Independent Living Area Manager – Buildings

Independent Living Area Manager – Buildings 

Luton, St Albans, Oxford & Northampton 

£38,000 per annum including car allowance 

Permanent 

Full Time (37 hours per week) 

Are you passionate about maintaining high quality standards and ensuring customer satisfaction? We are looking for a dedicated Area Buildings Manager to oversee the delivery of maintenance, compliance, and cleaning in our Independent Living Communities. In this crucial role, you will ensure the quality and safety of the properties our customers call home. If you have a strong background in building facilities management and a commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you! 

What you will be doing: 

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  Lead, mentor, and develop a team of building staff to ensure high performance and excellent customer service. 

  
  


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  Oversee daily operations, proactively manage risks, and ensure smooth running of all schemes and properties within Independent Living. 

  
  


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  Ensure all properties meet health and safety standards and comply with regulatory requirements. 

  
  


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  Monitor and assess minor maintenance and cleaning standards, maintaining high-quality living environments. 

  
  


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  Work collaboratively with colleagues and departments, contribute to operational planning, budget setting, and provide effective performance reporting and analysis. 

  
  

This role will cover St Albans, Luton, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire so being a car owner and driver will be important. 

We’d love to meet someone with: 

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  Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a strong team. 

  
  


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  Ability to lead, inspire, motivate, and guide team members toward achieving maintenance and service goals. 

  
  


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  An understanding of maintenance, compliance, and cleaning standards and regulations. 

  
  


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  A commitment to maintaining high standards and continually improving service delivery. 

  
  


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  Excellent verbal and written communication abilities for effective coordination with team members, peers, and external contractors. 

  
  


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  Strong analytical skills to identify issues and develop innovative solutions. 

  
  


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  An ability to work collaboratively with others within and outside the team, including Inhouse Maintenance Service and contractors. 

  
  


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  Flexibility to respond to changing circumstances and to manage and adapt to new situations as they occur. 

  
  

Amongst what we offer you is: 

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  A competitive salary of £38,000 per annum inc car allowance 

  
  


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  28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays 

  
  


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  A generous contributory pension scheme 

  
  


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  Private health care 

  
  


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  Free life assurance 

  
  


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  Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym 

  
  


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  Opportunities for learning and development 

  
  


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  Discounted gym membership 

  
  


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  Retail discount scheme 

  
  


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  Hybrid Working 

  
  

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete an enhanced DBS application. 

Closing date: 11th December 2024 

Interview date: To be confirmed 

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.