Sonae Sierra is a fully integrated real estate company delivering end-to-end solutions across development, management, and investment. Our international presence spans 36 countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, supported by a team of around 900 people. Guided by strong ethical principles and a deep commitment to sustainability, we are focused on long-term value creation, operational excellence, and growth.

Here, you are empowered to own your journey, tap into a rich ecosystem of learning, and build a meaningful career shaping the future of real estate. 5+ years in a customer-facing operational management role, ideally with at least 2 years of on-site leadership. Prior PBSA, co-living, or build-to-rent residential experience, OR hospitality (hotel duty/operations manager, aparthotel, F&B-led; venue), OR a documented blend of front-of-house and facilities/building management across the career.

Track record managing a physical asset: planned and reactive maintenance oversight, contractor and supplier management, health & safety compliance. Direct line management of a multi-disciplinary on-site team (reception, maintenance, cleaning, security). Budget ownership or meaningful budget input (occupancy, Op Ex control, ancillary revenue).

Mobilisation and lease-up experience: accountable for hitting occupancy and lease-up targets at go-live, driving renewals and re-bookings, and protecting the asset's commercial performance year on year.



University and external-stakeholder relationships: builds and maintains partnerships with local universities, the owner, and community stakeholders to support referrals, reputation, and positive town-and-gown relations. On-call accountability: ultimate on-site responsibility for emergency response, incident management, and out-of-hours escalation, with emergency procedures documented and regularly rehearsed.

Contractor management: procures, manages, and holds to SLA all on-site service contracts — security, planned and reactive maintenance, and cleaning — controlling cost, quality, and performance.

Water systems / Legionella: ensures a Legionella prevention and control plan and periodic sampling/analysis by accredited bodies are in place, with records retained, in line with current Spanish regulation (RD 487/2022, as amended). Thermal installations (HVAC / ACS): arranges preventive maintenance and periodic inspections of heating, cooling, ventilation, and domestic-hot-water systems under the RITE (RD 1027/2007).

Electrical installations: books periodic low-voltage inspections via an authorised control body (OCA) under the REBT (RD 842/2002), and maintains routine electrical-safety testing of installations and equipment.

Records & audit trail: keeps a complete, inspection-ready compliance log of all certificates, maintenance records, and inspection dates, and tracks renewals so no certification lapses.

📌 General building manager — purpose-built student accommodation (Santander)
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