Job Description
Estates Manager (Building Manager)
Department: PFM Management
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Middlesbrough
Compensation: £35,000 - £40,000 / year
Building / Estates Manager
Location: Location is Middlesbrough – Centre Sq and Boho buildings (fully site based)
We’re looking for a hands-on Building / Estates Manager to represent Praxis Facilities Management and take ownership of the day-to-day operation of a key site.
This is a highly visible role where you’ll act as an ambassador for the business, ensuring the site is safe, compliant and operating to the highest standards, while delivering a first-class experience for tenants, visitors and colleagues.
The role:
You’ll take a proactive, on-the-ground approach to managing the estate, ensuring all public, communal and tenanted areas are safe, secure and well maintained. Alongside this, you’ll play a key role in maintaining compliance with all statutory requirements and internal standards.
You’ll be expected to:
- Oversee facilities management and contractor activity on site, ensuring work is carried out safely and to specification
- Maintain accurate records, including asset registers, tenant information and compliance documentation
- Manage health, safety and security, responding effectively to incidents and emergency situations
- Carry out basic maintenance tasks where required
- Ensure high standards of cleanliness, presentation and estate upkeep
- Support lettings and marketing activity, including facilitating access and viewings
A key part of the role is delivering an excellent on-site experience. You’ll:
- Provide a professional front-of-house presence, welcoming visitors and managing site access
- Build strong relationships with tenants and stakeholders
- Ensure smooth day-to-day operations across reception, deliveries and contractor access
About you:
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Comfortable working in a hands-on, site-based environment
- Highly organised, observant and detail-focused
- Confident communicating with a wide range of stakeholders
- Proactive, reliable and able to work under pressure and use initiative
You’ll ideally bring:
- Experience in facilities, estates or a public-facing environment
- A strong understanding of health & safety responsibilities
- Relevant qualifications such as IOSH Managing Safely and/or FM/SIA certification
- The ability to contribute to budget management and service charge oversight
Why join Praxis:
This is a great opportunity to join a high-performing, entrepreneurial business where you’ll have real ownership of your site and the chance to make a visible impact day-to-day.
Our Values
Professionalism | We consistently seek to exceed expectations. Our people can express themselves fully while upholding the highest standards of conduct, competence, and integrity.
Ownership | Every asset, challenge, and opportunity is treated as our own. We deliver all real estate services in-house — never outsourcing responsibility, accountability, or blame.
Entrepreneurialism | We challenge convention and champion imaginative solutions. Rigorous debate is encouraged, and everyone is empowered to make decisions that elevate performance.
Meritocracy | Results, hard work, and strong ideas matter more than age, tenure, or titles. We are a diverse team that collaborates openly so each person can reach their full potential.
Action This Day | We do not defer or delay. Anything that can be done today, is done today.
