Building Manager

Building Manager

Department:
Building Management

Employment Type:

Full Time

Location:

Hook

Compensation: £35,000 - £45,000 / year

Key information:
Commercial Office | On-site - Hook (Buildings Form 1 &
2)

At Praxis, our values are Professionalism, Ownership, Entrepreneurialism, Meritocracy and Action This Day, we expect people to take responsibility, challenge convention, bring ideas and get things done.

We’re looking for a proactive, hands-on Building Manager to take ownership of a circa 108,000 sq ft commercial office asset space across our site, with a strong focus on tenant experience, ESG and building standards. You’ll be a visible presence for corporate office tenants across two buildings, external areas and an on-site café, including building strong tenant relationships and creating initiatives and events that bring occupiers together.

This is not a reactive role, we want someone who spots opportunities and issues early, takes ownership and sees things through. You’ll need a strong FM/building operations background, relevant health and safety knowledge such as IOSH or NEBOSH, and the drive to make a tangible difference.

You’ll be the visible on-site representative for the building, ensuring tenants, visitors and stakeholders receive a professional and responsive service.

You’ll need to be someone who doesn’t wait to be told there’s a problem. Whether it’s a maintenance issue, contractor performance, building presentation or tenant concern, you’ll be expected to identify issues early, take action, coordinate the right people and follow things through to resolution.

• Act as the visible on-site representative for the building, ensuring tenants, visitors and stakeholders receive a professional and responsive service.
• Maintain high standards of building presentation, cleanliness, safety and general environment across occupied and communal areas.
• Respond promptly and professionally to tenant queries, issues and requests, ensuring matters are recorded, progressed and followed through.
• Build strong working relationships with tenants, occupiers, contractors, Property Management and Facilities Management colleagues.
• Conduct regular building inspections, identifying defects, presentation issues, compliance concerns and operational risks.
• Ensure reported maintenance, cleaning, compliance and building issues are escalated to the correct team or contractor and tracked through to resolution.
• Coordinate contractor attendance on site, ensuring access, permits, risk assessments, method statements and site procedures are followed where required.
• Support planned and reactive maintenance activity by coordinating access, communication, attendance and completion evidence.
• Monitor key building systems and elevate faults or concerns relating to CCTV, alarms, access control, intercoms, fire systems and other site infrastructure.
• Support health, safety and compliance activity, including inspections, records, corrective actions and escalation of urgent risks.
• Maintain accurate site records, inspection notes, communication logs, meter readings, contractor attendance records and issue trackers.
• Complete reporting requirements accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Support move-in, move-out and tenant transition activity, ensuring actions are coordinated and completed in line with agreed process.
• Support projects, procurement and site works where required, ensuring purchase orders, contractor coordination and records are properly maintained.
• Communicate clearly with tenants and internal stakeholders on works, disruption, access requirements, building updates and issue resolution.
• Identify recurring issues, service gaps or tenant concerns and elevate them with practical recommendations.
• Protect the tenant experience by…