business Park Building 4.
Contract: 40 hours per week
The role:
We’re looking for a hands-on Building Manager to take ownership of the day-to-day operation of Quinton Business Park, with oversight of Geneva House.
This is a standalone role, based from Building 4 at Quinton Business Park. There isn’t an on-site team, so we’re looking for someone who is self-sufficient, proactive and comfortable taking ownership. You’ll have wider support from our Facilities and Security teams at Brindleyplace when you need to escalate an issue, but day to day, you’ll be the person making sure the buildings run smoothly.
You’ll be the visible on-site representative for Praxis, working closely with tenants, contractors, Property Management and Facilities Management to ensure the buildings are safe, well maintained and professionally presented.
You’ll take ownership of:
- Day-to-day building operations and presentation
- Tenant relationships, queries and service
- Contractor and FM coordination
- Building inspections, maintenance and issue resolution
- H&S, compliance and site records
- Access, security and building systems
- Tenant move-ins, viewings and site activity
- Supporting projects, procurement and works
What we’re looking for:
- Building / FM experience within a commercial or customer-facing environment in an office/business space asset
- Strong customer service skills, with a genuine focus on creating a positive tenant and visitor experience
- Confident relationship builder, able to develop strong relationships with tenants, occupiers, contractors and internal teams
- Hands-on approach to building operations, maintenance and day-to-day issues
- Strong attention to detail, able to spot defects, presentation issues and potential risks
- Good understanding of H&S, compliance and contractor management
- Highly organised, with strong follow-through and the ability to manage competing priorities
- Clear and professional communicator, comfortable dealing with tenants and stakeholders at all levels
- Takes ownership, acts quickly when issues arise and sees matters through to resolution
- IOSH, NEBOSH or relevant FM qualification desirable
About the sites:
Geneva House is a substantially refurbished three-storey office building with modern open-plan accommodation, landscaped outdoor amenity space, secure cycle storage and EV charging.
Quinton Business Park is an 18-acre Grade A office development located adjacent to Junction 3 of the M5, approximately five miles west of Birmingham City Centre.
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
- Private Medical Insurance (medical history disregarded)
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- 5% Company pension contribution
- 3x Life Assurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Group income protection scheme
Education
Skills
About Praxis Group
Praxis is a well-established privately owned investor and manager of UK real estate with a track record of exceptional investment performance rooted in astute market timing and best-in-class management. The business was established in 2009 but traces its origins back over three decades and multiple economic cycles. Praxis works with a range of private equity, local authority, institutional and high net worth partners utilising its unique integrated platform and team of over 500 employees to manage and optimise all aspects of the real estate value chain. Praxis operates from offices in London, Manchester, and Birmingham.
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