Estate Manager

Estate Manager Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Estate Manager to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Statutory compliance;
  • Estate management and lettings;
  • Ensuring appropriate security measures are taken for all vacant properties in their patch;
  • Estate Management, by facilitating the planning, developing and implementation of the estate strategy and planner;
  • Ensure statutory Health & Safety at all times inclusive of environmental compliance;
  • Manage a team of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and ensure works are carried out in line with statutory regulations;
  • Health & safety compliance;
  • Implement new strategies with the residents in mind;
  • Regular liaison with Estates staff, subcontractors and Engineers;
  • Manage and own service charge pack, service charge reconciliation and service charge wash up process. Including RICS Service Charge Code of Practice;
  • Managing contractors;
  • On-site management;
  • Review current fire risk assessments and update / strengthen as required;
  • Oversee Premises Improvement programme of works (currently valued at over £172K);
  • Manage day to day building maintenance and statutory compliance by DLO and contract labour.

Requirements:

  • Strong attention to detail with a commercial perspective;
  • Working Pattern: 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m., Monday to Friday with 1 hr unpaid for lunch;
  • You’ll have managed budgets and overall expenditure, working closely with the Property Managers;
  • Excellent communication and customer management skills;
  • Good attention to detail and reporting skills;
  • The successful candidate must have at experience in a similar role within a high-end residential development or similar premium environment;
  • Ideally MRICS qualified or part-qualification for (RICS, APM, IWFM or relevant professional association);
  • Excellent organisation skills, including the ability to prioritise workload and show good judgment under pressure;
  • Experienced and capable at producing and managing service charge budgets, service charges, quarterly reviews and reconciliations;
  • Familiar with the RICS code of practice for service charges.