What is a Building Manager?
If you’ve been wondering about what exactly building managers and building management companies do, then you have landed on the right page. According to NSW Fair Trading, a building manager is someone who “can assist with the day-to-day running of a scheme within community lands.”
At CGS Facilities Management, we have a team of amazing building managers in Sydney and beyond who are passionate about their jobs and always give 110% in providing facility management services and security facility management. Having one on your side will make such a big difference to your building or property, and your workload!
Can a Building Manager Go by a Different Name?
Yes, they can. When working with building management companies, you might also hear building managers referred to as facilities managers, caretakers or resident managers.
What Does a Building Manager Do?
A building manager coordinates and oversees the upkeep, maintenance and day-to-day running of your commercial property. They are in charge of looking after and controlling the use of a property’s common areas, coordinating and working with tradespeople in regard to repairs and general maintenance, and ensuring building regulations are being followed. They also liaise with building residents and the owner’s corporation, conduct building inspections and direct security facility management.
A building manager cannot enforce by-laws.
Facilities Management + Building Managers
In relation to maintenance and repairs, our building managers in Sydney and beyond are responsible for:
- Cleaning – at CGS Facilities Management, our cleaning solutions include glass, window, carpark, carpet and common area cleaning, graffiti removal, bin maintenance and management, and high pressure washing. See our full list of cleaning services.
- Garden maintenance – including lawn care, cleanups, arborist tree removal and pool cleaning. We also provide soft and hard landscaping services.
- Security facility management – we offer 24-hour monitoring, regular security patrols, experienced security guards, as well as CCTV and access control systems.
- Fire prevention – installing and maintaining fire hose reels, smoke detectors and alarms, sprinkler systems, exit signs and lighting, fire hydrants and stand-by power systems is something our building managers and facility management services team takes extremely seriously. Regular fire safety checks are also carried out around all our properties.
Do You Really Need a Building Manager?
The short answer is yes! We’ve written a separate blog post dedicated to the reasons why a building manager makes commercial strata managers’ lives easier. We recommend giving it a read and getting excited about how our building managers in Sydney and beyond can help you sort your to-do list but taking items off it completely! Say goodbye to stressing about security facility management, cleaning, gardening and fire prevention – we will have everything expertly sorted for you.
Why Choose a CGS Facilities Management Building Manager?
They are professional, well-trained and trustworthy. Being in this business for over 30 years, we are aware of other building management companies that don’t operate in the same manner. It’s frustrating for us so we can’t even imagine how disappointing it is for you, your stakeholders and everyone involved in your building/property when this occurs. Rest assured; you can count on our team to right these wrongs.
Clear communication and reporting is a huge component, and your CGS Facilities Management building manager will work hard to have an excellent working relationship with you. Having been in this industry for so long, there’s nothing we haven’t seen so we have the experience and solutions to tackle any kind of issue or challenge that arises at your property. Our building managers in Sydney and beyond (along with our team members) also wear uniforms, so you and other building stakeholders can easily identify them when they’re on-site.
This All Sounds Great! What Are the Next Steps?
We knew you’d want a CGS Facilities Management builder manager on your side! To make sure we are the right fit for your property, we’d love to come out and inspect it and chat with you about what exactly you’re after and what your budget is. This is a free-of-charge service that we think makes all the difference when starting a new working relationship on the right foot. And with this information our team can create a facility management services plan that ticks all your boxes.
You can learn more about our approach to facilities management over here and read feedback from our very happy clients on our Testimonials page.
If you have any questions relating to building managers in Sydney and beyond or facilities management in general, we welcome you to give us a call on 02 8061 8100. You can also use our Contact Us page to send us a message.
We also encourage you to connect with us on LinkedIn. Here you’ll find great case studies of our work, more excellent testimonials, best practice examples as one of the leading building management companies, as well as facility management services tips and tricks.
