Assistant Building Manager

Company: Cobalt Recruitment
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will support day-to-day operations across a Grade A commercial estate in West London, working with an experienced Building Management team. You’ll gain broad exposure to operations, compliance, contractor management, occupier engagement and property finance, contributing to a high-profile, international real estate brand. Expect genuine responsibility and autonomy as you learn and develop within a supportive, high-performing environment. This is a chance to shape the efficiency and safety of premier office buildings while advancing your FM career.

Responsibilities

  • Assist Building Managers with daily operation of multiple commercial offices
  • Conduct building inspections and ensure actions are tracked to completion
  • Support H&S and statutory compliance, maintain records and monitor actions
  • Use CAFM and compliance systems to manage information and helpdesk activity
  • Support hard and soft services contractors and monitor performance
  • Serve as secondary contact for occupiers and respond to queries professionally
  • Assist with permits to work, contractor activity and service partner meetings
  • Support service charge administration, purchase orders, invoices and expenditure tracking
  • Maintain building documentation and support occupier meetings and management reporting

Key requirements

  • Solid foundation in H&S compliance
  • Experience with CAFM systems
  • Knowledge of hard and soft services
  • Contractor management
  • Permits to work
  • IOSH advantageous
  • proactive
  • organised
  • ambitious
  • CAFM systems
  • H&S compliance
  • hard and soft services

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Posted: October 1st, 2026