Shrewsbury
£27,500 + Company Car + Mobile + Progression to a higher salary once qualified.
Permanent
We are delighted to be supporting an established and highly regarded business in their search for a Property Manager to join their growing team. This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll be responsible for managing your own portfolio of residential developments, building strong relationships with clients, residents and contractors while ensuring properties are maintained to a high standard and all statutory obligations are met. Whilst working on site most of the week, typically 1 day a week you will be out in the field, visiting sites and meeting with clients and to do an audit. The client doesn’t need any property management experience; they will provide full training and give access to qualifications that can help develop your career within this role.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage a portfolio of residential and mixed-use properties, delivering an exceptional level of customer service to clients, leaseholders and residents.
* Carry out regular site inspections, producing reports and identifying maintenance or compliance requirements.
* Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring works are completed to a high standard and within agreed timescales.
* Appoint, manage and monitor contractors, obtaining quotations where required and ensuring all contractors comply with Health & Safety legislation.
* Ensure all properties remain compliant with relevant legislation, including maintaining accurate Health & Safety records, risk assessments and fire safety requirements.
* Prepare and manage annual service charge budgets, working closely with clients and the accounts team throughout the budgeting and year-end process.
* Monitor expenditure, approve works within agreed authority levels and provide financial updates to clients where required.
* Arrange and attend client, resident and management company meetings, preparing agendas, meeting notes and following up on agreed actions.
* Handle a wide variety of client and resident enquiries, resolving issues professionally and efficiently while maintaining excellent customer relationships.
* Assist with insurance claims and ensure appropriate property and liability insurance arrangements remain in place.
* Support the management of lease compliance issues, working with clients and professional advisers where necessary.
* Coordinate major works projects by liaising with surveyors, contractors and specialist consultants where appropriate.
* Keep accurate property records and ensure all administration is completed in a timely and organised manner.
* Build strong working relationships across your portfolio while identifying opportunities to further develop existing client relationships and support business growth.
About You
To be successful in this role you'll be an organised and proactive individual who enjoys building relationships and providing an outstanding level of customer service. You'll be comfortable managing multiple priorities, solving problems and making informed decisions while maintaining excellent attention to detail.
Previous experience within property management would be highly advantageous, however we would also welcome applications from candidates with experience in areas such as facilities management, housing, construction, customer account management or other client-facing roles where you've been responsible for managing relationships and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
You'll also have:
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Strong organisational and time management abilities.
* Confidence dealing with clients, contractors and residents at all levels.
* Good commercial awareness and problem-solving skills.
* Strong IT, literacy and numeracy skills.
* A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across your property portfolio.
What's on Offer
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established organisation that genuinely values customer service and long-term client relationships. You'll enjoy a varied role, plenty of autonomy, ongoing professional development and the opportunity to build a successful long-term career within an established property management business.
The application process:
Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.
About Us
Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.
Reference: DE27008
Salary description
£27500.00 - £27500.00 per year