Block Manager Southend Essex

Our clients are a very successful independent Estate Agents and Lettings business that have been established over 15 years based in Southend Essex.

With over 800 managed residential portfolio and large numbers of Estate Blocks, they now require someone to take their Block business to the next level.

On offer is: -

• Basic salary up to £30,000 per annum depending on experience.

• Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm with an hour for lunch

• Work one Saturday per month 9am – 2pm (able to work from home for this day)

• Ideally IRPM qualified but not essential.

• Must have their own car.

• Pension

• 20 days holidays plus Bank Holidays

• Continued CPD and funded qualification through IRPM

• Able to work with the owner of the business directly.

• Our clients are seeking an enthusiastic and driven individual to join their existing portfolio management team as a portfolio manager.

The successful candidate will have sole responsibility for a portfolio of numerous blocks on a reactive basis. In addition, the role will offer progressive exposure to management oversight of our third-party managing agents.

Tasks:

• Able and willing to grow the current managed portfolio by effectively presenting at client meetings to win new business and blocks.

• Working as part of a small team delivering the reactive management of a large and varied portfolio of residential blocks located across the UK.

• Dealing with queries both internally and from external sources on a day-to-day basis by phone, email and letter.

• Joint ongoing performance monitoring of external managing agents; addressing issues and highlighting these to senior management.

• Reviewing leases, legislation, and land registry documents for guidance on legal matters and repairs.

• Arranging repairs on a reactive basis and in compliance with CDM regulations; liaising with contractors, charge raising and invoicing.

• Ensuring health and safety and legislative compliance of the managed portfolio. Co-ordinating health and safety reports and acting upon the findings contained within those reports.

• Co-ordinating major works projects, the serving of statutory notices, acting as principal designer on smaller scale works and liaising with surveyors on larger schemes.

• Providing guidance on incoming Right to Manage claims and working closely with our legal team to see these through to completion.

• On occasion undertake meetings with residents with a view to preventing RTM/ enfranchisement claims.

• Conducting site visits where necessary to meet with leaseholders, contractors or surveyors and to inspect works or repairs.

• Other daily duties involve dealing with incoming phone calls (as part of a team) and assisting in the general running and administration of the company.

• Continued IRPM/ ARMA development will be offered by the company to ensure the employee has a strong understanding of the surrounding legislative and contractual influences when managing property.

• You will not get involved in invoicing or accounts as part of this role which is undertaken by the Accounts team.

If you have the current relevant experience for this role, please do not hesitate to APPLY TODAY.

Our Recruitment Solutions for Business team are available for a confidential chat about the role and full candidate requirements.

You are always welcome to call our office and talk, in complete confidence, to one of our recruitment experts.

Please be advised, if you do not have the previous experience required in the job description your application will not be considered.