Property Manager

Property Manager
Swansea
£26000 - £27500
35 Hour Week
The Company
Opportunity to join a well respected and locally owned estate agency in Swansea. They have an opening for a Property Manager at their Swansea office based in the mumbles area. This is an excellent time to join my client as they have seen huge growth over the past few years and are looking for the right candidate who will help meet their current demand and play an important part in their future growth.
The Role
This is a permanent position will excellent working hours - only 35 per week. You will work Monday to Friday 9-5pm with an hour for lunch, plus 1 Saturday per month 9am-1:30pm (time off in lieu). This position will suit either an experienced Property Manager or applicants with cross over skills from other sectors. The cross over skills required would be scheduling, booking appointments, customer service/feedback as well as administration duties.
The role itself will involve:
* Managing a portfolio of properties, coordinating repairs and liaising between contract holders , Landlords, building management companies and contractors
* Assessing incoming maintenance requests and instructing contractors to attend and repair
* Negotiating with contractors on repairs, invoice costs and availability
* Carrying out property visits, producing reports, and communicating findings with landlords and contract-holders
* Managing any changes to contracts and serving legal notices
* Coordinating contract-holder move outs and deposit returns
* General administration within the office
* Property Compliance Management & Coordination
* Utilities & Key Management
Requirements
The successful applicant will have the following experience, skills and attributes:
* Minimum 2 years experience of dealing with a range of clients/customers
* Office environment experience, in administration or project management type work
* Experience in property management/lettings an advantage but not essential
* Proven problem solving and multitasking skills and experience
* Computer literacy skills
* A clean and valid Driver's License.
* Eager to go above and beyond to offer excellent customer service
* A 'can do' and positive attitude
* A natural at negotiating and speaking confidentially with a range of clients and associates
* Efficient, with the ability to work to deadlines and on multiple tasks at one time
* Very well organised with excellent attention to detail
* Able to work under pressure and to multiple deadlines
* Confident at problem-solving with a focus on solutions
* Experience in SME Professional, FixFlo and/or Inventory base an advantage but not essential
* A good knowledge of Swansea, Mumbles and Gower
In Return
As well as great working hours, an excellent salary you will receive a pension (after 3 months), use of a company pool car, company mobile phone and OTE commissions available.
For more information contact Kim Simpson of Work Wales for a confidential discussion