Building Fabric Manager - Central London
Savills
London
4,755 more jobs in London.
Upload your CV and see which ones actually match you.
Purpose of the Role
- To oversee the maintenance, compliance, presentation, and coordination of all internal and external building fabric elements across the property portfolio.
- The primary focus of the role is the management and delivery of service charge recoverable fabric maintenance and repair activities, ensuring buildings remain safe, compliant, operationally efficient and maintained to a high standard.
- The role combines hands\-on operational management with selective support for wider asset management initiatives where required, working in conjunction with appointed consultants, surveyors, and specialist contractors.
Portfolio Fabric Management
- Oversee the condition, maintenance, and presentation of all internal and external fabric elements across the portfolio.
- Manage building fabric elements including roofing systems, fall arrest systems, barriers, façades, cladding, glazing, fire doors, partitions, ceilings, finishes, flooring, drainage systems, and communal areas.
- Conduct regular inspections and identify defects, deterioration, and compliance risks.
- Ensure buildings maintain high operational and presentation standards.
- Coordinate reactive and planned preventative maintenance activities.
- Manage service charge recoverable fabric related maintenance works.
- Monitor contractor performance, work quality, and programme delivery.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and asset information.
- Identify recurring defects and recommend practical remedial solutions.
- Assist with service charge budgeting and monitoring of fabric related expenditure.
- Support compliance with Building Regulations, CDM Regulations and relevant Building Safety requirements.
- Monitor issues relating to fire compartmentation, façade safety, water ingress, and statutory compliance.
- Ensure maintenance records and compliance documentation remain up to date.
- Support health \& safety compliance across fabric related works.
- Supervise contractors undertaking repairs, refurbishment, and planned maintenance works.
- Assist with preparing scopes of works and procurement activities.
- Support delivery of service charge related refurbishment and minor capital projects.
- Coordinate works with Building management to minimise disruption to occupiers.
Where required, support wider asset management initiatives in conjunction with appointed consultants and specialist teams, including:
- assisting with condition surveys,
- supporting lifecycle planning exercises,
- coordinating intrusive investigations with the aid of the building management teams,
- assisting with refurbishment and improvement projects,
- and providing operational input into landlord asset improvement strategies.
Stakeholder Management
- Liaise with Property Managers, Engineering Managers, tenants, consultants, and contractors.
- Provide clear operational and technical updates to management teams.
- Support reporting requirements where necessary.
Skills \& Experience
- Proven experience in commercial building fabric management or maintenance.
- Strong understanding of commercial building fabric systems and materials.
- Experience managing contractors and fabric maintenance programmes.
- Good understanding of health \& safety and statutory compliance requirements.
- Good understanding of fall arrest, barrier, and working from height legislation
- Experience within commercial office or mixed\-use environments.
- Strong organisational and communication skills.
- Competent using CAFM systems and Microsoft Office.
- HNC/HND or Degree in Building Surveying, Construction, or related discipline.
- IOSH or NEBOSH qualification.
- Membership of RICS, CIOB or IWFM desirable.
Salary \- Circa £75,000 pa. Subject to experience.
\#LI\-DNI
Please see our Benefits Booklet for more information.
This listing is from indeed. View original listing ↗