Estate Manager

4 weeks ago


Wallingford, United Kingdom RGS Recruitment Full time

**_Are you looking for a great work life balance? Do you want to work local to home? Do you value the ability to work autonomously in a people facing role?_**

**Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 1.00pm, 20 hours per week (15 at the larger site and 5 at the smaller site)**

**About the role**
Our client is a leading residential estate management company, who manage a number of exclusive and beautifully landscaped developments in Oxfordshire. This estate is a recently built, stylish retirement development in the popular village of Wallingford, comprising22 units with a second phase completed in early 2021 with an additional 8 units nearby. We are looking for a professional, enthusiastic and responsive Estate Manager to take on the running of these estates, fully supported by an Area Manager and a comprehensiveoffice team. Responsible for the day to day running of the estate, monitoring health and safety compliance and ensuring the buildings and grounds maintain their high standard this role is essential to providing an enviable place to live.

**About you**
As an Estate Manager, you will represent the organisation to a high standard, with a professional, friendly and hands on approach to the management of your development. You will be customer focused and possess excellent communication skills. This role willsuit someone who has had previous experience of establishing and working in a new build environment and has building maintenance knowledge; you will be able to work in a pro-active manner and find solutions. Being self-motivated and organised in your approach,you will enjoy a practical role involving light maintenance, cleaning and gardening; although you will work independently, you will regularly engage with and receive support from the responsive team at head office.

You will have a genuine interest in providing great service and making a difference to this site; taking pride in the estate and showing attention to detail, keeping accurate health and safety records and tracking the progression of ongoing tasks and Leaseholderenquiries.

Proficiency in basic IT skills is required, with good DIY, maintenance and gardening experience, there will be some light gardening duties, specifically the maintenance of raised beds in the estates communal gardens.