Southwark, London (On-Site)
Contract, Full time
No DBS check required
£42,855 - £50,088
The role
Southwark Council is looking for a dynamic and proactive Deputy Building Manager on a 12-month fixed term basis to lead facilities services at 160 Tooley Street and the Queens Road campus.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead with Impact: Step in for the Building Manager and oversee the facilities team, ensuring all maintenance is done safely and on time.
- Build Relationships: Work closely with clients, contractors, and technical teams to maintain safe and compliant buildings.
- Drive Excellence: Manage contracted services to meet performance standards and value-for-money goals.
- Manage Events: Coordinate all events, from corporate meetings to VIP visits, ensuring smooth execution.
- Innovate and Improve: Continuously enhance processes, services, and management practices.
- Resource Management: Oversee all resources, from mail to maintenance, minimizing risks and improving efficiency.
- First Responder: Act quickly in emergencies, coordinating with emergency services as needed.
How will you make an impact:
We're looking for a motivated Deputy Building Manager with experience in local government facilities management, who is ready to take ownership, make informed decisions, and ensure our sites run like clockwork.
Ideally, you bring a mix of the following:
- Solid background in facilities and or building management, including help desk functions, in public or private sectors.
- BIFM qualification or professional equivalent.
- Proven ability to manage and motivate a small team in a large organisation.
- Strong skills in negotiating, instructing, and maintaining relationships with suppliers, contractors, and customers.
- Able to plan, prioritise, and handle multiple deadlines effectively.
- Skilled in MS Office, databases, and help desk software.
- Focused on improving performance through effective FM strategies and systems.
- Flexibility of home working with trips to our London Bridge HQ.
- This role is offered on a 12-month fixed term contract basis.
About Southwark
As a council, we are successful, passionate, and forward thinking. We are committed to tackling injustice and inequalities and rebuilding our local economy following the pandemic, ensuring that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do.
As a diverse central London borough, Southwark faces a range of challenges, which we aim to address through the delivery of the Borough Plan. We are looking for candidates to join our team to help us continue to make Southwark an inclusive borough for all our communities.
Southwark Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We monitor our recruitment practices to check that we are employing people in a fair and non-discriminatory way. We also publish annual workforce reports. We are proud to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough.
Benefits and more information
Working for Southwark Council – Southwark
Salary Range: £42,855 - £50,088
Recruitment timetable
- Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on the 14 October 2024.
- Interview Date: 23 October 2024.
Application Process
If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit a CV and complete the application forms detailing your suitability for the role. The Job Description and Person Specification can also be found at the bottom of this page under attachments.
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian, and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
- Are currently in care or have previously been in care.
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, in which case we will move the key dates for the process. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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