Residential Development Manager

3 weeks ago


Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom First Port Full time

Job Role: Residential Development Manager (Responsible for the overall management and maintenance of our properties)

Job Sector: Retirement - Independent Living

  • Maintain a high profile around the development/office, ensuring our residents are checked within our requirements.
  • In the event of an emergency, call the appropriate response team or authorities.
  • Carry out daily checks ensuring the building is safe and secure, keeping all communal areas, gardens and grounds clean and maintained through effective management of contractors.
  • Be responsible for all works being completed, raising orders, managing contractors, monitoring progress and signing off completion.
  • Help build a sense of community by encouraging and supporting a Social Committee to plan and run social events for all residents.
  • Maintain records in line with internal procedures, ensuring all data is protected and kept secure at all times.
  • Assist with sales listed with our partner company Retirement Homesearch, making new residents feel welcome and helping them settle in.
  • Work across your local peer team of Development Managers for advice and day-to-day support and travel to team/company meetings on a monthly/annual basis.

Requirements:

  • A natural communicator, with the ability to resolve issues and complaints effectively.
  • Ability to operate Microsoft Office applications and confident in learning new systems.

FirstPort is the UK's leading property management company, caring for our customers' homes across England, Wales and Scotland.

FirstPort is a member of the Association of Residential Managing Agents (ARMA), the Association of Retirement Housing Managers (ARHM), and Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS).

Benefits include a true work-life balance and the opportunity for growth and progression.

We're committed to promoting diversity at FirstPort and recruit on merit.



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