Head of Department

1 week ago

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Savills Full time

Role Overview


This is a brilliant opportunity for a driven and ambitious individual to lead our Lettings team covering Beaconsfield, Amersham and the surrounding areas.


The role includes the promotion and marketing of the department to not only maintain but also increase the annual turnover and profit margin and the maximising of cross division referral opportunities.


Key Responsibilities

  • To build and expand Savills Lettings business and to be aware of future opportunities that will enable the office to continue to expand
  • Carry out property valuations and listing of properties
  • To maintain and develop the branches lettings business plan
  • To represent the office at HODs meetings
  • Deliver persuasive market appraisals to achieve a high level of valuations to instructions conversions
  • To promote and maintain internal relations with all stakeholders
  • Maximise marketing and PR opportunities
  • To effectively lead your team, motivating, nurturing and developing them
  • To carryout monthly business review meetings and monitor progress against targets
  • To identify coaching needs for your team and then arrange/carryout the required training as well as monitoring and keeping up to date their individual development plans and to attend/nominate yourself for appropriate training
  • Comply with the ARLA Propertymark ways of working, strict Property Ombudsman and RICS 'Code of Practice', as well as keeping up to date with all legislation
  • To produce and regularly update relevant reports recording the performance of the department
  • Recruit new staff
  • Monitor sickness absence
  • To deal with any staff grievance issues raised within the department
  • To ensure your team are aware of the offices Health and Safety issues and monitor the work spaces and environments
  • In addition to the tasks described above, the job holder may be required to carry out other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time._

Key Skills

  • People management and leadership experience, able to evidence:
  • _
  • Proven ability to develop skills and enable personal and professional growth of individuals
  • Able to delegate effectively for maximum results
  • A motivator, able to create successful team working and individual performance and engagement
  • Experience of successful conflict and performance management
  • Skills and Knowledge_
  • To be ARLA licensed
  • The ability to work efficiently under pressure with a flexible approach
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Possesses vision and is able to develop complex strategies and solutions
  • Excellent relationship builder to generate business
  • Focussed: commits to challenging goals and delivers consistently against these
  • Cost management: financial and commercial acumen with excellent planning, budgeting and operational reporting skills
  • Continuous improvement: delivers efficiency in addition to effectiveness
  • Selfstarter, who relishes challenges and strives for the best
  • Strong team player: builds relationships and consults with others, quickly establishes trust and credibility
  • Robust and prepared to lead from the front
  • Diplomatic and challenging with the ability to influence others
  • Confident with a positive outlook
  • Strong decision maker who gives assurance
  • Ethical with strong integrity
  • Someone who has innate curiosity and is eager to experiment and push the boundaries of what is possible

Team Overview
You'll be joining an established team working closely with the Sales team and members of our New Homes division. Savills culture is one of trust and respect, teamwork and collaboration. Our teams and our clients benefit when we work together, listening to and learning from each other. Above all, we value the motivation of our people.

This is evidenced by our wellbeing offer, our capability to facilitate flexible working and our support to enjoy a healthy work life balance.


Assessment applicants can expect during selection

  • Screening call
  • 3 stage interview
  • Competency test
  • Business Plan Presentation
  • Recruitment agencies_
  • Savills only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Savills or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, agency fees will not be paid._
  • Submission of any unsolicited CVs or proposals to Savills will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this approach._


 Business area
  • Residential Sales and Lettings
  • Role
  • Residential Lettings
  • Locations
  • Beaconsfield
  • Contract Type
  • Permanent, Full time
  • Remote Status
  • This role is office based
  • Salary
  • Competitive
  • Contact Sammy Baker Talent and Recruitment Partner
  • Residential Sales and Lettings

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