Technical Services Manager
The Role
Technical Services Manager
Expected start date: January 2027
An excellent Technical Services Manager is required for the remarkable scheme of St John’s Wood Square. This world-class development will set a new standard of luxury living in London.
The Technical Services Manager will be a senior member of the on-site team and the first point of contact for all facilities management and security operations, including security systems, protocols, and third-party contractor management across the estate. The Technical Services Manager will work very closely with the General Manager. They must have a strong engineering background and proven track record of mobilising super prime, amenity-rich schemes.
In mobilising the scheme, this role has responsibility for assembling the supply chain, creating and aligning the management of the systems and services with best practice and taking the buildings through building acceptance, fitting out into ‘steady state’ operations. The candidate will play an integral role in launching the scheme to ensure a flawless service is delivered from day one.
They will have significant experience in industry-leading, amenity-rich schemes and will bring skills that have been acquired in these areas, including:
- Work closely with the General Manager on the mobilisation and day-to-day management of the development.
- Support the development of technical strategies, SOPs, emergency response procedures and compliance frameworks.
- Ensure statutory compliance across all building systems, engineering services, health & safety and building safety requirements.
- Develop Planned Preventative Maintenance programmes, asset management and lifecycle planning.
- Manage technical budgets and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and service delivery.
- Lead and develop the on-site FM and engineering teams, whilst managing contractor and supplier performance.
- Coordinate security operations and ensure compliance with established procedures and protocols.
- Build strong relationships with residents, stakeholders, contractors and service partners to ensure exceptional service standards are maintained.
Requirements:
- Previous experience in mobilising and launching a super prime Central London scheme with involvement in project and contractor management
- Strong engineering background
- Significant knowledge of health & safety, including NEBOSH certification
- Excellent organisational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and CAFM systems
- Strong abilities in planning budgets and executing timelines
- Strong work ethic
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant building standards and demonstrates a commitment to continuous professional development.
- Interest in continuous improvement and development of new technologies
- Flexible, collaborative, hands-on approach to enable success in a dynamic environment
- Ability to build and develop positive working relationships with the wider team, residents and Service Partners.
- Maintain impeccable standards of appearance, personal hygiene, behaviour, and discipline.
About Rhodium
Rhodium was established to solely focus on the new build super prime residential market in London. Identifying a gap in the property management industry, Rhodium has created a unique business model not based on scale which provides a level of continuity and focus for each scheme we manage.
Part owned by the Monaco Royal Family, Rhodium have a completely unique understanding of the ultra-high net worth individual, how they live and operate within their homes. Rhodium has a contracted portfolio of £12bn across forty schemes and is involved with some of London’s most prestigious developments and clients.
Each scheme we manage has been individually selected in order to preserve our brand and ensure we only manage developments of the highest calibre. Discretion, integrity and transparency transcend through our entire organisation. We truly believe there is no other company that can match our desire and intent to perform at this level.