What are the responsibilities and job description for the Building Manager position at Places for People?
Residential Management Group, part of Places for People, is looking for a customer-focused and organised Building Manager to join our Property Management team.
This is a key role where you'll be responsible for providing a comprehensive building management service, ensuring the development is managed efficiently, safely and within budget, while maintaining high standards of service for residents. You'll be a visible presence on site, helping to make sure communal areas are well maintained, services are running smoothly and residents receive a professional and responsive service.
Where will I be working?
Based on site at Brayford Wharf, Lincoln (LN1 1BN)
Working Hours
35 hours per week as per rota below
As Building Manager, you'll carry out regular inspections of all common areas, ensuring they are clean, tidy and in good repair. You'll identify and address maintenance issues on a daily basis, helping to ensure resident safety and compliance with relevant health and safety legislation.
You'll also arrange, monitor and obtain quotations for service and maintenance contracts relating to building services and facilities. Where appropriate, you'll complete minor repairs such as changing light bulbs or spot cleaning, and you'll inspect and sign off work completed by external contractors to ensure standards are met.
Working closely with the Property Manager, you'll support with more complex issues, liaise with contractors and issue permits and health and safety notices where required. You'll also be responsible for routine checks including fire, emergency lighting and security testing, as well as maintaining access control systems such as key fobs.
A key part of the role will be keeping accurate records, including logs of activity and resident complaints, attending residents' meetings when required and helping to manage the building within agreed budget parameters. You'll also support risk and safeguarding awareness, ensuring any concerns or incidents are appropriately reported.
Essential Criteria
You'll not only be joining a thriving market leader where you'll benefit from working alongside the best in the industry, you'll also receive a superb package of company benefits including:
If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.
If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on
Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.
If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.
We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.
If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls
Safeguarding
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.
We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities
Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.
Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.
This is a key role where you'll be responsible for providing a comprehensive building management service, ensuring the development is managed efficiently, safely and within budget, while maintaining high standards of service for residents. You'll be a visible presence on site, helping to make sure communal areas are well maintained, services are running smoothly and residents receive a professional and responsive service.
Where will I be working?
Based on site at Brayford Wharf, Lincoln (LN1 1BN)
Working Hours
35 hours per week as per rota below
- Wednesday: 1pm to 7pm
- Thursday: 7am to 7pm
- Friday: 7am to 7pm
- Saturday: 9am to 5pm
As Building Manager, you'll carry out regular inspections of all common areas, ensuring they are clean, tidy and in good repair. You'll identify and address maintenance issues on a daily basis, helping to ensure resident safety and compliance with relevant health and safety legislation.
You'll also arrange, monitor and obtain quotations for service and maintenance contracts relating to building services and facilities. Where appropriate, you'll complete minor repairs such as changing light bulbs or spot cleaning, and you'll inspect and sign off work completed by external contractors to ensure standards are met.
Working closely with the Property Manager, you'll support with more complex issues, liaise with contractors and issue permits and health and safety notices where required. You'll also be responsible for routine checks including fire, emergency lighting and security testing, as well as maintaining access control systems such as key fobs.
A key part of the role will be keeping accurate records, including logs of activity and resident complaints, attending residents' meetings when required and helping to manage the building within agreed budget parameters. You'll also support risk and safeguarding awareness, ensuring any concerns or incidents are appropriately reported.
Essential Criteria
- Knowledge of building services, facilities management and residential building operations.
- Excellent customer service skills with the ability to build positive relationships with residents, contractors and colleagues.
- Strong communication skills, with the confidence to deal professionally with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Understanding of health and safety responsibilities within a residential environment.
- Experience of identifying and managing risks, with an awareness of safeguarding principles.
You'll not only be joining a thriving market leader where you'll benefit from working alongside the best in the industry, you'll also receive a superb package of company benefits including:
- 27 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays - Pro rata for shift based roles
- Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment (plus an optical discount voucher) and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges – plus more! (all to a generous fixed amount), plus 24/7 access to remote GP Services
- Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications (up to 4 study days)
- Pension scheme (matched up to 7%) and Life assurance (4 x annual salary)
- As part of Places for People Group (RMG's parent company), you will have access to Our Place Rewards, where you can choose from a huge range of shopping discounts, instore vouchers and reloadable e-cards, earn cashback on on-line purchases and take advantage of many exclusive offers!
If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.
If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on
Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.
If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.
We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.
If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls
Safeguarding
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.
We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities
Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.
Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.