Building Manager

Overview

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same? Are you passionate about creating safe, secure and well-maintained workplaces that enable people and services to perform at their best?

We're looking for a proactive and highly organised Building Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day management of one of Buckinghamshire Council's key corporate buildings. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead facilities management operations, oversee compliance and health and safety requirements, and work collaboratively with customers, contractors and colleagues to ensure our buildings remain safe, welcoming and efficient environments for everyone who uses them.

About us

You’ll join our Communities Directorate within Corporate Property & Assets (Estate Management), supporting the effective management and compliance of a diverse and complex property portfolio. Our work enables vital public services to operate safely and efficiently, so what we do makes a real difference every day.

About the role

As Building Manager, you will lead the delivery of facilities management services within a designated corporate building, ensuring the site operates safely, securely and effectively every day. Acting as the Competent Person on site, you will play a key role in coordinating operational health and safety matters, supporting compliance activities and managing building services.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the day-to-day operation of a busy corporate building and ensuring facilities services are delivered to a high standard.
• Managing health and safety compliance, including risk assessments, inspections, fire safety arrangements and building security.
• Coordinating contractors and service providers, ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently and in line with service expectations.
• Managing security arrangements, alarm responses and emergency procedures to protect staff, visitors and tenants.
• Supervising and supporting Building Assistants, ensuring effective performance, development and wellbeing.
• Monitoring budgets for equipment, consumables and building-related services, ensuring value for money.
• Building strong relationships with customers, tenants, Members, contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Contributing to wider facilities management initiatives and supporting cross-county operations where required.

This is a site-based role requiring a visible presence within the building, with occasional early morning, evening or weekend working to meet operational needs.

Fixed

As a ‘fixed’ worker, you’ll spend most of your time in the same location, which will likely be a fixed office or location where your role is performed. Typically, you’ll be based in the same location as the rest of your team, because you provide a particular service from that fixed location or need access to information there.

About you

We're looking for a confident and solutions-focused professional with experience in facilities management, building operations or a related environment.

You will bring:

• Experience managing building, facilities or operational services within a busy organisation.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation, compliance requirements and risk management practices.
• Experience coordinating contractors and managing service delivery standards.
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to resolve complex issues professionally and effectively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships and influence stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and manage competing demands.
• Experience supervising, motivating and developing staff.
• Sound IT skills, including Microsoft Office and management systems.
• Budget management experience and a focus on delivering value for money.
• GCSEs in English and Maths (or equivalent) and education to NVQ Level 3, degree level or equivalent.

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

Other information

For more information about this role, please contact Aimi Wicks at [email protected] for an informal discussion.

Closing date: 23:59 3rd November 2026.

Interview Date: Thursday 19th November 2026 at Queen Victoria offices, High Wycombe

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

About the Business Unit

Our Communities directorate works across the county to deliver a number of the key customer-facing services that our residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day. 

This directorate includes a wide range of services, including:

• collecting and disposing of waste and recycling
• maintaining our roads and Rights of Way network and parking
• ensuring the delivery of school transport, and supporting sustainable travel including public bus services and School Crossing Patrollers
• managing Country Parks
• leisure facilities, museums, theatres and libraries, as well as developing our Cultural Strategy
• Licensing, Environmental Health and Trading Standards
• Cemeteries and Crematoria

The customer is central to how we develop and deliver all of these services, which help promote our rich and vibrant culture and special environment. 

We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and committed individuals to join our team and help us to continue to make Buckinghamshire a great place to live, work and visit. This is an exciting time for us as we bring together the services previously run by five separate councils before Buckinghamshire Council was created. Whilst making major changes to contracts affecting residents across Bucks, we continue to focus on delivering great customer service. You will join us on our journey of continuous improvement - whether that’s through developing strategies and ways of working or delivering services on the ground, every person in Communities is a valued member of the team.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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