Facilities Manager - Wembley Park and London Bridge

ABOUT GREYSTAR

​Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $315 billion of real estate in 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 1,000,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of more than $78 billion of assets under management, including over $36 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Community Manager, the Facilities Manager will be a key stakeholder in assisting in mobilisation plans and the opening of the new site, and the responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the designated Asset. They will provide effective leadership, guidance and support for all services through the management of directly employed Team Members, sub-contractors and suppliers. They will ensure the effective delivery of the FM services to the complete satisfaction of Community Manager and ROM, through achievement of quality standards (SFG20) within agreed annual budgets and will also participate in the tendering / negotiating of new contracts and business development.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Role Responsibilities

• Manage all day-to-day site-based hard FM services.

• Develop and implement effective site-specific reactive maintenance, planned preventative maintenance and life cycle replacement programmes.

• Participate in the preparation and development of site-specific life cycle replacement programmes.

• Implement procedures to ensure innovative and effective energy and utilities management and monitoring.

• Actively seeks interaction and contact with residents to proactively seek to improve service delivery and takes appropriate action to resolve and address serviceissues.

• Hires, onboards and develops capability of team members in order to meet key performance goals and future succession requirements.

• Manage all sub-contractors and service providers. Sub-contractors will include but not limited to, specialist building maintenance contractors, grounds maintenancecontractor and pest control contractor.

• Coordinates and monitors minor works contractors and suppliers’ standards; retainsaccurate stock records, site operations log, including all relevant RAMS & Permitsto work, testing records and conducts annual PAT testing to achieve statutory compliance.

• Ensures that the Asset Management Plan documentation (Operations and Maintenance Manuals, Health and Safety File and Statutory records) aremaintained in anup-to-date state in each property.

• Manages and coordinates project works, including the summer peak period ensuring efficiency and organization of check out inspections, check and fixes, general upkeep and electrical and plumbing to ensure we are prepared for check ins

• Ensures that the appearance and physical aspects of the properties meet established standards through routine quality and safety inspections.

• Issue all relevant permits to contractors to ensure compliance with Greystar Policies & Procedures.

• Production of monthly financial & contract specific reports as needed by the Community Manager and ensure the timely supply of site management information as andwhen required.

• Maintains adequate inventory of spare parts and maintenance materials and works with Community Manager to order supplies and tools as needed to stay withinbudgetary guidelines.

• Originates, approves and submits purchase orders and processes invoices from vendors, contractors and service providers for payment and manages communicationwith finance team members and other stakeholders as required.

• Contributes to the development of the annual budget(s) for the properties and is accountable for attainment of related budget goals by analyzing and evaluatingfinancial statements, reconciling monthly statements against approved budget, and working with the Community Manager

• Implement our Health and Safety policy and Procedures to ensure the safety and welfare of all employees, sub-contractors, end users and the public. Production ofmonthly Health & Safety Reports.

About you

• Good level of general education.

• An understanding of UK Health & Safety laws and statutory regulations relating to buildings management including interactions with Local Authority Representatives.

• A qualification in electrical/mechanical engineering or plumbing (i.e. NVQ, City Guilds or similar) or the equivalent of an apprentice program or trade school in thebuilding trades.

• Knowledge in all building repair trades, purchasing procedures and practices, painting and repair procedures in advantageous

• General knowledge/understanding of Health and Safety risks including manual handling, worksite safety, chemicals, trip and fall hazards.

• Building maintenance experience in a Corporate residential environment.

• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the market, possibly with a facilities management provider

• Previous experience of supervising contractors/suppliers and of working with teams repairing and maintaining premium residential buildings.

• Experience of developing and maintaining risk assessments, managing preventative maintenance systems and the ability to support the Community Manager to meetthem.

• Experience in new openings /mobilizations of accommodation/hospitality/commercial (desirable).

• IOSH qualified (desirable).

• An understanding of HVCA SFG20 maintenance job plans (desirable).