Senior Building Manager - Multi Site, London

Purpose of the Role

The Senior Building Manager is responsible for the strategic and operational management of multi-site portfolio including their headquarters in London, ensuring that all buildings/ offices are safe, compliant, well-managed, and operated to the highest standards.

The role provides senior-level support to the Facilities Management function, acting as a key liaison between client, clients, stakeholders, and service partners. The post holder will lead on stakeholder engagement, compliance performance, service delivery, reporting, and team leadership, with regular travel required to Aberdeen and Southampton to oversee site operations.

Key Responsibilities

· Provide overall management and oversight of multiple sites within the portfolio.

· Ensure all buildings operate efficiently, safely, and in line with contractual, statutory, and client requirements.

· Travel to Aberdeen and Southampton as required to oversee site performance, attend meetings, and support local teams.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

· Act as a senior point of contact for client portfolio and key stakeholders.

· Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with: client's representatives, internal stakeholders, external partners and service providers.

· Chair and lead engagement meetings, ensuring clear communication, action tracking, and follow-up.

· Represent Savills professionally, confidently, and proactively at all times.

Compliance & Risk Management

· Ensure statutory and regulatory compliance across all sites consistently exceeds required targets.

· Maintain oversight of Health & Safety compliance, audit actions and remedial works through Datatation and Vantify.

Reporting & Governance

· Ensure all weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting is completed accurately, to a high standard and agreed deadlines.

· Present to the client weekly.

· Manage and oversee Day 2 and 3 Works remaining from portfolio Occupation.

· Review reports to ensure they are:

Team Leadership & Management

· Act as a strong, visible leader across the team.

· Provide oversight, direction, and support to on-site and remote team members.

· Promote a culture of accountability, high performance, continuous improvement.

· Build excellent working relationships within Savills FM+, encouraging collaboration and shared objectives.

· Hold weekly meetings with the team to build strong working relationships, lead monthly team meetings, and take responsibility for performance management and appraisals.

· Reporting to the Senior Facilities Manager

· Line Manager to 3 direct reports; x2 AFMs, x1 Event Manager.

Contractor & Service Partner Management

· Oversee contractor performance across sites, ensuring services are delivered in line with SLAs and KPIs.

· Ensure the team actively engages with suppliers by holding monthly meetings to review performance, financial matters, upcoming works, and any KPI failures or areas of concern.

· Challenge underperformance and drive service excellence and improvements where required.

· Ensure the team actively engages with suppliers by holding monthly meetings to review performance, financial matters, upcoming works, and any KPI failures or areas of concern.

Financial & Operational Control

· Raise and manage the Operational Budgets across all sites.

· Monitor spend and resource allocation to ensure value for money and budget adherence.

· Prepare and present monthly financial reports to the client and the portfolio Finance Team, clearly highlighting expenditure, risks, and forward-looking forecasts.

Systems & Processes

· Ensure effective use of internal FM systems including: Proactis, Datastation, Compass, Vantify & BYD.

General

· Carry out any reasonable additional duties aligned to the scope of the role.

· Support the client, Savills Team with wider objectives and strategic initiatives as required.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

· General Education to GCSE standard with an A-C grade in English & Maths or equivalent standard

· Excellent communication skills

· Ability to deal with confidential information.

· Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload and multitask in a calm and professional manner.

· Able to work under pressure to deadlines.

· Proven experience in a Senior Building Manager / Senior Facilities Manager role.

· Demonstrated experience managing multiple sites.

· Strong stakeholder management skills with senior-level engagement experience.

· Excellent understanding of compliance, governance, and reporting requirements.

· Proven leadership experience managing and motivating teams.

· Able to and willingness to travel regularly to Aberdeen and Southampton and the Smaller LR Sites.

· Experience working within a corporate or professional services environment.

· To work alongside Facilities Manager and the wider FM team supporting on the portfolio.

Desirable

· Proficient in a full range of Microsoft applications inc. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access Outlook.

· An understanding of office administration within a facilities management/property management.

· Experience of dealing with senior level staff confidently with excellent verbal and written communication.

· Understanding of Health & Safety Legislation.

· First Aid Trained/ Fire Warden Trained

· IOSH Trained

· HNC/BEng in Building Services

Working Hours - 08:30-17:00 – Onsite

Please see our Benefits Booklet for more information.