Building Manager

Kurt Geiger | About Us

We are an inclusive, creative footwear and accessories brand powered by kindness. We want to empower our talent to be confident and true to themselves, the London way. London is our home, our heartbeat, and we draw inspiration from the energy and spirit of the city; its diversity and creativity. For over fifty years our team of in-house shoe and accessory designers have been creating authentic, distinctive designs from our London headquarters. The rainbow is our signature. It represents the good energy and love we have for our community and the many ways we collectively express our individual style.

We Are One:For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness For Freedom | For Unity Against Racism

Requirements

The Role
We are looking for an experienced building manager to oversee the daily operations of our London Head Office. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety and security of building tenants, coordinating and managing maintenance and repair activities, and liaising with vendors to ensure smooth daily building operations.

To be successful as a building manager, you should have excellent organisational and project management skills and ensure that your assigned properties are in compliance with applicable regulations and building codes. A top-notch building manager should be able to respond to and resolve any issues reported by tenants efficiently.

Responsibilities

Repairs and Maintenance

• Oversee the logging and prioritisation of all reactive maintenance issues in the head office
• Manage the booking of reactive maintenance call-outs, charges, and purchase orders
• Ensure all legally required servicing is completed and certifications are properly documented
• Create and manage the timetable and budget for planned maintenance.
• Identify and manage larger maintenance projects and office moves
• Coordinate works with landlords and agents, including contractor access and RAMs requirements
• Tender repairs and maintenance contracts annually and appoint preferred suppliers
• Oversee all Repairs and Maintenance budgets and reporting, identifying areas for potential savings

Cleaning, Waste and Hygiene

• Establish cleaning, waste, or hygiene contracts, ensuring the best price is obtained
• Set schedules for 'spot' cleaning
• Approve all Cleaning, Waste, and Hygiene invoices
• Act as the business lead for waste management, ensuring compliance with legislation and identifying areas for improvement

Utilities

• Serve as the business lead for all head office utilities and energy management
• Appoint and collaborate with external agencies to procure energy at the best possible price
• Keep overview documents up to date
• Approve all utility billing and pass for payment
• Identify and champion energy-saving initiatives within the business

Financial Reporting

• Ensure that purchase orders are raised for all items
• Oversee the logging of all orders and invoices
• Verify and approve all invoices before payment

Skills Required

• Proven experience in building management, preferably within the commercial sector
• Strong knowledge of building maintenance, cleaning, waste management, and utilities
• Excellent project management and organisational skills
• Ability to manage budgets and financial reporting
• Strong negotiation skills
• Proactive problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with internal teams, landlords, agents, and external contractors
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• First aider
• Fire marshall

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• Pension and life assurance
• Enviable discounts
• Gym Discounts
• Summer Hours - 3pm Friday Finish
• Half Day, Payday Friday (once per month)
• RetailTrust support
• & so much more!

Our Culture  

We’re an energic fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Hard work is rewarded with new opportunities at every level and kindness is celebrated in everything we do. Our summer working hours accommodate a healthy work life balance. Wellbeing is important to our working culture, which is why we nurture a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.

Our Stores

The first Kurt Geiger store opened on London Bond street in 1963.  Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.

Last updated on Jul 22, 2024