Block/Estate Manager

Are you an experienced Block Manager, now looking for your next career move?

We are working with a client who are looking to recruit a Block/Estate Manager to join their rapidly expanding team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the ideal candidate to join my client in learning all aspects of their dynamic and fast growing business, as well as gain a full understanding of the unique property manager’s role they have, either as a senior property manager or with a view to moving into a more senior role within 12 - 24 months.

You may already have a people management background, and be fully versed with all aspects of block and people management to include but not limited to the below:

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in property management
• Ideally IRPM qualified
• Block Management experience

Communication and Reporting:

• Experience in liaising with board directors of differing management companies, leaseholders and contractors at all levels
• To work with invested parties such as Housing Associations, Local Borough Councils & Councillors and Developers to bring together communities
• Experience of organising and attending board meetings, leaseholder briefings and AGMs to include the accurate production of board meeting minutes and all relevant notices
• Provide monthly reporting to board directors as required
• Investigate and resolve complaints and concerns in a timely and efficient manner

Developments and Maintenance

• Dealing with the day to day contractors and reactive maintenance and repairs to ensure positive outcomes and value for money
• Running Section 20 consultation procedures for major works and organising competitively priced planned preventative maintenance contracts
• Organise and execute regular site visits as required

Legals and Compliance:

• Maintenance of all statutory records, and compliance with relevant laws and regulations
• Risk management, fire and health and safety compliance
• Respond to solicitors’ and lessees’ enquiries regarding sale, re-mortgage and completion
• Ensure compliance with the terms of the leases and local policy agreed with the Board and where necessary, subject to landlord authorisation, instruct solicitors in relation to breaches
• Responsible for business governance ensuring compliance with the Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA), RICS and Companies House

Financial:

• Understanding and preparation of annual budgets for service charges
• Full financial management of the management company accounts
• Management of service charges and expenditure, and arrears collection management in accordance with Board instructions

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and with a sense of urgency as required
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Exceptional planning and prioritisation, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Competent with numeracy
• Delivers high operational standards at all levels
• Demonstrates a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to take an overview
• Demonstrates a desire to achieve in all aspects of any role
• Proven track record in delivery against deadlines, and a proactive drive for continuous improvement
• An effective decision maker, with strong analysis skills that produce solid outcomes
• Experience in organising structured training for new starters
• Track record in the successful implementation of new initiatives
• Experience of managing all aspects of a team to include performance management reviews and dealing with shortfalls in performance

Benefits Include:

• Hybrid working model once fully established in the role
• 5 weeks holiday
• Birthday off

Please note:
As you can appreciate we are currently overwhelmed with applications of individuals looking for both short term and permanent work and we can therefore only contact those applications that have relevant skills for positions that we currently have available. Should you not hear from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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